Markets extended gains led by financials and capital goods shares coupled with a rebound in IT shares.
The 30-share Sensex lost 22 points to close at 27,090 and the 50-share Nifty gained 7 points to end at 8,121.
The market breadth in BSE remains positive with 1,554 shares advancing and 1,196 shares declining.
BSE Mid-cap and BSE Small-cap lost 2.5% and 3.1% after oil prices soared
Budget in the medium term aims to kick-start the investment cycle.
In the year since UPA went out, the GDP has grown a mere 0.5 per cent, but this government claims a healthy GDP growth of 7.4 per cent allowing it to ecstatically claim outpacing China, says Mohan Guruswamy.
Abhijit Chaudhari, Director, GATEFORUM tells you what to expect in the entrance exam this year and how you can prepare for it.
MG Parameswaran is concerned if we have over-reacted to the issue.
Tax incentives to have cascading effect on the capital goods industry.
Boosted by handsome royalty from oil facilities at Barmer, the Rajasthan government has spent nearly Rs 30,000 crore on various social welfare schemes in the last four-and-a-half years. Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot tells Business Standard's Mayank Mishra that the state's better performance on various socio-economic indices is a result of that. The excerpts: