The Sensex closed the day at 28,141, up 486 points, while Nifty50 settled at 8,716, up 155 points.
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Oil & gas, banking and pharma sector stocks stole the show
Movement of prices in international oil market and rupee-USD exchange rate will be monitored
All listed firms were required to have at least one woman director on their boards from April 1, 2015, as per a Sebi directive.
Aviation turbine fuel to now cost more.
Sensex shed 167 points to close at 28,633 and Nifty dropped 55 points to end at 8,695.
The banks says that valuations are reasonable.
Banking stocks felt the heat due to worries that the lending rate cuts will hit their bottom line
Indian companies place orders worth $600 million for US crude, which is likely to increase by nearly $2 billion in the near future.
The NSE 50-share Nifty spurted 97.25 points, or 0.92 per cent, to 10,715.50
Broader markets underperformed indices with BSE Midcap down 0.43% while the Smallcap index fell 0.07%.
On the last day of FY!5, the Sensex ended lower by 18.37 points at 27,957.49.
'Oil companies like IOC, BPCL and HPCL have to set up world class systems where they are always two steps ahead of the crooks,' says Sudhir Bisht, a veteran of the petroleum industry.
Costlier oil due to rising conflict in Iraq threatens to hurt the India economy that is already battling price rise and slowing growth.
The BSE gauge Sensex fell 73.88 points to 35,548.26 and the NSE Nifty slid 17.85 points to 10,799.85, taking cues from tumbling global shares.
After steep correction in valuations, these have turned attractive but upside will depend on diesel price rises and export-parity pricing.
The sharp fall in oil price is positive for oil marketers as subsidy concerns reduce further.
BSE Smallcap index outperformed the frontline indices to rise 0.6%, while the BSE Midcap was flat
As fuel prices surged in September, the government's decision to ask companies to cut price by Rs1 each on a litre of petrol and diesel came as a dampner for private players.
Stock specific action is seen with some of the prominent companies posting their quarterly numbers.
In the broader market, BSE Midcap and BSE Smallcap indices mirrored the gains in headline indices and rose 1% and 0.9% respectively.
Financial shares were among the top gainers with HDFC leading the gains.
About 1,556 shares have advanced, 1,211 shares declined, and 182 shares are unchanged.
Low oil prices drove the growth in states' share faster than expected, says Abhishek Waghmare.
The 50-share NSE Nifty slipped below the 8,200-mark to touch a low of 8,154.45, but settled at 8,170.80, down 90.95 points, or 1.10 per cent
The rupee weakened to 62.58 against the US dollar in the early trade on Thursday.
The S&P BSE Sensex has gained 149 points to open at 25,802.
Global crude oil prices have slumped by 49 per cent during the same period
Sensex witnessed the biggest single day gain since May 2009 in absolute terms.
Interest rate sensitive stocks gain ground post decision
The BSE benchmark Sensex surged about 241 points to end at 35,165.48 and the NSE Nifty gained 84 points to close at 10,688.65.
Promoters of SpiceJet do not have funds to bail out the airlines of dire consequences.
'As an aspirational district, one of the main challenges is health and nutrition of the tribal community.' 'They are 1.5 lakhs to 1.6 lakhs tribals in this district.' 'The major issue among tribals is malnutrition and anaemia.'
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