After paring some gains, the 30-share index settled at an all-time closing high of 28,008.90, up by 98.84 points, or 0.35 per cent, over the previous close.
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India's $121 billion troubled debt pile, over $100 billion of which is on the books of state-owned banks, has come under close scrutiny from prosecutors, the media and politicians
Investors have kept their eyes on US-China trade talks and are optimistic about a positive outcome.
The broader markets closed in tandem with their large counter parts- BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices lost 0.065 and 0.10%, each.
Investors booked profits in range-bound trade, led by PSU, oil & gas, energy, infrastructure, telecom, realty, healthcare, bankex, FMCG, capital goods and power counters.
Taxation has played spoilsport despite double digit returns.
Private sector banks are way behind their PSU peers when it comes to opening financial inclusion accounts under the Prime Minister's Jan Dhan Yojana
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Thakur, who also represented Shiv Sena in the Rajya Sabha, was 72.
Fresh buying by domestic institutional investors and better-than-expected June quarter results from some blue-chip companies boosted investor sentiment
PSU bank shares were the top gainers on hopes of a rate by the RBI on easing consumer inflation
Gains in key IT, capital goods, healthcare and metal stocks, after consistent buying by domestic and foreign investors, helped both the key indices to scale new peaks.
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The Sensex ended up 48 points at 28,386 and the Nifty gained 13 points to close at 8,476.
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Industry players say they have learnt from the bitter experience of 2008 and have far better checks and balances in place to avoid an encore.
Steep volatility in the markets has made fund managers cautious, awaiting opportunities to deploy the cash.
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Gains in financial shares capped further downslide.
HSBC maintained "overweight" rating on Indian equities, saying "fundamentals are strong".
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Stock market investors on Friday became richer by over Rs 1 lakh crore as the share market rose and the benchmark Sensex galloped to a new closing high enthused by the clear win of Narendra Modi-led BJP in Lok Sabha polls.
Financials were the top gainers lead by private lenders ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank
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'If the new rate is lower than your current rate, ask your bank to shift you to it.' 'This can be done by paying a fee of Rs 5,000 to Rs 6,000.'
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Foreign investment cap in insurance sector raised to 49 per cent.
At ATMs, as a step to avoid getting Rs 2,000 notes, people are withdrawing Rs 1,900 in Rs 100 notes and then putting another request for the balance Rs 600, so that they remain within the limit of Rs 2,500 per day of withdrawal.
IT exporters were the top gainers amid a weak rupee along with select index heavyweights.
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Nupur was able to successfully build a prototype of a biomass briquette, an alternative fuel from waste materials.
Participants are eagerly waiting for the key macrodata -- IIP and CPI numbers due to be released later today.
Financials emerged as the top gainers while auto shares rallied on robust September sales
Index heavyweights Reliance Industries and ITC were the top losers along with ICICI Bank and SBI
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