Market breadth continued to remain strong, with 1899 gainers and 674 losers on the BSEs.
The focus shall also be on consolidation of public debt and reducing rollover risk through active switch/buyback operations.
The Street had factored in the NDA win, owing to which the appreciation in the rupee is expected to be limited
The broader markets ended firm with mid-caps and small-caps gaining nearly 0.5 per cent on the BSE.
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In the global market, the US dollar rose against the basket currencies in early trade as US President Barack Obama called for diplomacy in dealing with alleged chemical weapons attack in Syria but kept open the possibility of military action against the Assad regime.
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The government on Tuesday announced hikes in import duties for gold and silver, but it has yet to unveil other details such as its plan to tax imports of non-essential items.
30-year-old Krishnamurthy, founder, Honey Kart, quit his job as a technical programmer at Wipro, and borrowed money from friends to become a beekeeper. Today he is not only debt-free but also processes 500 kilograms of honey every month that sells for Rs 716 per kg.
Earnings spread for foreign investors down to 10-year low of 1.1 per cent, from 2 per cent at the beginning of the year and record high of nearly 5 per cent in 2013
The move came as the country badly needs capital inflows as the rupee comes under pressure
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India's share of 2015 emerging market allocations will be driven by FII perceptions on likely growth and reform.
The large current account deficit and the growing vulnerability on the external front have largely contributed towards the secular decline and the current volatility of the rupee.
Issuers are currently not comfortable with the bids they have been getting for their bond offerings.
A government that confuses PowerPoints for policy is delaying structural change too much.
The combined sales of the branded versions of the products in the US is about $3.5 billion.
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Chidambaram also said the government will take steps to curb imports of gold, silver, oil and luxury goods.
RBI will review the monetary policy again on September 29.
A much-vacant mall in a sleepy industrial park is all that's left of the amount allegedly owed by Mangla Shree Properties against 0.2-mt sugar deliveries
Sesnsex ended the day flat on heavy selling pressure.
With the stock markets scaling new heights, Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Friday sounded a note of caution and asked investors to guard against excessive exuberance.
When it comes wildlife, stock market investors can immediately identify with bulls and bears. But there are other animals in the stock market jungle too.
In our special series re-visiting great Hindi film classics, we look back at Sanjeev Kumar's Dastak (1970).
No one expects the government to publicly concede policy mistakes. But it can shed denial; and, stop the point-winning debating style to the formulation of public policy, says Rahul Khullar.
Financials declined amid profit taking while energy shares fell after the government hiked excise duty on transport fuels.
'For the RBI, it is also strategic to allow the rupee to over-depreciate, then come and buy the rupee, and benefit from its appreciation. Speculators who have driven the rupee too low then make losses,' says Ashima Goyal.
The new law proposes to bring e-retail users and players into its fold.
The biggest lesson China can teach India is that when it comes to sustaining a love affair with investors, nothing works better than an undervalued currency and its by-product: a current-account surplus.
The NDA government was initially reticent about fleshing out its economic strategy for the future. But now that it has taken enough bold initiatives on the economic front it must have the confidence to tell us more about its approach going forward, says Abheek Barua.
'Modi must keep his members in check or risk losing domestic and global credibility,' Moody's warned.
To do so, the government will have to tackle a number of broad development challenges successfully, says Shankar Acharya
The steep decline in commodity prices has reversed.
Economist Abheek Barua's insight into the global and domestic economy at the turn of the financial year.
Expressing serious concerns over the current account deficit touching a record 4.8 per cent in 2012-13, India Inc on Thursday asked the government to take all policy measures, including boosting exports and foreign exchange inflows to bring down CAD.
The broader markets, however, outperformed the benchmark indices -- BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices ended up 0.6%-1%.
The policy statement by the RBI governor is also expected to be upbeat.
RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan expressed anguish at the banks' reluctance to pass on benefits of the earlier rate cuts.
The broader Nifty also succumbed to the pressure before recovering to close lower by 6.35 points, or 0.07 per cent at 8,693.05
IMF members will also be examining whether China's heavy intervention in the yuan market was befitting of a freely convertible reserve currency
The idea is to boost household savings and turn more of them into growth capital. If the plan succeeds, sustained eight per cent-plus rates of gross domestic product growth should be within reach in a few years.
Are we adopting an idea whose time has come and gone? My feeling is, yes, says ex-banker C Joseph Chacko in the fourth article of the series on inflation targeting.
Rajan's first few measures include swap window facility for banks to lure in NRI funds.
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