Rebalancing of the BSE's banking index, the S&P BSE Bankex, would now depend on the weightage of the index constituent spilling over 22 per cent.

BSE on Friday announced a change in the methodology of index calculation for the exchange's banking index. "Effective at the open of January 27, 2015, the index will follow modified market capitalization methodology, capping maximum weight of constituents to 22% at each rebalance," said the release from the exchange.

As per the agreement, "BSE will establish an international exchange in GIFT SEZ-IFC, a multi-services Special Economic Zone (SEZ) being developed as India's first International Financial Services Centre by Gujarat International Finance Tec-City Company Ltd."

BSE, along with its associates and members, will invest upto Rs 150 crore to set up this international exchange.

Adani Enterprises is trading higher by 3% at Rs 519 on National Stock Exchange (NSE) in otherwise subdued market after the company has tied up with Australia's Woodside Energy to source liquefied natural gas (LNG), and for oil & gas exploration and production opportunities.

Adani Enterprises has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Australian energy major Woodside Energy for cooperation for exploring business opportunities across a broad spectrum in oil and gas sector in India, as part of the Vibrant Gujarat initiative, the company said in a statement.

The BSE Sensex and Nifty on Friday rose for a consecutive session, paring a weekly loss, as Infosys, the country's second-largest software exporter reported profit that beat estimates and global stocks rallied.

Infosys rallied the most in three months after the company maintained its annual sales forecast. The stock now has the highest weighting on the Sensex, up from a third place on Thursday.

Promoters and foreign institutional investors (FIIs) have reduced their stake in information technology (IT) major Infosys during the third quarter (Oct-Dec) of the current fiscal.

Total promoter holding in Infosys has declined by nearly 300 basis points to 13.8% at the end of the third quarter from 15.92% in the second quarter ended September 30, 2014. FIIs shareholding in the software giant has decreased by 109 basis points to 41.58% from 42.67% in past three months.

Larsen and Toubro (L&T) is trading higher by 2% at Rs 1,570 on NSE after the company said it has won orders worth of Rs 4,006 crore in the month of December 2014.

The construction arm of L&T has won orders worth Rs 4,006 crore across various business segments in the month of December’14 in both the domestic and international markets, L&T said in a statement.

IDBI Bank has gained around 2% to Rs 72.55 in BSE after receiving approval from its Board of Directors to divest its stake in Credit Analysis & Research (CARE).

The Bank can now sell its shareholding of 48,18,292 equity shares in CARE in part or whole, subject to compliance with all applicable laws, regulations and guidelines. The propose sale of shares would be made in one or more tranches, according to IDBI's statement to BSE.

Benchmark indices are trading marginally lower after losing initial momentum as the absence of any significant directional cues has limited fresh buying by investors. Losses in FMCG, auto and oil & gas shares are weighing the most on the indices.

At 11:50AM, the 30-share Sensex was down 41 points at 27,167 and the 50-share Nifty was flat at the mark 8,171.

Mumbai: Both the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex and CNX Nifty continued to rally for the second consecutive session on Friday led by gains in IT stocks after global rival Accenture Plc raised its revenue forecast, while Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) rose on bets it will roll out its telecom services in the next few months.

The 30-share Sensex closed 0.9%, or 245.27 points, higher at 27,371.84, while the National Stock Exchange’s broader barometer 50-share Nifty rose 0.81%, or 65.90 points, to end at 8,225.20 points.

Anil Ambani led Reliance Group has sold its multiplex business to South-India based Carnival Group in the largest ever deal in this space.

The transaction will reduce Reliance Capital’s overall debt by Rs 700 crore and is part of Reliance Capital’s strategy to exit minority investments.

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