Small- and mid-cap stocks continued facing selling pressure due to stretched valuations.
Shares of L&T Technology Services, an arm of engineering giant Larsen and Toubro, made a decent debut on the bourses
Ranked 737 in the Forbes global billionaire list with personal wealth of $2.4 billion, Yusuffali's diversification does not stop here.
At its current stock price, RIL now has 8.4 per cent weight in the Sensex against Infosys' 8.8 per cent.
The NSE Nifty cracked below the 10,800-mark to hit a low of 10,753.05 intra-day, before closing at 10,762.45 with a loss of 59.40 points, or 0.55 per cent.
Sentiment was hurt after market regulator Sebi directed bourses to initiate action against 331 suspected shell companies.
The BSE Mid-Cap index was currently up 0.83%. The BSE Small-Cap index was currently up 0.8%.
The more one thinks about it, the more difficult it is to see how India will be able to reap the benefits of a demographic dividend, says Aakar Patel.
Comment by SoftBank board member sets off talk of Ola-Uber merger.
The death toll rose to 5,394 after a record single-day spike of 230 fatalities in the 24 hours since Sunday 8 am, the Union Health Ministry said in its morning update. It showed the number of confirmed cases rising by 8,392 to 1,90,535. However, a PTI tally of figures announced by states and union territories, as of 9.35 pm, showed a higher death toll of 5,501.
'The Indian cement sector is the most energy-efficient worldwide, mainly due to modern technology used in the plants but also because of efficient monitoring of a plant's performance on a daily basis, focusing on energy savings and carbon dioxide emission reductions.'
White labeled ATMs are set up by private non-bank companies that own and operate their own brand of ATMs.
The session was marked by volatility and stock-specific action, even as the overall sentiment remains risk-averse, brokers said.
Markets ended in red, index heavyweights drag.
The unemployment rate among women came down to 12.4 per cent in urban areas
The number of infrastructure projects cleared by a monitoring group set up in the Cabinet Secretariat had increased consistently in the past year.
The year is not yet over and a few more duty hikes are not ruled out.
The world is home to a record number of 2,089 billionaires.
Enunciating slew of measures initiated by the UPA to augment the sector, the finance minister said 19 oil and gas blocks were given out for exploration and 7 new airports are under construction.
With a loan book of $268 billion, India's retail banking is now ahead of Russia, Malaysia and Mexico but behind China, Brazil and Thailand
The country imported 9.31 million tonnes (mt) of steel in FY15.
Equity benchmarks erased early gains after realty, capital goods, teck, auto, PSU, IT, power and bankex counters came under selling pressure, falling up to 1.28 per cent.
Markets extended losses after the first hour of trade with HDFC Group shares leading the decline.
Monsoon is likely to be below normal in the current year at 93%.
India Inc said policymakers should take doable steps to revive fixed investments and production of capital goods
Netflix and Amazon Prime are raising their stakes in the game, commissioning original shows and going all out to acquire regional films for their libraries.
Some companies are already seeking review of the new norms.
The 30-share Sensex was up 191 points at 28,707.75 and the 50-share Nifty was up 54 points at 8,714.
Flight of high-paying banking jobs to other European cities will hurt the prospects of Indian real estate developers and desis in the hospitality business in the UK, says Kunal Bose.
The BSE benchmark Sensex surged about 241 points to end at 35,165.48 and the NSE Nifty gained 84 points to close at 10,688.65.
We had prepared a contingency plan for 580 districts, the minister said.
Of the 30-share Sensex pack, 22 ended with losses while NTPC ended flat at Rs 127.30.
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The local currency opened at 62.20 a dollar from the previous close of 61.93 and immediately touched a low of 62.29 at the interbank foreign exchange market.
Coal India topped the losers' list in the Sensex pack on Tuesday, falling 2.36 per cent, followed by Bharti Airtel at 2.16 per cent.
Scouting for resources to meet its fund crunch, Railways is open to the idea of even 100 per cent FDI in its infrastructure development but would keep train operations out of its ambit.
Notable losers were ONGC, Axis Bank, ITC, SBI, ICICI Bank, NTPC, Hero Motocorp, Sun Pharma and Bharti Airtel who fell by up to 2.80 per cent.
Muted quarterly earnings, mixed cues from global markets and unabated foreign fund outflows added to the volatility
Import growth moderated to a four-month low, owing to sharp decline in that of gold.
Investors booked profits after strong 641-point rally in the previous two sessions, brokers said.
SBI has been reeling under a mountain of bad loans for the past few years as the key sectors in the economy are faltering.
