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.
Sensex ended strong, Tata Steel, HUL climb higher.
This weakness is likely to continue in the near-term.
The broader markets underperformed benchmark indices as the BSE Mid-cap and Small-cap tumbled over 2%.
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.
Top 5 losers include Infosys, TCS, ITC, M&M and HUL.
Just three years ago, at the end of March 2011, NRI deposits were only $52 billion, half of what they are today.
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.
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.
KV Kamath has had a tough journey so far.
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.
The index had risen over 585 points in the previous three sessions.
India Inc has few leaders who are likely to grab headlines in 2015.
For FY14, the first full year of the law's implementation, the spend could go up to nearly Rs 8,700 crore (Rs 87 billion), given that India Inc's profitability has grown at a compounded 7.5 per cent annually in the past three years.
With over 40 million active subscribers (as of March 2013), DTH has grown tenfold from just 4 million customers six years ago.
'When a soldier becomes a king, he better be a king. He should now just forget the past and move beyond continuity. He should catch the potential of India's moment and play a leader's role,' says Vallabh Bhansali of Enam Group.
Firms generated free cash flows in 2013-14, for the first time since the 2008 Lehman crisis
Reliance Infra-backed BSES discoms on Tuesday criticised the Delhi government for recommending to power regulator Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission to revoke their licenses, saying the proposal was "arbitrary" and "illegal" and will be a huge setback to power sector reforms.
"The poor will not suffer disproportionately due to bouts of sharp inflation, and the middle class will not see its savings eroded," Raghuram Rajan said.
The 30-share Sensex lost 12 points to end at 29,559 and the 50-share Nifty climbed 4 points to close at 8,914.
Recent easing of restrictions does not address the pain in the sector.
Sensex gained over 100 points and ended at 26147.33 while the Nifty ended 27 points higher at 7,795.75.
Bengaluru's average home prices are Rs 4,000 a sq ft.
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Sensex plunges 322.39 points to over 1-month closing low of 27,797.01; Nifty tumbles 97.55 points to 8,340.70.
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