A steep decline in the Asian equities after crude oil fell to its lowest since September 2003 dented sentiments.
Sensex rises, Nifty holds 8,900; FMCG, Pharma shares lead.
ICICI Bank and SBI were among the top Sensex gainers along with FMCG majors ITC and HUL.
The 30-share Sensex closed up 34 points at 27,831 and the 50-share Nifty ended up 15 points at 8,356.
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Five out of the top 10 companies in Fortune 500 list of Indian companies are from the oil sector.
More than 3,000 squads under health and local self-government departments have started the process of cleaning houses and public places, official sources said.
Gains were led by Tata Motors on robust Q1 earnings and HDFC Group shares.
Morgan Stanley expects RBI to cut rates sharply rather than "dribble down".
Capital goods shares continued to trade firm in late noon despite weak market trend on the back of encouraging core sector growth in February.
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The 30-share Sensex lost 22 points to close at 27,090 and the 50-share Nifty gained 7 points to end at 8,121.
It could be a matter of concern that foreign shareholders of the NSE are registered in tax havens such as Mauritius and Cyprus.
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The Reserve Bank of India cut its repo rate by 25 basis points to 6.50 per cent.
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Banks, real estate and metal scrips among the top losers.
'By not letting bankrupt banks fail, we have discouraged ordinary folk from taking precautions while choosing their bank or at least when they hear bad news about their bank,'says S Muralidharan, former MD, BNP Paribas.
The Sensex ended down 251 points at 27,351 and the Nifty shed 65 points to close at 8,228.
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RBI's fifth bi-monthly monetary policy meet due tomorrow also kept the investors on their toes.
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The big beneficiaries of this move will be the big three -- Bharti, Vodafone and Idea.
The broader markets ended in line with the benchmark indices- BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices ended higher by 1.3% and 0.9% each.
Decline in the rupee coupled with a slide in the crude oil prices have dented the sentiments.
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The broader markets are outperforming the benchmark indices.
The 30-share Sensex was up 188 points at 28,415 and the 50-share Nifty was up 58 points at 8,584.
The 30-share Sensex ended 53 points higher at 28,439 and the 50-share Nifty closed 18 points higher at 8,494.
Sensex may remain under pressure this week due to weak global factors.
Sensex climbs higher at close, bluechip stocks in focus.
Analysts mostly prefer domestic plays beside select films with foreign exposure.
RIL, HDFC twins, M&M, Infosys among the top losers for the day.
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