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Bank shares were the top losers along with index heavyweight RIL
Sensex closed over 118 points down on Thursday.
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.
Google is the most attracitve employer in India followed by Sony
Bajaj Auto was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, surging 3.95 per cent followed by Maruti Suzuki at 2.69 per cent.
Tata Steel was the day's worst performer in the Sensex pack, plunging 3.25 per cent, followed by Bharti Airtel at 3.05 per cent.
The NSE Nifty went past the 8,600-mark for the first time since November 1.
Investors lost around Rs 1.57 lakh crore in market valuation on Friday.
The BSE gauge Sensex fell 73.88 points to 35,548.26 and the NSE Nifty slid 17.85 points to 10,799.85, taking cues from tumbling global shares.
Experts feel select companies in banking, automobiles, financial services & real estate will gain from lower interest rates
Indices reversed all its losses during late trades.
The S&P BSE Sensex ended up 129 points at 26,843 and the Nifty50 ended up 39 points at 8,220.
Retail investors usually get caught up in the frenzy of a bull market and burn their fingers in IPOs, warns Tinesh Bhasin.
The market breadth, indicating the overall health of the market turned negative from positive
Analysts welcomed the better Q2 GDP readings of 4.8 per cent, which came in above their expectations, but warned that the planned expenditure cuts by the government will be the key thing to watch out going forward.
RBI is closely monitoring monsoon.
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Share rises further to 73 per cent from 66 per cent last year; Some overseas i-banks seen scaling down operations
HSBC maintained "overweight" rating on Indian equities, saying "fundamentals are strong".
The S&P BSE Sensex shed 42 points to close at 25,838 and the Nifty50 lost 13 points to end at 7,899.
Analysts say loan growth, Casa ratio and exposure to sectors under pressure did not indicate any stress at United Bank.
Sharp fall in capital goods production and manufacturing activity also dented sentiments.
As yields on 10-year government bonds rose from 6.65% in April 2017 to around 7.50% now, liquidity pressures have increased the cost of funds for housing finance companies.
Mixed global cues and decline in crude oil prices further dent the sentiments.
Interest rate sensitive stocks gain ground post decision
A government can't just take away public money, and the RBI can't extinguish its liability. 'The RBI has to honour the value any time a person with legal and taxed money lays claim on the value.'
RBI projects GDP growth in FY16 at 7.8 per cent, 30 bps higher than FY15. However, this comes with a downward bias.
The Nifty has gained 2.6% so far this week, while the Sensex has climbed 2.85%
Of the 30-share Sensex, 13 ended higher, while 17 led by Power Grid, Tata Steel, Bajaj Auto, Hero MotoCorp, NTPC, Tata Motors, Dr Reddy's, M&M, GAIL, Infosys and L&T finished lower, fell by up to 2.40 per cent
High rates of such schemes deter banks from dropping borrowing rates - and thus lending rates
Financials and auto stocks were the top losers while energy and IT shares recovered
This was the biggest single-day fall for the benchmark index since August 10 when it had fallen by 310 points.
Domestic market is losing its trend to rate sensitive stocks post the announcement of the new RBI governor who is likely to maintain a cautious stance on interest rate cut
Financials were the top gainers lead by private lenders ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank
Global cues lift Sensex 364 points; Nifty ends above 8,650.
The broader Nifty, after touching a high (intra-day) of 10,555.50 points, finished at 10,539.75, up 84.80 points, or 0.81 per cent.
The broader Nifty of National Stock Exchange scaled the 10,200 mark intra day before closing at 10,184.85, showing a sizeable gain of 38.30 points, or 0.38 per cent.
Head of state-run Indian Bank T M Bhasin had called for a CRR cut.
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