The fall in Indian stocks was in line with global equities which headed for their biggest two-week drop since June amid concerns the Fed could start scaling back its stimulus after its two-day Federal Open Market Committee meeting ends on Wednesday.
Tata Motors has emerged as the cheapest export-oriented stock based on 12-month forward earnings among Sensex constituents, analysts say, mainly due to increasing contribution in revenues and profits from its unit Jaguar Land Rover.<br /><br />
Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) Chairman T S Vijayan said insurance companies will provide life cover to persons with pre-existing illness, but the pricing will be based on commercial considerations.<br /><br />
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The Sensex lost 154.80 points or 0.74 percent to 20,770.81, and the Nifty fell 51.55 points or 0.83 percent to 6,185.50.
The benchmark Sensex retreated for the third day in a row from an all-time high, dropping 246 points to close below the 21,000 level today ahead of inflation and industrial production data that may have a bearing on the RBI's policy next week.<br /><br />
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Uncertainty about the outcome of the elections, due by May, has prompted many investors and businesses to delay decisions as there are no clear favorites among leading parties to win a majority when India goes to elections.<br /><br />
The decision follows Facebook reporting its fourth straight profitable quarter in October, one of the criteria that S&P uses to determine eligibility for the index.<br /><br />
The Sensex fell 115.60 points to 21,055.81, and the Nifty declined 31.45 points to 6,276.45.
Heineken, the world's third-largest brewer, now owns 38.7 percent after buying 1.3 percent on Tuesday from Citicorp Finance India, showed data on the National Stock Exchange on Wednesday. Mallya owns 37.4 percent.<br /><br />
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The market regulator is wielding an unprecedented level of control over how mutual funds operate, delaying new launches and dictating investment strategy, frustrated insiders in the embattled industry say.<br /><br />
Indian markets opened in red this morning on subdued global cues. <br /><br />
Shares that rallied on Monday turned into leading decliners on Tuesday. ICICI Bank fell 3.6 percent, while Larsen and Toubro lost 4.1 percent.<br /><br />
Sebi charged Sahara with having raised funds through "various illegalities" and restrained them in November 2010 from mobilising further funds.
The new CPI-linked government bonds will satisfy neither the average saver nor the high-net-worth individual.
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MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was slightly higher, though trading was cautious ahead of next week's US Federal Reserve meeting.<br /><br />
Twitter shares soared more than 9 percent on Monday to their highest level since the company's initial public offering after a spate of product announcements that could boost its revenue prospects.
The BSE index gained as much as 2.3 percent to a record high of 21,483.74 points, while the NSE index rose as much as 2.5 percent to an all-time high of 6,415.25, surpassing its previous peak hit on January 2008.
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According to CNBC-TV18, brokerage CLSA has said prospects of a stable government led by the BJP after the 2014 general elections are rising and the key is to see whether the BJP will be able to replicate the success in Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Bihar.
Leading brokerage ICICI Securities sees the Nifty scaling life-time high of 6,700 in the run-up to the general elections next year after a decisive set of results today from the assembly polls.<br /><br />
Indian stock markets may see a strong up move this week amid results presenting a good show by the BJP in state assembly elections, experts said. The results of the four state elections held recently will be a major trigger for the Indian stock markets in the near-term, they added.
2014 is election year, and hence a lot could change in terms of the political economy. This means caution has to be the watchword.
Pakistan's main stock exchange in Karachi achieved a new landmark on Friday when it crossed the 25,000-point mark for the first time in the country's history.
The market regulator had recently replaced the agreements which are entered between a depository participant and demat account holder with a simpler and a common document titled 'Rights and Obligations'.
The Sensex is up 2.79 points at 20960.60, and the Nifty is down 4.90 points at 6236.20.