No stock on BSE Sensex ended in red while only 3 stocks in the broader Nifty50 index settled the day negative
After hitting a record low of 68.85 to the dollar last week, a Reuters poll suggests the rupee will stabilise at 66 to the dollar by the end of September, while technical charts also point to a period of relative calm.
Brokers said a flurry of buying by investors in blue-chips mainly influenced the sentiment.
India should plan its strategies on the assumption that the rightward swing will stay and the West will retreat into an economic fortress, says Nitin Desai.
Weakness of dollar in the overseas market also boosted the rupee value.
There is uncertainty in most investors' minds as to whether China is transitioning to a new growth model or simply collapsing.
Petrol and diesel prices on Tuesday touched fresh highs as rupee dipped to a record low of 71.54 against US dollar, making imports costlier
This follows an investigation into alleged violations of foreign exchange rules involving foreign direct investment of Rs 85 crore and Rs 140 crore by JP Morgan India and Amrapali Group firms.
A time has thus come when state encouragement for rural students led to empowerment of the socio-economically marginalised sections of the population. It included women. Today, with greater exposure and consequent enlightenment, it has gone beyond 'empowerment' to become 'entitlement', says N Sathiya Moorthy.
While gold returned 12 per cent annual gain in 10 years, Nifty didn't exceed 9 per cent.
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'One of the biggest issues the Indian economy faces right now is of job creation...' 'The nexus between growth and employment has to be closed...' 'In the absence of a manufacturing expansion, the alternative is to have the service sector as the driver of both GDP as well as employment growth.'
'The Godse controversy may have helped Kamal Haasan reach out to a larger audience, both inside the state and outside, coming as it does when the main campaign for elections 19 is over and only those in the four assembly bypoll constituencies are drudging along,' says N Sathiya Moorthy.
'Fiscal purists would quarrel with the idea of selling assets to pay for current expenditure -- such as the payout to farmers and the health insurance programme -- for the obvious reason that the process cannot go on forever.' 'At some point, the list of assets available for sale will run out,' notes T N Ninan.consultations -- something already aired in connection with the lease of airports to the Adani group, says T N Ninan.
In September, net equity inflows stood at Rs 6,609 crore, compared to Rs 9,152 crore in the previous month. In the last four months, this is the lowest net inflow tally seen by the equity category.
Markets were left high and dry last week, as the 'Monsoon Effect' played havoc on trader sentiment.
Auto stocks are weighing on the indices.
'You have to tear it all down if you want to build something new tomorrow.'
The U.S. economy grew faster than initially thought in the second quarter.
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Most infra projects have hit a road block due to high cost of funds.
The need of the hour is to strike a balance between the capability of the conventional and the prospect of the renewable to give a realistic shape to the Prime Minister's vision, says Rajiv Mishra.
MCX Stock Exchange is bullish on breaking-even in one year's time frame.
In worldwide trade, the US dollar retreated from its recent multi-year highs to trade subdued against major rival currencies
'Event management can distract from, but not permanently mask, execution failures,' points out Rathin Roy, director, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy.
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It also painted a grim possibility of any major gains in the rupee during the current fiscal saying that the continuing global volatility, and domestic political uncertainty ahead of the 2014 hustings will limit chances of any significant appreciation apart from further impact growth.
The BSE Midcap ended up 0.5% while the Smallcap index ended nearly 1% higher
Market breadth depicted gains with 1,476 advances over 1,403 declines on the BSE. 140 stocks remained unchanged.
All the sectoral indices, led by realty, metal, consumer durables and power were trading in the negative zone on Thursday.
But experts say downside limited, pockets of opportunities for investors
With scrutiny that comes with a public listing, Deepinder Goyal's leadership could face its sternest test yet.
Pharma shares extended losses after the government's ban on combination drugs.
Bruno Fernandes and Edinson Cavani scored twice each as Manchester United took a giant step towards the Europa League final with a 6-2 drubbing of AS Roma in their semi-final first leg at Old Trafford on Thursday.
For stressed loans, the need is to prevent disruption in cash flows from a systemic perspective, conserving employment and assets in untainted enterprises with the potential for recovery, says Shyam Ponappa.
'Investors should be careful in getting carried away; although a reversal of IPO frenzy this time is taking longer than in the past.'
The 30-share Sensex ended 271 points higher to end at 28,930 and the 50-share Nifty climbed 76 points to close at 8,776.
Though the wily TRS supremo, credited with achieving the separate state of Telangana, stopped short of saying he was about to declare dissolution of the assembly, none doubted its imminence.
If I focus on today, I will have to give up the future, says T K Kurien.
The benchmark BSE Sensex ended down 2.23 per cent. The Bank Nifty fell 3.59 per cent.
Market breadth ended weak on the BSE with 1,838 declines against 1,218 advances.
Most expect the Budget to be path-breaking.
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