Adani Ports, BHEL, Tata Motors, ONGC, Mahindra & Mahindra and Tata Steel were the top losers.
Joint venture to take on Amazon will be announced next week.
Given the concerns around trade wars that threaten to jeopardise global capital flows as well, attracting foreign capital needs to be a policy priority, says Neelkanth Mishra.
The markets hitting the lower circuit on Monday has come as a boon to investors to grab shares, say analysts.
The rally is being fuelled by across-the-board buying.
Experts caution against tough times in Indian equity markets in 2015.
The former India hockey ace has decided to sell his house to finance the project.
The national carrier has started approaching Indian banks and public sector undertakings for disposal of these properties including floorspace in prime locations.
S&P BSE Midcap and the S&P BSE Smallcap indices gained 2% and 1.6% respectively
German engineering giant Siemens is likely to follow in IBM's footsteps by selling off its mobile phone business to a Chinese company, says the German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung.
Under attack from Left parties on the Centaur Hotel sell-off, Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday
Silver also plunged by Rs 1,430 per kg on poor offtake by industrial units and coin makers.
Lacklustre domestic equities alongside ongoing FCNR redemptions added pressure on the local currency
As Congress President Sonia Gandhi turned 67 on Monday, the usually buzzing party office on Akbar Road and her 10 Janpath Road residence bore a deserted look with hardly any kind of celebrations that are seen every year.
RBI will be cautious easing rates further given oil price uncertainties
K C Chakrabarty, former deputy governor, RBI, talks to Anup Roy on issues in the new bankruptcy law and rules.
The rupee is currently hovering around Rs 65/USD at 2-year lows.
The parade of some of the most interesting first-quarter corporate performances continues
As in all successful comebacks, strong leadership will be key for the Chennai Super Kings and the Rajasthan Royals.
Delhi, labelled the world's most polluted city in a 2014 World Health Organization survey, alone makes up about 7 per cent of total Indian auto sales.
When 'humiliated' Tata did 'favour' to Ford with JLR buyout!
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.
Investors watch out for cues from the on-going winter session of the Parliament.
Gold tumbled by Rs 310 to Rs 30,290 per ten grams in the national capital today on heavy sell-off by stockists and a weak global trend.
Sri Lanka on Monday put off indefinitely a decision to sell off part of the state-run oil company to Bharat Petroleum as trade unions threatened to stop work, triggering panic buying at petrol stations across the country.
"The shift is gradually happening more on account of favourable risk-reward for stocks in these sectors and the shift would be more pronounced as investors roll over their targets to 2017," the head of research at a foreign brokerage said.
oil market remained under pressure and big gains are unlikely.
The overall gold demand during the second quarter of 2013 stood at 1,148 tonnes, the World Gold Council Q2 Demand Trends report said.
The classic Third Year or Mid-Term Problem has afflicted all but two prime ministers who have lasted a full term, give or take a few months this way or that, points out T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan.
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