Five of the 12 BSE sectoral indices ended at 52-week highs; the oil and gas index zoomed by nearly 5%.
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Net profit grew 25.4% in Q4 but revenue growth, lower at 8.5%, suggests lack of volume expansion.
'There will be much for President Trump and Prime Minister Modi to discuss including growing Chinese military cooperation with Pakistan, which heralds a new attempt by China and Pakistan to neutralise India's influence in its Indian Ocean neighbourhood,' notes Ambassador G Parthasarathy.
The Sensex closed the day at 27,490, higher by 479 points and the Nifty ended at 8331.95, up 150.45 points.
Market ended lower for the third straight session led by IT stocks amid downgrade by Citigroup.
The 30-share Sensex provisionally ended up 112 points at 28,555 and the 50-share Nifty closed 24 points higher at 8,561 after hitting a record high of 8,626.95.
Bank shares were the top losers after sharp gains last week.
The Sensex and the Nifty had touched a low of 27,921 and 8,349 respectively.
Combating threat of terrorism and radicalisation are expected to figure high on the agenda of the talks between Modi and the leadership of Saudi Arabia, a country known as spiritual home of Islam which recently has formed a major coalition of 34 Muslim nations to fight terror, particularly the Islamic State.
Rise in crude oil price and rally in global equities aided the sentiment
An insatiable quest for personal propaganda, event management and attractive slogans has made Modi sovernment as 'catch headline government'
Nifty September F&O series ended lower after seven consecutive positive series with Metal Index falling the most
With rest of the world showing no signs of growth and headwinds ahead for US growth, chances are that we might continue to see central banks pumping money into their economies
The NSE Nifty settled the day 93.20 points or 0.88 per cent lower at 10,452.30 after shuttling between 10,612.90 and 10,434.05.
Sensex, Nifty put up a good show in closing trade.
ICICI Bank, SBI, Axis Bank and HDFC Bank dipped between 1-2% each.
United States Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz has cancelled his crucial trip to India this month in view of the strained relations between the two countries over the arrest of an Indian diplomat on alleged visa fraud charges.
Telecom stocks fell after Mukesh Ambani extended Reliance Jio's free offers till March 2017.
These refineries, commissioned mostly in the 1950s and 1960s during India's early industrialisation push, are inefficient and costly to maintain compared to their modern counterparts on the coast mainly operated by private companies.
Investors turn their attention to export-driven sectors.
The broader NSE Nifty closed 1.25 points, or 0.01 per cent down at 10,564.05.
There are actually great similarities between the two PM
Corporate India's earnings in the past two quarters were largely driven by the rupee's sharp fall versus the dollar in the second quarter of this financial year.
Nifty, which has struggled around 8550-8560 levels managed to blast past this resistance and close above the psychological mark of 8600.
A bleak demand outlook for steel in the domestic as well as global market is also another reason Tata Steel may be looking to have additional liquidity as margins are expected to take a hit in the coming quarters.
Muted global trend after a report that US President Donald Trump was preparing to impose more tariffs on China hurt trading sentiments.
Bank Nifty closes at a 30-month high; Rate sensitives lead the rally on RBI rate cut optimism.
The centre in Riyadh will be staffed by Saudi females and will start by catering to Saudi Aramco and GE as anchor clients.
The fall in metal and mining stocks comes on the back of weak Chinese trade data
Markets gained for the second straight session to kick-off the September F&O series on a robust note.
Private participation remains lacklustre.
The Sensex ended down 134 points at 28,559 and the Nifty ended 35 points lower at 8,554
World Bank lowered its global economic growth outlook for 2016 to 2.9% from 3.3% earlier.
The 30-share Sensex ended up 204 points at 27,215 and the 50-share Nifty ended up 59 points at 8,238.
For fast-moving consumer goods, growth is likely to be tepid.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 556 points at 27,886 and the 50-share Nifty ended down 158 points at 8,444.
Non-resident Indians (NRIs) are very positive about India
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Diesel makes up nearly half of fuel demand in Asia's No 3 economy.
