The inauguration of the Ram temple in northern India on Monday marks a new milestone in Modi's project of reshaping the country into a more avowedly Hindu nation
Broader market outperformed the benchmark indices with S&P BSE Midcap gaining over 1%
Broader market outperformed the benchmark indices with S&P BSE Midcap gaining over 1%
S&P BSE Midcap shed 0.8% while S&P BSE Smallcap tumbled 0.6%
Bharti Airtel, TCS, Wipro, Lupin and Coal India gained the most on BSE Sensex
BSE Sensex was up 1.4% for the week, extending gains for the second consecutive week
ITC, Sun Pharma, Cipla and Tata Steel were top gainers on BSE Sensex
Reliance Industries, Asian Paints, HDFC and ONGC were top losers among Sensex stocks
The Nifty PSU Bank pared losses to end flat after falling as much as 1.05%
Pharma was the top losing index amid worries about their earnings outlook with Lupin down over 4%
Nifty PSU Bank index gained 1% led by Allahabad Bank, Andhra Bank, Syndicate Bank and IDBI Bank
Nifty PSU bank index dropped nearly 2% while the Nifty Bank index settled 0.9% lower
BSE IT index was the biggest sectoral loser, down 1.5% dragged by TCS
Earlier in the day, Nifty scaled 9,700 for the first time ever during early-morning deals
S&P BSE Smallcap index outperformed the frontline indices, rising 0.6% for the day
Adani Ports, HUL and L&T gained the most, while ICICI Bank, ONGC, GAIL and Tata Steel lost the most
The market breadth remained in favour of declines
Pharma stocks were the biggest losers with Nifty Pharma posting sixth consecutive session of loss
BSE Auto index fell over 0.5% after reports that automobiles might get costlier post GST
S&P BSE Midcap index and S&P BSE Smallcap were down 2% and 1.3% respectively