Thailand, Indonesia want unconditional access to India's multi-brand retail space.
The sentiment-driven rally also got support from stock specific earning results and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's statement that the Centre will step up reforms to attract more investment and fill up infrastructure deficit.
The long-term growth perspective or potential for India is one of the highest in the Asia Pacific region.
Weak monsoon rains could have a negative impact on India's automobile sector which is seeing early signs of improvement with the sale of passenger cars and utility vehicles rising in May.
Participants are keenly awaiting the rollovers to the next series ahead of the expiry of June F&O.
There will be tough periods in equity investing, but investors should not stop their SIP investments under any circumstance, advises Arnav Pandya.
Fitch Ratings says in a report published on Thursday that the spillover effects of a weaker rupee have not significantly hurt India's creditworthiness, and hence would not trigger any rating action as this point.
Interest rate sensitive stocks gain ground post decision
The NSE Nifty cracked below the 10,800-mark to hit a low of 10,753.05 intra-day, before closing at 10,762.45 with a loss of 59.40 points, or 0.55 per cent.
Mid-sized IT firms have stepped up hiring in the current fiscal year, adding more than half as many employees in the first quarter of FY19 as compared to the whole of the previous financial year. This momentum is likely to continue for the rest of 2018-19 (FY19) as well.
For the four new players, the spike in wealth is 126 per cent.
In the broader markets, the mid and smallcap indices were up 0.3% each, underperforming the BSE benchmark index which gained 0.5%.
The telephone subscriber base was 996.49 million at the end of March.
If the real economy is indeed looking up, then it no longer needs hand-holding and fiscal laxity
The government holds stakes ranging from 56% to 84% in 27 state-run banks.
Contracting for the seventh month in a row, India's exports dipped by 15.82 per cent in June to $22.28 billion due to global slowdown and dip in crude oil prices that impacted shipments of petroleum products.
Sensex, Nifty end lower on global concerns.
PAN is a 10-digit alphanumeric number, issued in the form of a laminated card, by the Income Tax Department of India.
The 30-share Sensex ended up 248 points at a record closing high of 27,346.
Broader market underperformed with the BSE Midcap and the BSE Smallcap indices losing up to 0.2%
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.
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