Sensex closed 63.82 points higher at 26,851.05 in Muhurat trading; Nifty rises 18.65 points to end at 8,014.55.
Financials were the top losers after sharp gains in the previous session along with ITC
Tamal Bandyopadhyay details HDFC Bank's digital journey.
Removal of mark-ups to be paid by Maruti, other changes could raise funding need to Rs 6,000 crore.
4 MNCs among top 10 companies with dividend-earning promoters in FY15.
No one can fault India Inc for not taking care of shareholders; in fact, it has been extra generous.
Sensex ended above 26,000 led by telecom shares amid TRAI's spectrum sharing norms.
Nifty ends above 8,400; TCS, HDFC surge 2%, Bajaj Auto dips 2%.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 414 points at 25,481 and the 50-share Nifty slipped 119 points at 7,603.
Sun Pharma emerged as the star performer and closed 4.03 per cent up at Rs 675.45, while Cipla rallied 1.58 per cent to Rs 592.60.
At 11:37 am, the S&P BSE Sensex was up 28 points at 27,037 and the Nifty50 was up 2 points at 8,268
The 30-share Sensex ended down 71 points at 26,710 and the 50-share Nifty lost 38 points to close at 8,030.
The recovery was led by pharma majors led by Dr Reddy's Labs.
Major global indices like CAC 40, DAX Shanghai Composite, Hang Seng, Nikkei, Straits Times, Sensex, Nifty have lost 1% - 10% in a week
Index heavyweights Reliance Industries, HDFC and Infosys were the top Sensex gainers.
FM needs to convince Indians to invest more in stocks.
Markets ended at record closing highs for the second day in a row on institutional buying.
The broader markets underperformed benchmark indices as the BSE Mid-cap and Small-cap tumbled over 2%.
This weakness is likely to continue in the near-term.
Sensex ended strong, Tata Steel, HUL climb higher.
Markets ended lower amid volatile trade with Sun Pharma leading the decline.
Market breadth is positive with 942 advances and 196 declines.
All sectoral indices, led by realty, PSU, oil & gas and banking, were in positive zone with gains of up to 1.25 per cent.
Markets in green tracking firm global cues.
The government plans to take India into the top 50 ranks in ease of doing business in the next two years with efforts such as shifting all applications for industrial licenses online.
Dream rally: Investors' wealth doubled in 5 years in India's equity market on Friday.
The Sensex ended below 28,000 for the second straight day at 27,869.
The market breadth in BSE remains positive with 1,554 shares advancing and 1,196 shares declining.
Just three years ago, at the end of March 2011, NRI deposits were only $52 billion, half of what they are today.
Top 5 losers include Infosys, TCS, ITC, M&M and HUL.
Several high profile companies are burdened with losses, mounting debt and have a huge load of operational costs.
At the moment, data and broadband is small for BSNL: it contributes 10 per cent of the company's revenue, though its share is on the rise.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 604 points at 28,845 and the 50-share Nifty ended down 181 points at 8,757. The Bank Nifty ended down 602 points at 19,146.
KV Kamath has had a tough journey so far.
As the DefenceExpo gets underway in Goa, Brigadier S K Chatterji (retd) says the proposed Defence Procurement Procedure 2016 should ensure that the Indian defence industry is on the path to design, develop and make in India.
Investors cheered a sharp decline in the Current Account Deficit, which stands at a 4 year low as exports picked up and gold imports reduced.
Movement of rupee and crude oil prices will also dictate the trend
Muzzling NGOs is unbecoming of a democracy. Self-confident democracies encourage, indeed applaud, the involvement of citizens' associations, including NGOs, in social and political decision-making and development planning. Instead, our paranoid government bullies and terrorises them, says Praful Bidwai.
'The finance minister and the government have met the immediate challenge. The wine this time is new and also in a new bottle, which, though not full, is less than half empty.'
Pharma major Lupin and mortgage lender HDFC were the top losers.
