Textile and telecom shares have gained ahead of the Cabinet meet later today which is likely to announce new measures for both the sectors.
After 3 weeks of consecutive rally, this week was a breather for the index, which corrected by almost 1.5%.
At 11:37 am, the S&P BSE Sensex was up 28 points at 27,037 and the Nifty50 was up 2 points at 8,268
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Telecom stocks fell after Mukesh Ambani extended Reliance Jio's free offers till March 2017.
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In the broader markets, the BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices extended gains and were up over 1% each
Bank shares were the top gainers led by ICICI Bank.
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Mukesh Ambani said the Digital India initiative has the potential to transform the lives of 1.2 billion Indians using the power of digital technology.
Some leading Indian companies are likely to see their earnings declining if the Indian currency depreciates further, analysts and finance heads say.
Large and small businesses alike have delivered low-key performances.
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ONGC was the top gainer which surged over 4% followed by Axis, SBI, CIL
The India Meteorological Department on Tuesday said the monsoon this year is expected to be 'above normal.'
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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 upbeat earnings from Reliance Industries will set the tone for the truncated week ahead
'It is in electronics that the gap between where we are and where we need to be is most obvious and most persistent.' 'It is not only a national security issue, but also a commercial issue,' argues Rajeev Srinivasan.
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Sensex ends 134.91 pts down at 28,709.87; Nifty falls 44.70 pts at 8,712.05.
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Shedding its gains from Monday, NIkkei has declined around 0.7% while Hang Seng and Shanghai Composite were trading marginally lower.
It is regrettable that the IB has tried to devalue the expertise available both within the concerned ministry and in the scientific community by its allegations. Governments and NGOs in many western nations have not been accused of being 'anti-national' when they put their foot down on questionable practices by cash rich agri-business companies, says Rashme Sehgal.
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