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In 2008, the 13 companies on the list accounted for 34 per cent of the overall m-cap.
Auto makers are in the midst of a rally with the NSE auto index up 17.5 per cent since the start of February.
The index rising for the fourth straight session surged 564 points.
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Markets suffered after other Asian indices closed in the red, tracking record-breaking losses at the Wall Street overnight.
Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty closed higher on Friday after two days of fall, helped by buying in metal, telecom and auto stocks amid a firm trend in global markets. Automakers led by Maruti Suzuki India, Hyundai, Mahindra & Mahindra reporting robust wholesales of passenger vehicles and GST collections crossing Rs 1.50 lakh crore for the third straight month in May also added to the optimism. The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 118.57 points or 0.19 per cent to settle at 62,547.11.
French auto major Renault on Wednesday said it will increase vehicle prices in India from next month to offset the impact of high input costs.
Strong gains in metal, energy, auto and power shares lifted the key indices to new highs.
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Mukesh Ambani-led RIL, which had a cash chest and marketable securities worth over Rs 90,000 crore (Rs 900 billion) at the end of the last fiscal, is known for very effectively managing its financial resources by placing them in liquid instruments and highly rated securities.
The broader NSE Nifty ended at 10,888, a gain of 0.77 per cent or 83 points, after shuttling between 10,900.35 and 10,844.85.
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Sustained foreign fund inflows and strengthening rupee are among the main reasons behind the market rally.
It's bullish on electric vehicle segment as govt is keen to buy around 20-25k electric vehicles
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Experts tell Ujjval Jauhari that investors need to be careful in picking stocks given high valuations and with markets possibly ignoring potential risks
Prices across all models starting from Eon to Santa Fe has been hiked in the range of Rs 15,000 to Rs 127,000
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The Nifty closed at 10,335.30, down 28.35 points, or 0.27 per cent.
Among Sensex constituents, Vedanta fell 3.40 per cent, followed by SBI 3.17 per cent, Yes Bank 3.11 per cent, Axis Bank 1.68 per cent, ONGC 1.60 per cent, Power Grid 1.52 per cent and HDFC 1.48 per cent.
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ITC, Sun Pharma, HDFC and Coal India were among the top gainers.
Among Sensex components, shares of Reliance Industries, India's largest company by market value, stole the show by surging 1.61 per cent to their highest in over three months.
Gautam Adani was the world's third and Asia's richest man a month back but a damning report by a US firm triggered a massive sell-off in shares of his apples-to-airport group, plunging his own wealth by $80 billion and the tycoon slipping to No.30 on the world billionaire index. Adani's sprawling conglomerate, which spans from sea ports to airports, edible oil and commodities, energy, cement and data centres, is under attack by US short-seller Hindenburg Research, which successfully deflated electric-vehicle maker Nikola Motors in 2020. Hindenburg, which held short positions in unidentified shares of Adani Group firms through its US-traded debt and offshore derivatives, on January 24 accused the conglomerate of "brazen stock manipulation and accounting fraud" and using a number of offshore shell companies to inflate stock prices.
The broader Nifty ended on top of 9,800 again.
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In the Sensex pack, ICICI Bank emerged as the top gainer by rising 0.97 per cent, while Tata Steel advanced 0.92 per cent.
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The Sensex closed the day at 28,141, up 486 points, while Nifty50 settled at 8,716, up 155 points.
The broader NSE Nifty rose nearly 124 points to settle just below the psychological 11,000 level.
In the Sensex pack, index heavyweight Reliance Industries fell 2.84 per cent to Rs 1,057.15 after reports that the company's oil assets may take a hit due to the government's imposition of cost controls on soaring petrol and diesel prices.
Auto stocks led the rally with Tata Motors, Hero MotoCorp and Maruti Suzuki leading the gains.
The Sensex gained 7,430.37 points, or 27.91 per cent, this year.
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Markets ended lower amid volatile trade with Sun Pharma leading the decline.
With rate cut expectations running high ahead of RBI meet this week, risk appetite improved especially in rate sensitive stocks
