Banking shares are trading higher by up to 6% in early morning deals on National Stock Exchange (NSE) after consumer price index (CPI)-based inflation fell to 7.31% in June, the lowest since its launch in January 2012.

Its wholesale counterpart declined to a four-month low of 5.43% in the month and wholesale price inflation eased to a four-month low in June after the new government curbed farm exports.

Infosys has dipped over 4% to Rs 3,185 in early morning deals, erasing its entire gain recorded in last week, on the National Stock Exchange (NSE).

The stock had outperformed the market by gaining 2.4% in last week compared to 3.7% decline in benchmark CNX Nifty.

Shares of information technology (IT) companies are trading higher in the range of 1-4% on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) after Infosys reported a better-than-expected consolidated net profit for the first quarter ended June 30, 2014 (Q1).

All four large-cap IT stocks - Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), HCL Technologies and Wipro are up in the range of 1-2%. Rolta, Tech Mahindra, KPIT Cummins, NIIT Technologies and Hexaware Technologies are up 2-4% on NSE.

The benchmark BSE Sensex gained over 83 points to hit another record-high of 25,924.25 in opening trade today on strong rally in FMCG, metal, consumer durable, PSUs and oil & gas stocks amid sustained capital inflows.

Hitting a new peak for the second straight session, the 30-share barometer surged 83.04 points, or 0.32 per cent, to trade at 25,924.25, surpassing its previous intra-day high of 25,864.53 reached yesterday.

BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty are likely to trade range-bound as investors have turned cautious and will wait for clarity in the maiden Budget of the newly-elected Narendra Modi government, due on July 10.

The market will take a close look at the U.S. non-farm payroll data, due on July 3, which will direct the short-term trend in global equities.

MUMBAI: Refiner Essar Oil Ltd on Monday said its board had approved delisting of shares from the BSE Ltd and National Stock Exchange of India Ltd.

Essar Oil, a unit of the diversified Essar Group, said its board met on Sunday to decide on the proposal.

Markets extended gains and were trading near their day's highs led by index heavyweights ITC and Reliance Industries.

At 1:55 PM, the 30-share Sensex was up 25,411 up 380 points and the 50-share Nifty was up 96 points at 7,590.

Benchmarks BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty today extended losses for the third day and ended at two-week lows dragged down by Mahindra and Mahindra, Tata Power and ICICI Bank shares as caution prevailed over the growing unrest in Iraq choking oil supplies and a weak monsoon stunting economic revival.

The S&P BSE benchmark Sensex slipped another 96.29 points, or 0.38 per cent, to end at 25,105.51 and the NSE 50-share Nifty moved down by 29.25 points, or 0.39 per cent, to finish at 7,511.45, its lowest close since June 5.

IFCI, the government-owned finance company, will reduce its stake in the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and divest its entire stake in the broking and financial product distribution arm, IFCI Financial Services Ltd (IFIN).

Malay Mukherjee, managing director, said: “The board had given a nod for partial divestment of stake in the bourse in April. We are starting the process.”

Equities bounced back and posted modest gains today after overnight fall on the NSE led by select blue-chips ahead of key economic data on a day when top level changes at IT giant Infosys dominated the market.

Firm buying in healthcare, FMCG, auto, financial and technology counters supported the recovery, but selling in index-heavyweights Infosys, which got its first outsider CEO in Vishal Sikka, Bharti Airtel and ICICI Bank capped gains.

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