The benchmark BSE Sensex reclaimed the 28,000 mark, spurting by 409 points or 1.4% at 28,114 and Nifty settled above the 8,500 mark at 8,532, gains of 111 points.
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Bombay Stock Exchange Sensex closed 30 points lower at 21,140 levels.
In the last couple of months, the Prime Minister has visited Japan and the US and launched the Make in India campaign to lure foreign investments into manufacturing sector.
Relatively new brands of HUL, such as Closeup, play second fiddle to other legacy brands such as Colgate from Colgate-Palmolive and Vicco.
Despite slowdown, smaller firms attract growth capital.
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Consumer durables and electronics companies are putting the final touches to their festive period plans.
The Cyrus Mistry camp is confident that independent directors will take their cue from their counterparts in Indian Hotels.
FMCG, automobile industries say if GST regime kicks in, rail hubs can take Make in India to a new high.
The IMD attributed the projection to a weakening of El Nio and the Indian Ocean Dipole turning positive.
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Oil imports are a third of India's total import bill.
Sun Pharma was the top gainer after SPARC received Sebi nod to raise up to Rs.250 crore through a rights issue
On the sectoral front, rate-sensitive sectors such as Bankex and Auto gained by 1% and 0.7% respectively while BSE Consumer Durables gained 1.4%.
The Confederation of Indian Industry will organise a round table on investment.
Growth in cities has lagged villages as consumers troubled by persistently high inflation have cut spending in the past two years.
Competitors in the health and hygiene soap segment include Lifebuoy, Dettol and Santoor.
After two years of growth in the 4 per cent to 5 per cent range, the gross domestic product is expected to increase more robustly in 2015, growing to an expected 6.4 per cent.
Big brands are keen to tie up with IPL for advertising purposes.
Banks led the decline with Nifty Bank and BSE Bank index dropping over 3% each.
The 30-share Sensex ended up 12 points at 28,517 while the 50-share Nifty ended nearly unchanged at 8,660.
As rural demand tapers, companies are back at the drawing board, firming up plans to beat the unexpected slowdown in sales.
Above normal monsoon forecast and strength in Asian equities lifted sentiments.
Bharti Retail launched its first mall, The Pavilion, in Ludhiana.
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Chocolate majors, home and surface cleaning companies, beauty brands say that business has been brisk this festive season.
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Markets snapped two-day losing streak and ended flat with a positive bias on Tuesday as gains in auto shares helped offset losses in IT majors.
Sensex was up 184 points at 25,580 and the Nifty added 71 points to end the day at 7,654
The lowest FMCG index valuation has been around PE 27, while the highest have been above 42PE.
While the two high-profile exits in pharmaceutical and telecom have raised concerns over regulatory hassles in the country, Japanese investors are still keen to tap into India's consumer growth story and many more merger and acquisition deals are in the offing in this space.
Hopscotch.in wants to focus on enhancing technology and mobile applications.
In a meeting with the commerce minister, India Inc hammered Sharma on the collapse of investments, structural nature of the current account deficit and stagnant growth in agriculture.
Industry is displeased over the failure of the National Manufacturing Policy, which has failed to invite any sizeable investment since it was launched more than two years ago.
The Sensex ended at at 27,676, lower by 210 points and the Nifty broke the psychological level of 8,400 to end at 83877 down 70 points.
A meeting to pay homage to K G Subramanyam, one of India's most interesting painters and thinkers.
The seasons in 2012 and 2013 went by with hardly any property launches, mainly due to an economic slowdown and a need to clear the backlog
The 30-share Sensex jumped 729 points to end at 28,076 and the 50-share Nifty soared 217 points to end at 8,494.