The country's first Islamic index was launched in 2010, also by the BSE, tracking the 50 largest and most liquid stocks.
The benchmark S&P BSE Sensex fell for the third day and closed 56.57 points lower at 19,748.19, dragged down by metal, realty and bank stocks ahead of the RBI's policy review next week.
Markets ended lower on Thursday following the expiry of July derivative contracts weighed down by profit taking in FMCG shares after recent gains.
The US treasury bond has been perhaps the most resilient feature of the American economy.
The department of economic affairs, in its Monthly Economic Review for September, said critical reforms undertaken by the government will put India to a strong and sustainable growth path in the long run.
Hedge funds are famous for their price tag - known as "two and 20" - a fee of two per cent of the assets they manage each year and 20 per cent of all gains
Investors might soon get to bet on various versions of the Bombay Stock Exchange's (BSE) benchmark index, the Sensex, and its other key gauges soon.
NSE targeting hundreds of Japanese investors who poured money into India through yen-carry trades.
Sebi will soon put in place new norms for changes in constituents of the key stock market indices.
Under the Indradhanush roadmap announced in 2015, the government will infuse Rs 70,000 crore in state banks over four years while they will have to raise a further Rs 1.1 trillion from the markets to meet their capital requirement in line with global risk norms, known as Basel III.
The S&P BSE Sensex ended the day at 28,226, up 85 points, while the Nifty50 settled at 8,734, up 18 points.
Omkeshwar Singh, head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
Be careful while investing at the current levels and stay away from stocks of leveraged companies.
The outlook cut is based on a weak premise since the economy is expected to rebound this fiscal but a wake-up call was needed.
With most schemes performing below the index, a few don'ts in the recent rally.
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