Tiger Woods plumbed new depths when he missed the cut in a third successive major for the first time in his career at the storm-delayed PGA Championship on Saturday.
It is premature to make the assumption that Biden's policy toward China will not be a break with Trump, observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
Capital goods shares continued to trade firm in late noon despite weak market trend on the back of encouraging core sector growth in February.
The photo published by the People's Liberation Army Air Force showing a long-range strategic bomber flying within visible range of Yushan, Taiwan's highest mountain, has caused great concern in Taiwan amid debate about whether the mainland will reunify the island by force, state-run Global Times reported.
Bank shares were the top gainers led by ICICI Bank.
Internal strife and tribalism is endemic to Afghanistan, notes Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).
FPIs sold shares worth a net Rs 1236.95 crore on Friday.
China chose a sports contest to announce the change of the name of Taiwan, a self-governed cash-rich island.
Bank shares were the top losers after sharp gains last week.
S&P upgraded India's credit outlook to 'stable' from 'negative' earlier.
The 30-share Sensex ended up 140 points at 28,262 and the 50-share Nifty was up 37 points at 8,551.
India and ASEAN have relations "free from contests and claims" and believe in sovereign equality of all nations irrespective of size, and support for free and open pathways of commerce and engagement, Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote in his column.
Investors booked profit ahead of the outcome of the two-day US Fed policy meet which begins today.
HDFC, TCS, RIL, ITC and ICICI Bank dragged the Sensex by over 100 points.
Financials were the top losers while oil shares also declined amid weak crude oil prices.
ONGC was the top performer while private banking major ICICI Bank extended gains
Indian equity markets registered their highest single-day percentage gains since early October.
Sensex ended up 190 points at 25,519 and Nifty climbed 57 points to end at 7,626.
The agreement provides for creation of an enabling framework for closer cooperation and interoperability, besides allowing militaries of the two countries to use each other's bases and facilities for repair and replenishment of supplies, the official said.
Reliance Industries was the top Sensex gainer up 5.6% after the company reported better-than-expected net profit growth at 12% in the second-quarter aided hby higher gross refining margins.
Growth concerns on China, which has already seen the yuan getting devalued twice in August, have rattled global financial markets, including that of India.
Remember the US withdrawal agreement was signed in February 2020. In the intervening period, a proper evacuation plan ought to have been in place. It was not. Consequently, tens of thousands of Afghans who had worked as interpreters, drivers, suppliers of goods and services, etc, face brutal retribution from the Taliban, Virendra Kapoor points out.
Sensex in green, midcaps, smallcaps fail to show up; bluechips rule.
Market breadth is positive with 942 advances and 196 declines.
All sectoral indices, led by realty, PSU, oil & gas and banking, were in positive zone with gains of up to 1.25 per cent.
The Sensex ended above 27,000 for the first time while the Nifty topped 8,100.
Bank of Baroda ended flat after sharp gains in the previous session.
Singapore on Tuesday said 52 Indians will be deported and it will pursue criminal charges against 28 alleged rioters who actively participated in the country's worst outbreak of violence in over 40 years, sending a tough message to trouble-makers.
Capital Goods shares ended mixed on the back of weak IIP numbers. L&T ended down 0.7% while BHEL ended with marginal gains.
Investors engaged in profit booking in the recent gainers at attractive and higher valuations.
The breakdown of talks between Greece and its international creditors raised fears of Greece's exit from the euro zone.
"CCP's (Chinese Communist Party) territorial aggression is also apparent on its Indian border where China has attempted to seize control of the Line of Actual Control by force," US National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien said in a remark on China early this week in Utah.
Five of the 12 BSE sectoral indices ended at 52-week highs; the oil and gas index zoomed by nearly 5%.
The S&P BSE Sensex slipped 305 points to end at 25,400 and the Nifty50 dropped 87 points at 7,783.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 224 points at 28,442 and the 50-share Nifty ended down 101 points at 8,606.
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BSE auto index surged 2%, capital goods, healthcare and oil & gas indices also up.
Their leaders in the provinces, which have been under the control of Taliban commanders for several months now, speak the language of the bigot. Women are known to have been abducted and enslaved. Several young girls have simply disappeared.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 604 points at 28,845 and the 50-share Nifty ended down 181 points at 8,757. The Bank Nifty ended down 602 points at 19,146.
Henry Kissinger once said, 'It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal.' India will have to wait and see, observes Rajeev Srinivasan.
Markets snapped two-day losing streak and ended flat with a positive bias on Tuesday as gains in auto shares helped offset losses in IT majors.
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