After a volatile session, Sensex closed the day 563 points lower
Sensex remained volatile through the day.
In the broader markets, the BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices were up 0.5% each
An independent Taiwan under President Tsai Ing-wen's Democratic Progressive Party is anathema to China, observes Rup Narayan Das.
The first priority for the new Tibetan administration in Dharamsala should be to look at Tibetan recruitment in the PLA, suggests Claude Arpi.
The broader markets ended mixed with mid-caps gaining 0.1 per cent and small-caps falling 0.1 per cent on the BSE.
The broader markets ended negatively with mid-caps and small-caps shedding 0.5 per cent on the BSE.
Most producers have put off plans to make capital investments in their wineries, and implemented cost-reduction measures to conserve cash.
The broader markets ended firm with mid-caps and small-caps gaining nearly 0.5 per cent on the BSE.
The broader markets were firm with mid-caps and small-caps gaining 1-1.4 per cent on the BSE.
Sensex, Nifty have lost about 6%, against 0.5-5% decline in other key Asian indices.
Participants will watch out for the Brexit poll outcome in the late morning trades tomorrow.
Amit Panghal helped his father with the harvesting of wheat and in the process witnessed the 'misery of farmers' shattered by unseasonal rains and the lockdown to contain the deadly pandemic.
The S&P BSE Sensex dropped 1 points to end at 26,396 and the Nifty50 slipped 2 points to end at 8,109.
Situated at a height of 15,200 feet above sea level, the pass sits on the top of a craggily formed Himalayan range that separates the Tibetan plateau from the Indian sub-continent.
Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong says the country will spend 20 million dollars to host the summit.
Markets will be closed on Thursday and Friday on account of Holi and Good Friday, respectively.
Congress leader Jitin Prasada joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday, in a boost to the saffron party as it works to strengthen its social coalition ahead of assembly elections in the politically crucial state of Uttar Pradesh early next year.
Capital goods shares continued to trade firm in late noon despite weak market trend on the back of encouraging core sector growth in February.
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.
Kudumbashree is a revolution worth replicating wherever there are women in need of help. Shobha Warrier/Rediff.com travels to Thrissur to learn about the success story of the largest network of women in India.
Bank shares were the top gainers led by ICICI Bank.
FPIs sold shares worth a net Rs 1236.95 crore on Friday.
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.
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.
'If the almost literally heart-stopping Suez block has any positive outcome, it is to be hoped that it will accelerate the setting up of a fab (perhaps Taiwanese) in India,' asserts Rajeev Srinivasan.
Financials were the top losers while oil shares also declined amid weak crude oil prices.
Sensex ended up 190 points at 25,519 and Nifty climbed 57 points to end at 7,626.
Leaders of the United States, India, Australia and Japan did discuss the 'challenge' posed by China during the first meeting of the Quad, and they made clear that none of them have any 'illusions' about Beijing, US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan has said.
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.
Indian equity markets registered their highest single-day percentage gains since early October.
ONGC was the top performer while private banking major ICICI Bank extended gains
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.
China chose a sports contest to announce the change of the name of Taiwan, a self-governed cash-rich island.
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.
Yogi Adityanath's aura is no longer limited to Uttar Pradesh. At the age of 49, his journey to the higher echelons in the BJP has well and truly begun, predicts Sudhir Bisht.