'The success of the country's economic policies is affirmed by receipt of FDI of $15 billion last year, the highest in the Asia-Pacific after China and India, and well ahead of Indonesia, Australia, Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand,' notes Ambassador Talmiz Ahmad.
Maruti Suzuki was the biggest gainer among Sensex scrips, rising 5.89 per cent, followed by M&M up 5.29 per cent.
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Traders said falling crude prices in the global market was a big boost for the economy as it lightens the country's import bill burden, eases inflation and current account deficit concerns.
The indices closed with losses for the week, with the Sensex declining 476.14 points, and the broader NSE Nifty falling 155.45 points during the period.
The broader Nifty too fell for the second straight session and closed with a loss of over 62 points, or 0.54 per cent, at 11,520.30, after hovering between 11,496.85 and 11,602.55.
The NSE Nifty after shuttling between 10,397.60 and 10,279.35 points, ended 47 points, or 0.45 per cent lower at 10,301.05.
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Sentiments took a hit after broader Asian markets weakened, following a renewed sell-off on Wall Street on Tuesday as energy shares dropped after crude oil prices plunged to a 13-month low amid weak earnings and US-China trade disputes, fuelling worries about economic growth
Among Sensex constituents, HCL Tech suffered the most by diving 2.26 per cent, followed by HDFC shedding 2.10 per cent.
The Sensex and the Nifty had touched a low of 27,921 and 8,349 respectively.
Yuan depreciation will make imports in China more expensive, depressing demand, especially for commodities.
Among the Sensex losers, Yes Bank tumbled 5.46 per cent, followed by Bajaj Finance 5.40, ICICI Bank 3.82 per cent, IndusInd Bank 3.10 per cent and HeromotoCorp 2.55 per cent.
The broader NSE Nifty too dived by 101.65 points, or 0.97 per cent, to close at 10,350.15.
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The S&P BSE Sensex ended up 28 points at 25,844 and the Nifty50 ended flat at 7,915.
HDFC twins, Axis Bank, ICICI Bank and SBI from the financial space gained between 1-2.7%.
Infrastructure and real estate prominently feature as wealth destroyers.
The Indian rupee also trimmed most of its early gains and was trading at Rs 61.28 compared to its Wednesday's close of Rs 61.31 to the US dollar.
Strong gains in Vedanta Ltd, Adani Ports, Bharti Airtel and Maruti Suzuki helped the index touch record levels.
The 30-share Sensex ended lower by 46 points at 27,842 and the 50-share Nifty slipped 17 points to trade at 8,378.
A recovery in rupee, buying by domestic institutional investors, encouraging earnings by select blue-chips and stock specific buying helped the market get back on its feet
Investors brace up ahead of the key macrodata- IIP and CPI numbers due to be unveiled tomorrow.
Investors have turned cautious ahead of the policy meetings of central banks in Japan and the US
Financial shares were among the top Sensex gainers along with auto and pharma shares.
Investor sentiment got a boost following remarks from the Russian President Putin that allayed fears of an imminent military conflict in Ukraine
BSE Mid-cap index ended at a record closing high of 10499.86 and CNX Mid-cap index ended at a record closing high of 12672.85 levels.
TCS is the country's most valued firm with a market capitalisation of Rs 687,123.96 crore
Nifty ends above 8,400; TCS, HDFC surge 2%, Bajaj Auto dips 2%.
Benchmark share indices ended lower for the third straight session as investors turned cautious amid tensions in Iraq even as consumer durables shares stole the limelight tracking rally in gold prices.
Other gainers included Kotak Bank, HCL Tech, ONGC, Asian Paints, Vedanta, HDFC Bank, Bajaj Finance, Maruti and TCS, gaining up to 1.41 per cent. Sun Pharma was the top loser, cracking 8.58 per cent.
Sensex witnessed the biggest single day gain since May 2009 in absolute terms.
Extending losses for 7th session, Nifty fell below the 8,000 mark for the first time since Nov 25
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In the broader markets, BSE Midcap index slipped 0.3% whereas the BSE Smallcap index inched up by 0.2%
Market participants are now awaiting Thursday's meeting of the European Central Bank
The 50-share NSE Nifty ended flat, up 5.80 points, or 0.06 per cent, at 10,308.95.
Muted global trend after a report that US President Donald Trump was preparing to impose more tariffs on China hurt trading sentiments.
In the broader market, BSE Midcap and BSE Smallcap indices mirrored the gains in headline indices and rose 1% and 0.9% respectively.
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