Construction major L&T was the biggest gainer among the Sensex components, spurting 2.30 per cent, after the company said its board has approved a Rs 9,000-crore share buyback plan.
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The broad-based NSE Nifty rose 52.80 points, or 0.50 per cent, to end at 10,530.70
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The 30-share Sensex, after opening on a strong footing, continued its upward march to hit an all-time high of 35,827.70. The NSE Nifty also hit a record intra-day high of 10,975.10, before finishing at 10,966.20, up 71.50 points.
ONGC was the top performer while private banking major ICICI Bank extended gains
Acquisition of stressed infrastructure assets has pushed its debt to over Rs 1 lakh crore, highlighting concerns about its growth strategy.
The BSE Sensex jumped 70.42 points to end at 34,503.49, while the broader NSE Nifty finished at 10,651.20, up 19 points.
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The NSE 50-share Nifty also closed higher by 61.60 points, or 0.59 per cent, at 10,504.80 after shuttling between 10,513 and 10,441.45.
Among the index heavyweights, Reliance Industries ended down 1.9% while mortage lender HDFC eased 0.2%. FMCG major ITC ended down 1.3%.
Muted quarterly earnings, mixed cues from global markets and unabated foreign fund outflows added to the volatility
Notable losers were ONGC, Axis Bank, ITC, SBI, ICICI Bank, NTPC, Hero Motocorp, Sun Pharma and Bharti Airtel who fell by up to 2.80 per cent.
The broader market outperformed with the S&P BSE Midcap down 0.3%, while the S&P BSE Smallcap was little changed.
The market breadth in BSE remains positive with 1,554 shares advancing and 1,196 shares declining.
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Investor sentiments remained upbeat tracking global developments as the US, China geared up for trade talks due this week.
Gains in key IT, capital goods, healthcare and metal stocks, after consistent buying by domestic and foreign investors, helped both the key indices to scale new peaks.
The 30-share Sensex ended up 142 points at 29,462 and the 50-share Nifty gained 26 points to end at 8,895.
The BSE Sensex was down 326 points at 23,277 and the Nifty was down 107 points at 7,056.
Sustained FII inflows and fresh spell of buying by domestic institutional investors fuelled the rally
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In the last couple of months, the Prime Minister has visited Japan and the US and launched the Make in India campaign to lure foreign investments into manufacturing sector.
Rumours of which tycoon is close to which minister will soon start floating, and those could affect prices in the short term.
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The Tata Group says it is bullish on investment in India.
The same set of companies had reported 3.8 per cent annual net profit growth in the previous quarter and 7.5 per cent annual growth in the same quarter last financial year.
The BSE Mid-Cap index was currently down 1.25%
Investors must be cautious and follow a prudent diversification strategy to mitigate against any risks in case of any unforeseen events.
CAG may not be the cure-all for the ills that afflict PPP projects and is perhaps a sub-optimal solution to the problem.
There, however, has been an improvement in operating margins.
While the two high-profile exits in pharmaceutical and telecom have raised concerns over regulatory hassles in the country, Japanese investors are still keen to tap into India's consumer growth story and many more merger and acquisition deals are in the offing in this space.
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