The BSE benchmark Sensex rallied a little more than 300 points for a second day, buoyed by a sharp rally in global equities and expectation of a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) victory in the Gujarat election.

The election in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state is seen as a key test for his party, ahead of the general election in 2019. Market players see a BJP win as positive, for continuation in policymaking and reform.

NEW DELHI: The markets on Friday took off from the launchpad of yesterday's positive sentiment as Sensex gained almost 200 points in initial trade.

30-share BSE Sensex gained 84.99 points to start trading on 33,034.20 and 50-share NSE Nifty opened on 10,198.45, up by 31.75 points. In early trading, both indices were gaining more than half a per cent.

The benchmark Sensex staged a strong comeback in early trade today gaining over 149 points on widespread buying by participants amid positive Asian cues.

The 30-share index was trading higher by 149.05 points, or 0.46 per cent at 32,746.23. All the sectoral indices led by capital goods, power, oil & gas and PSU were trading in the green with gains of up to 1.20 per cent.

BSE benchmark Sensex ended over 67 points down in volatile trade today as cautious investors trimmed their portfolios ahead of RBI's policy announcement amid subdued macro cues.

The Reserve Bank's two-day monetary policy review kicked off today. The central bank is widely expected to keep policy rates unchanged tomorrow and will stay focused on controlling inflation, experts said.

The benchmark BSE Sensex fell over 108 points in opening trade following a cautious stance adopted by participants ahead of the RBI policy review amid weak Asian cues.

The 30-share index fell by 108.10 points, or 0.32 per cent, to 32,761.62 as power, metal, infrastructure, capital goods, IT, teck, banking and auto stocks declined.

NEW DELHI: Leading bourse National Stock Exchange (NSE) may have to file fresh draft papers with markets regulator Sebi to float an initial public offering after getting clarity on the co-location matter. However, the current preliminary IPO papers, which were filed with Sebi in December last year, will remain open, the exchange said.

The IPO is expected to be one of the biggest in recent times, with an estimated size of over Rs 10,000 crore, merchant banking sources said.

The benchmark BSE Sensex regained the 33,000-mark by recovering almost 176 points in opening trade today on value-buying by domestic investors in recently battered stocks.

The 30-share index gained 175.53 points or 0.53 per cent higher at 33,008.47 with sectoral indices led by IT, teck and healthcare trading in the positive zone.

NEW DELHI: The equity markets on Friday saw another day of huge losses as both equity benchmarks lost a per cent and Sensex slipped below the psychological mark of 33,000.

30-share BSE Sensex lost 316.41 points to close on 32,832.94 while the broader 50-share NSE Nifty finished trading on 10,121.80, down by 104.75 points.

Earnings for companies in India's broader NSE Nifty rose at their best pace in six quarters during July-September, according to Thomson Reuters Eikon data, showcasing how profits are finally looking up after a prolonged spell of sluggish growth.

Net profits for companies in the index rose by an average of 11.9 percent in the September quarter, the biggest gain since a 31 percent expansion in January-March 2016, data available for 25 companies in the index showed.

Lakshmi Vilas Bank has dipped 6% to Rs 170 on the BSE in intra-day trade after the private sector lender fixed rights issue in the ratio of 1:3 i.e. one rights equity share for every three equity shares held by the eligible shareholders on the record date.

The bank has fixed December 06, 2017 as the record date for the purpose of rights issue of equity shares. The stock will turn for ex-rights on December 05, 2017 on the BSE and NSE.

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