With global markets pushing ahead, enthused by strengthening US jobs market, and also due to prospects of European rate hike, Indian markets also continued the march ahead.
The 30-share Sensex ended up 8 points at 27,508 and the 50-share Nifty closed 1 point higher at 8,284.
'And the top 10 per cent will grow because they have to serve the market.'
The rupee recovered from initial losses against the US dollar and was quoted barely steady at 61.91 on selling of the American currency by banks and exporters on good foreign capital inflows.
SBI, PNB, Bank of Baroda, Canara Bank, Dena Bank, Central Bank of India ended down 3%-12% each.
While government bond yields might rise, as there are expectations that the Reserve Bank of India might increase the repo rate in the second quarter monetary policy review due to high inflation.
US Ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley said these are by far the strongest measures ever imposed on North Korea.
Includes those dealing in high-value property and petrol pump owners
Infosys was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, rising 2.36 per cent, followed by HDFC Bank up 1.39 per cent.
The problem is actually acute in the diamond jewellery industry where there is no uniform criteria of inventory valuation unlike gold, whose prices are uniform and widely quoted.
ICICI Bank was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, surging 4.64 per cent, followed by Axis Bank at 3.86 per cent and SBI 2.53 per cent.
'We do not know when we will get to the business-as-usual mode.' 'Many borrowers may not be able to pay up.' 'The incidence of cheque bouncing has doubled or even trebled, some lenders say,' says Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
The broader Nifty too fell for the second straight session and closed with a loss of over 62 points, or 0.54 per cent, at 11,520.30, after hovering between 11,496.85 and 11,602.55.
But, neither were the big companies interested in growing inorganically nor were the smaller ones ready to offer themselves for sale.
Raghuram Rajan, whose current three-year tenure ends on September 4, has already said no to a second term.
However, the number of confirmed cases reported by states rose by over 500 to cross 3,000 with at least 90 dead. While Maharashtra, Telangana and Delhi disclosed several new cases of the deadly virus infection, government officials said the numbers have risen in last few days mostly due to one event -- referring to the Tablighi Jamaat's religious gathering in the national capital attended by thousands of people last month.
The Union government is reportedly considering doing away with the practice of presenting a separate Railway Budget.
These women are building billion-dollar brands, calling the shots in the financial markets, and crisscrossing the globe to broker international agreements and provide aid, the magazine noted
Bank stocks rose sharply by up to 12 per cent after the government's move to withdraw 500 and 1,000 rupee notes from circulation as part of black money crack down
This was the second consecutive yearly outflow from such funds.
CNG prices in Mumbai may have to be hiked by about Rs 16 per kg and piped cooking gas by Rs 10 after government decided to divert some of its cheaper domestic gas to Gujarat.
Loan waivers will never be enough. Reforming the agricultural marketing system is essential to addressing the concerns of farmers in a sustainable manner, says Nitin Desai.
The sharp rise was also due to a statistical illusion -- low industrial numbers in November 2015, and sharp reversal of a 12-month declining trend in capital goods.
According to a Lancet study an estimated 15.6 million abortions took place in India in 2015, of which about half of the pregnancies were unintended.
In 2013-14, the funds witnessed outflow of Rs 2,293 crore
The 50-issue NSE Nifty in range-bound movements settled higher by 59.15 points, or 0.58 per cent, at 10,252.10.
The excise duty on unbranded petrol was increased from Rs 5.46 per litre to Rs 7.06 a litre.
According to the annual HSBC 'Value of Education Learning for Life' report, India has the world's highest proportion of parents (88 per cent) who are willing to send their children abroad for higher studies, ahead of Turkey (83 per cent), Malaysia and China (82 per cent each).
According to JP Morgan, it seems that Jio is willing to go for the jugular in chasing market share if this hurts some of its standing rivals like Vodafone and Idea to a point from where they find it difficult to fight back.
The 30-share barometer started higher, but lost its way soon after the railway budget.
Coal India fell the most by 2.58 per cent among Sensex scrips, dragging the index into the negative zone.
The broader NSE Nifty closed 1.25 points, or 0.01 per cent down at 10,564.05.
Besides, a sharp 8% decline in Chinese stocks added to the sell-off in domestic equities
The rupee had lost 27 paise to close at more than 5-week low.
Madhya Pradesh has nearly 750,000 employees who would share the benefit of the pay hike.
It would be advisable to look to companies that reported attractive growth during the first quarter, says Mudar Patherya
The bank, which has suffered reverses following a massive spike in dud assets and also the dismissal of its chief executive Chanda Kochhar over governance issues, however, hinted that the worse is behind.
DLF was asked to file an affidavit in this matter by Monday, after which SAT would issue directions on Wednesday (November 5) on whether the interim relief can be given.
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However, many historians, conservationists and artists have slam move to 'entrust' Red Fort to cement company.
