Profit booking in realty, oil and gas, capital goods, power and metal stocks pulled the index down to the day's low of 25,347.33 points.
'The Modi government believes the industrialist, the capitalist, has to pay for the assets of the government which belong to the people of India.'
E-auction or e-tendering moves the process of bidding for government contracts completely online, removing most manual procedures and, therefore, creating an accountability trail.
ITC, Sun Pharma, HDFC and Coal India were among the top gainers.
Sectoral performance was mixed with media and PSU banking stocks attracting buyer interest and healthcare, FMCG and metal stocks bearing the brunt of the bears
Overnight, the Wall Street closed on a flatter note.
S&P BSE Midcap shed 0.8% while S&P BSE Smallcap tumbled 0.6%
While TCS, RIL, ONGC, CIL, HDFC Bank, Bharti, HDFC and HUL saw rise in their market capitalisation (m-cap), ITC and Infosys suffered losses.
Indian companies realise several business opportunities ahead of International Yoga Day on Sunday
According to bankers and economists, there is room for further rate cut by the RBI as retail and wholesale inflation rates have remained benign.
The broader markets are, however, outperforming the larger peer.
In 10 sessions Sensex rose over 8%
Suspended BJP MP Kirti Azad targeted more politicians, including party MP and BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur, involved in cricket governance.
The 50-share NSE Nifty gained 53.30 points or 0.61 per cent to 8,778.
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The Finance Ministry has filed the offer document with market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India for the Central Public Sector Enterprises ETF, which could fetch the exchequer about Rs 3,000 crore (Rs 30 billion).
The 30-share Sensex ended lower by 61 points at 29,122 mark and the 50-share Nifty slipped by 12 points to close at 8,797.
The coal-bearing states shall be getting additional revenue from such coal mines.
Around 300 promoters serve their company boards for free.
Infosys, Bharti Airtel and ICICI Bank are the only companies who have managed to score 100% on a Composite Disclosure Index
Top gainers among the S&P BSE Sensex include GAIL, Dr Reddy's Laboratories and Bharti Airtel, all edging up by 1% in late morning deals
Creating history, leading exchange BSE on Wednesday peaked above Rs 100-trillion mark to scale a new record in terms of market wealth of all listed firms.
PSU employees will now get an option to subscribe up to 5 per cent of the issue size at a discount after the completion of disinvestment in the concerned state-owned company.
The 30-share Sensex dropped 298 points to end at 27,209 and the 50-share Nifty has lost 93 points to end at 8,174.
Broader markets outperformed with BSE Midcap and BSE Smallcap adding 0.23% and 0.45%, respectively
The NSE Nifty, comprising 50 shares, breached the 8,300-mark for the first time to hit a new lifetime high of 8,330.75.
Cairn India is 25th on the list with 22.2 per cent CGR.
Having successfully implemented the 25 per cent free-float norm for private companies, the Securities and Exchange Board of India now wants the government to pare its holdings in public-sector undertakings to below 75 per cent.
Ajit Mishra, Vice President, Research, Religare Broking, answers readers's queries on stocks they own or want to buy.
Most Asian stock markets steadied on Wednesday.
This measure will ensure that the price of a scrip cannot move upward or downward beyond a limit set for the day.
Rate sensitive sectors were among the top gainers with Tata Motors and ICICI Bank leading the gains on the Sensex.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 35 points at 26,349 and the 50-share Nifty ended down 20 points at 7,864.
RBI Governor would like to wait till Budget before taking any action on rate front.
Metals bucked the trend and shone across the board.
The 50-share NSE Nifty was trading lower by 24 points.
ICICI Bank, ONGC and Tata Motors contribute to nearly 50% gain seen on the Nifty.
Banking shares saw a renewed buying interest on the hopes of a rate-cut by the central bank post the easing of macro-economic data.
Among the Sensex 30 stocks, new entrant Sesa Goa soared 22 per cent to Rs 187, while TCS rose 11 per cent to Rs 2,023.
India Inc on Friday said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's assertion that the government will not impose capital controls, although reassuring to investors, must be supplemented with tough reform measures.
Analystsare showing optimism in Sensex EPS growth after double digit growth in the second quarter of current year.
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