South Africa's Alberton Cricket Club Under-17 were beaten by 130 runs by DAV College Centre of Cricket Excellence in their second match.
Improved performance of manufacturing, services and trade sectors helped boost GDP
ICICI Bank Ltd, India's biggest private sector lender, posted its slowest quarterly growth in four years as asset quality worsened and funds set aside for bad loans and contingencies almost doubled from a year earlier.
The S&P BSE Midcap and S&P BSE Smallcap indices hit a new lifetime high
Non-performing assets of banks have been on the rise for past several months due to slowdown in the economy.
President A P J Abdul Kalam on Wednesday mooted eight schemes to generate 56 million direct jobs in the next five years.
Top losers in the Sensex pack include Bharti Airtel, Infosys, Asian Paints, RIL, Coal India, HDFC Bank, HDFC, TCS, ONGC and M&M, falling up to 3.09 per cent.
The remarks came amid reports of mounting tension between the finance ministry and the RBI over the autonomy of monetary policy makers.
The markets have opened on negative note. At 9:57 am, the Sensex was down 30 points at 11472.
Sensex sinks into red at close on growth concerns.
The NSE Nifty ended up 19.65 points, or 0.20 per cent, at 9,788.60 after shuttling between 9,854 and 9,775.35 during the day.
Large and small businesses alike have delivered low-key performances.
The global ratings agency keeps India's sovereign rating unchanged at 'BBB-' with stable outlook
Following the demonetisation move, the recast in direct tax moves is expected to give a boost the economy.
IT services market in the country grew at a slower pace of 7.4 per cent to Rs 22,826.2 crore ($ 3.76 billion) in the January-June 2014 period, mainly due to political and economic uncertainty amid Lok Sabha polls, research firm IDC said.
'The fiscal deficit target of 3.9 per cent of GDP seems achievable.'
The 50-share NSE Nifty settled lower by 76.05 points, or 0.88 per cent, at 8,615.25
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said protesting against the government 'will not serve any purpose'.
The bill would prohibit unaccounted money from being pumped into the sector and as now 70 per cent of the money has to be deposited in bank accounts through cheques.
The Sensex swung over 660 points both ways on alternate bouts of selling and buying before closing the day higher by 97.39 points, or 0.28 per cent.
The Nifty gained 62 points to close at 3,178.
Analysts polled by Reuters had expected an annual output growth of 3.5 per cent for the month.
Ajay Piramal bets highly on infrastructure, realty
Govt wants domestic production so as to save foreign currency.
Sectoral performance was mixed with media and PSU banking stocks attracting buyer interest and healthcare, FMCG and metal stocks bearing the brunt of the bears
However, the number of confirmed cases reported by states rose by over 500 to cross 3,000 with at least 90 dead. While Maharashtra, Telangana and Delhi disclosed several new cases of the deadly virus infection, government officials said the numbers have risen in last few days mostly due to one event -- referring to the Tablighi Jamaat's religious gathering in the national capital attended by thousands of people last month.
Srichand and Gopichand Hinduja emerged as the 66th richest in the world, as part of an Oxfam study released at the WEF.
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.
The positive numbers raises hopes of recovery.
A reading above 50 denotes expansion while one below means contraction.
Provided talks on the matter are fruitful, the dividend payout will made during the current RBI financial year ending June 30, 2018.
The 30-share Sensex stayed in the green for the better part of the session and hit the day's high of 38,297.70 as buying pace gathered momentum towards the fag-end.
The Budget provides a reassuring message about Prime Minister Narendra Modi staying the course.
In October, the general index had declined by 4.2 per cent, while its manufacturing component went down by an even more alarming 7.6 per cent.
S&P BSE Sensex settled at 31,170, up 60 points, while the broader Nifty50 closed at record high for third straight session. It ended at 9,624, up 19 points.
The Sensex opened on a bullish note above the 7,300-mark at 7,326 - up 54 points.
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