FPIs sold shares worth a net Rs 1236.95 crore on Friday.
In an urgent need for its image makeover, the scam-tainted coal sector will require mammoth efforts in 2015 from the government and the corporates too.
The Sensex soared 402 points higher to end at 25,720 and the Nifty surged 130 points to close at 7,819.
'There are retaliatory incursions, ambushes, captures and killings by Indian forces along the 700 km border; alleged spies are caught on both sides, then mutually traded as pawns; envoys are summoned in both capitals to be routinely given dressing downs.' 'And there is always a handy courier pigeon, like Sajjan Jindal, sent over to test the troubled waters,' says Sunil Sethi.
S&P upgraded India's credit outlook to 'stable' from 'negative' earlier.
The confidence motion moved by Kumaraswamy was defeated with 99 members voting for the motion and 105 against it in a House of 225 including speaker P R Ramesh Kumar and a nominated member.
Busting a major 'front running' case in the stock market, Sebi on Friday ordered impounding of unlawful gains worth nearly Rs 15 crore (Rs 150 million) from brokerage firm Sharekhan and 15 other entities.
Developed markets have performed better than emerging market firms in the top 10 TSR-based rankings, says a BCG report.
Pharma shares extended losses after the government's ban on combination drugs.
Banks stocks continued to trade weak along with FMCG major ITC.
Brokers said a flurry of buying by investors in blue-chips mainly influenced the sentiment.
IT shares lost ground tracking a sell-off in tech stocks on Nasdaq on Friday
Index heavyweight RIL surged 3% to end above Rs 1,000 mark while IT majors were also the top gainers.
'We will have a well-designed product, and not a compromise.' 'We will make a completely contemporary vehicle, in keeping with consumers' aspirations, not like the Nano, which disappointed them,' Sajjan Jindal tells Shreekant Sambrani.
Adani Power bagged Jitpur mine in Jharkhand.
Top gainers from the Sensex pack are ONGC, HDFC, HUL, RIL and Cipla.
Ruias to sell Essar Steel stake to strategic partners.
While the Trinamool government, led by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, tried its best to attract investors, including from Singapore, not much headway could be made.
OIL, IOC, HPCL, BPCL slipped between 0.1-1.5% each while the oil producing companies such as ONGC (0.1%), RIL (1.5%), GAIL(2.6%) also edged lower.
Financials ended mixed despite the status-quo on key rates by the RBI. SBI, ICICI Bank and Axis Bank ended up 0.4-2.5% each.
Sensex seems to be under pressure on weak cues.
Union Budget 2014-15 is positive for metals and mining companies.
Technical rallies and short covering may arise only if the markets break this 500 point band
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History beckons trailblazers Bengaluru FC as they lock horns with Air Force Club of Iraq in the summit clash of AFC Cup in Doha on Saturday, aiming to become the first Indian football club to clinch a continental title. Bengaluru FC have already created history by becoming the first Indian club to qualify for the final of a continental tournament after they defeated defending champions Johor Darul Ta'zim in the semifinals on 4-2 aggregate last month. Before this, the farthest an Indian club had advanced in a continental tournament was the two AFC Cup semifinal appearances by Dempo in 2008 and East Bengal in 2013.
The Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) might take a write-down on the KG-D6 block.
As record stock market rally continues, the value of shares directly owned by next-generation business leaders at 20 major corporate houses has soared over 18 per cent to Rs 17,000 crore.
The banking, oil and metal sectors were the top sectoral losers on the BSE, while IT stocks rendered support at lower levels.
Political stability and a couple of big projects are pluses, but focus on medium and small industries is still missing.
Markets ended at record closing highs for the second day in a row on institutional buying.
Metals, auto and banking shares were in the limelight in this session; the FMCG pack, however, ended lower.
Largest deal in thermal power space; Lanco to use proceeds to lower debt.
Promoter holding in family-owned firms up 70 bps since 2005, 240 bps since 2010.
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Since April 1, promoters of Jaiprakash Associates have released more than 225 million Jaiprakash Power Ventures shares (valued at Rs 425 crore) pledged with lenders.
The broader markets, however, outperformed the benchmark indices -- BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices ended up 0.6%-1%.
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Sensex plunges 322.39 points to over 1-month closing low of 27,797.01; Nifty tumbles 97.55 points to 8,340.70.
The 30-share Sensex is down 359 points at 26,378 and the Nifty has dropped 78 points to trade at 7,883
The 30-share Sensex ended higher by 46 points at 26,360 and the 50-share Nifty gained 16 points at 7,891.
Tata Steel, SBI, L&T and Sun Pharma advanced 2-5% each.
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