Cut-throat competition, high spectrum costs, and frequent flip-flops in government policies have made it difficult for Vodafone to make money in the country.
Promoters' holding in private sector BSE 500 companies declined to 43.4% in Sept
Wipro rose the most, up 3.12 per cent, ahead of its board meeting to discuss buyback of shares.
Amid the controversy over 'ownership issue', Reliance Industries vice-chairman Anil Ambani on Wednesday skipped a World Bank conference on 'Improving India's Investment Climate'.
Fresh investments by corporates up just 5.8% in FY17, lowest since 1992
The markets opened in the green tracking its Asian peers
The trio also accused PM Modi of single-handedly changing the parameters of the deal.
Operators continued aggressive bidding in 900 MHz band
The index zoomed to a new all-time intra-day high of 12,671, and then soon plunged into the red to a low of 12,568.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your stock market queries.
'It is time to think up a policy of incentivising farmers in the states around Delhi.' 'Let's say a farmer is given an incentive for not burning his crop stubble and instead handing over the task of incinerating the crop stubble to a State-run-or-funded community initiative.' 'The incentive can take the form of, say, fertilisers, or even direct cash transfers,' recommends Somasekhar Sundaresan.
Lacklustre domestic equities alongside ongoing FCNR redemptions added pressure on the local currency
India's top private banks might soon exit from the gold coin business.
The Nifty ended three points lower at 1,723.\n\n
Hopes of revival and earnings growth in 2020, surprise tax cuts, and robust foreign flows - thanks to easy global monetary policies - are a few reasons why the markets have managed to digest the low GDP footprint. Select bluechips such as Reliance Industries, Bajaj Finance, Asian Paints, and ICICI Bank have gained sharply this year. On the other hand, YES Bank, Zee Entertainment, and Indiabulls Housing have seen a sharp fall.
Among the gainers, Sun Pharma topped by rising 3.03 per cent as the weak rupee tempted buyers to accumulate shares of pharma exporters.
Construction major L&T was the biggest gainer among the Sensex components, spurting 2.30 per cent, after the company said its board has approved a Rs 9,000-crore share buyback plan.
Investor sentiments remained upbeat tracking global developments as the US, China geared up for trade talks due this week.
The Delhi high court on Thursday extended for a month the date of appearance of the Ambani brothers before a city court in connection with an Official Secrets Act case.
Investors booked profits in range-bound trade, led by PSU, oil & gas, energy, infrastructure, telecom, realty, healthcare, bankex, FMCG, capital goods and power counters.
The broader markets, however, outperformed their larger peers.
Investor wealth on Wednesday diminished by Rs 1.84 lakh crore amid massive sell-off in the equity market.
Retailers, especially food and grocery chains, are clearly unhappy, saying the ban is impractical
He claimed the NDA government bought the planes at Rs 1,600 crore a piece as against the Rs 526 crore for each aircraft fixed by the UPA.
Sun Pharma stole the show in the Sensex pack, spurting 3.91 per cent, followed by M&M at 2.87 per cent.
NSE Nifty, after shuttling between 10,809.60 and 10,725.90, finished 30.95 points, or 0.29 per cent lower at 10,741.10.
The markets opened on a negative note with a gap of 10 points. However, further profit booking has signalled the downward journey for the indices.
The markets opened with a marginal negative gap aided by early profit booking. However, it bounced back and is now up in the green. The Sensex is now up 18 points at 4,981. The Nifty is also up 7 points at 1,557.
From 50 stores Vimal Textiles aims to have 150 in 3 years.
Aircel executives said the company could offer value to big boys like Airtel or Jio as a low-end mobile services brand
Broader market outperformed the frontline indices and also hit their respective all-time highs
India's senior batsman Cheteshwar Pujara is expecting a strong showing from Ravichandran Ashwin in the upcoming Test series against Australia.
Caution prevailed across the bourses ahead of the Union Budget.
The Congress has launched an offensive against the Bharatiya Janata Party government over the Rafale deal, alleging corruption and violation of rules by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and demanded answers from him.
The Sensex opened eight 10 higher at 5,308, it slipped a bit touch an intra-day low of 5,301. However, it soon recovered and moved up to a high of 5,320.
In a major reform push, government on Thursday approved 100 per cent foreign direct investment (FDI) in the telecom sector, meeting a key demand of the fund-starved industry.
Strong gains in metal, energy, auto and power shares lifted the key indices to new highs.
Infosys slipped nearly 9% after the company cut full year revenue outlook for FY17.
