No futures and options contracts will be available in the said underlying indices from July 31, 2009.
Standard and Poor's has launched two new investable Shariah indices for the Indian equities market.
Investors didn't show much enthusiasm in the broader markets.
The market breadth was extremely weak with 1,806 losers against 1,009 gainers on the BSE.
Investors must adhere to their risk appetite at all times and should do well for themselves over the long-term.
Our advice to investors -- subject to your risk appetite, get invested in tax-saving funds using the systematic investment plan (SIP) route.
Investors would do well to curb their enthusiasm and not digress from their investment objectives.
The good times continued unabated for mutual fund investors in June 2005. Popular indices like the BSE Sensex and S&P CNX Nifty touched record highs.
The S&P BSE Sensex shed over 255 points and ended at 25,062.67 while the CNX Nifty traded 76 points lower and ended at 7,493.20.
The S&P BSE Sensex gained over 100 points and ended at 26147.33 while the CNX Nifty ended 27 points higher at 7,795.75.
FIIs continue to invest in India, with their net investment since September 2013 standing at about Rs 82,000 crore(Rs 820 billion)
The benchmark S&P BSE Sensex declined 37.69 points, or 0.15 per cent, to end at 25,190.48 and the NSE CNX Nifty ended 8.55 points, or 0.11 per cent, down at 7,533.55.
One in five stocks from the BSE-500 index has underperformed the market and recorded losses.
In the last five years, while gold prices appreciated 55.8% in dollar terms, in rupee terms, returns stood at 129%, primarily owing to the falling rupee.
If you have a short-term horizon, it might be better to wait for a while, say analysts.
The recent rally has seen investors' preference shift to high-beta and policy reform-driven sectors like capital goods, banking, power, infrastructure and oil and gas.
The air of expectancy around the election outcome has kept things heated.
The biggest gainer, Lupin, saw its market value appreciate nearly seven-fold.
When it comes to financial markets, fear and greed play a large component in determining market prices.
NSE targeting hundreds of Japanese investors who poured money into India through yen-carry trades.
The Bombay Stock Exchange's 30-share Sensex closed at 18,401 up 405 points. The National Stock Exchange's 50-share S&P CNX Nifty closed at 5,409 up 124 points.
There is a general meeting of minds among observers on the difficulty of positive factors breaking through.
A sub-division in the face value of equity shares -- from a higher to a lower denomination
BSE Metal, IT and Consumer Durable indices surged by nearly 2% each. However, BSE FMCG index declined by nearly 1%.
The Bombay Stock Exchange's 30-share Sensex closed at 19,504 up 117 points. The National Stock Exchange's 50-share S&P CNX Nifty closed up 26 points at 5,930.
BSE Metal and IT indices plummeted by almost 2%
The frequent flash crashes - sharp falls in stocks or indices within minutes - have the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) worried.
Investors have turned cautious and parked their funds in less risky and fundamentally strong stocks ahead of the second-quarter earnings season.
Benchmark share indices ended lower, amid a volatile trading session, weighed by weakness among Metal, Banks and Capital Goods shares. Weak performance of the global markets also dampened the sentiments among local investors.
The performance has been a clear contrast to the movement in the first two months of 2014, when the S&P BSE PSU index massively underperformed the S&P BSE Sensex (down 0.2 per cent) by slipping nearly seven per cent.
Benchmark share indices ended nearly 2% down on Monday, amid weak cues from Asia and Europe, with index heavyweight Infosys leading the decline
Benchmark share indices ended lower on Wednesday weighed down by selling pressure in bank shares on concerns of rising non performing assets in wake of the economic slowdown. Selling in metal and capital goods shares also dampened market sentiment.
Markets continued to trade on a volatile note in afternoon deals, ahead of the futures and options expiry on Thursday. The Sensex is up32 points at 16,999. Nifty is up five points at 5,146.
The market breadth in BSE ended flat with 1333 shares advancing and 1393 shares declining.
The overall market breadth was negative as 1,844 stocks declined against 986 advancing ones, on the BSE.
Second-best performer after Brazil so far this year.
Markets reversed early losses and ended higher as investors picked up beaten down frontline stocks.
The markets had skid earlier in the day on the back of a dismal set of cues from the Asian front.
Overall market breadth was extremely positive as 1,695 stocks advancing while 831 were declining.
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