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Sensex drops nearly 300 pts during the week on subdued trades

On a weekly basis, the Sensex fell 294.75 points or 1.04 percent and the NSE Nifty slipped 94.35 points or 1.08 percent. Both the indexes posted second straight weekly losses

Amtek Auto shares jump 24% on co's debt cut plans; zoom 104% in 6 sessions

Company plans to sell most of its non-core assets and intends to repay Rs 7,000 crore debt in next 15 months time

August F&O series starts with a bang as Sensex, Nifty end above psychological levels

Market breadth ended positive with 1,658 stocks advancing against 1,213 declines on BSE.

MCX-SX gets new CEO; to get infusion of fresh capital from shareholders

While the company did not disclose the name, sources said that Saurabh Sarkar, head of United Stock Exchange, has been selected to head MCX-SX, which commenced operations as a full fledged exchange in February 2013.

SEBI hikes liquidity level for derivatives

Market regulator Sebi hiked the benchmark liquidity level for any scrip to be eligible for trading in the derivatives segments.

Legalising black money: HNIs take F&O route to give taxman the slip on capital gains tax

Out-of-money call and put stock options on the bourses are suddenly seeing a flurry of activity, as many high networth individuals (HNIs) are said to be using this route to suppress their tax liability or legalise unaccounted money before this accounting year ends.

Sensex at 27000: Why it has more sex appeal than Nifty hitting 8100

Apart from an early mover advantage, the BSE Sensex moves more than the Nifty on any given day. Its dance-floor moves are thus more interesting to watch.

United Spirits to be dropped from F&O segment of NSE, BSE from 18 Sept

All the existing contracts on United Spirits i.e. contracts with expiry month September and October will expire on 18 September, 2014.