Mumbai: The 30-share bellwether BSE Sensex was trading marginally down ahead of Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) bi-monthly policy due later on Tuesday.

RBI will release its monetary policy at 11am. RBI to maintain repurchase rate at 8% to shield the rupee from potential increases in US borrowing costs and sustain a fight against inflation, all 51 analysts in a Bloomberg survey predict. The government will also announce fiscal deficit data on Tuesday.

In July, when Tata group Chairman Cyrus Mistry identified defence & aerospace as one of the four clusters that could drive growth for the conglomerate over the next decade, he clearly had his eye on the estimated $250 billion (Rs 15 lakh crore) that the government would spend to purchase arms and equipment in this period. The other three clusters, in Mistry's view, were consumer goods, infrastructure and financial services.

Tata Consultancy has gained 3% on the back of being awarded as the Best Technology Provider by Reactions, a leading insurance publication covering the global insurance and reinsurance market on September, 26 2014.

We are delighted to be recognised by Reactions as the Best Technology Provider in 2014, said Suresh Muthuswami, President of Healthcare and Indusrance, TCS.

Global ratings agency Standard & Poor’s on Friday upped its outlook for Reliance Industries (RIL), Oil & Natural Gas Corp (ONGC), Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and seven other Indian firms from negative to stable following similar action on India’s sovereign credit rating.

The rating agency — which revised its outlook on India from negative to stable — has revised the outlook for Reliance Industries to stable from negative while affirming the company's rating as BBB+, two notches higher than India's sovereign rating of BBB-.

Markets are trading flat in the noon trades with select metal and power stocks losing the most after the Supreme Court in its verdict today cancelled most of the coal blocks allocated. However, buying in the defensive stocks have limit losses.

At 2:38PM, the 30-share Sensex is up 27 points 26,803 and the 50-share Nifty has gained 1 point at 8,018.

Tata Motors has moved higher by 4.2% to Rs 541, also its new high on the National Stock Exchange (NSE).

The stock opened at Rs 515 and touched a low of Rs 514 in early morning deals on NSE. A combined 5.94 million shares changed hands on the counter so far on NSE and BSE.

Markets continued to trade lower in noon trades on Monday weighed down by profit taking in IT and pharma majors.

At 12:50PM, the 30-share Sensex was down 107 points at 26,983 and the 50-share Nifty was down 41 points at 8,080.

Markets continue to trade weak in the morning trades weighed by profit taking in Index heavyweights Infosys, HDFC twins and Pharma shares amid weak Asian cues.

At 10.12 AM, the 30-share Sensex is down 110 points at 26,981 and the 50-share Nifty has shed 41 points at 8,080.

In the broader markets, the BSE Mid-cap and Small-cap indices are outperforming the large counterparts and are up between 0.2-0.5%.

The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) S&P BSE Sensex hit a record high today, led by Tata Group companies, after global rating agency Moody's raised multiple ratings of group firms including Tata Motors, Tata Steels and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS).

At 1218 hours, S&P BSE 500 index was up 0.2% or 21 points at 10,430 points. It touched new high of 10,478 points during intra-day trade today.

Clients see Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) as the only local information technology (IT) company strong on two important parameters, implementation and innovation, said a study.

It was conducted by America-based HfS Research and KPMG last month. The annual survey, state of services & outsourcing, covered 312 global clients, 347 advisors and consultants, and 420 participants from the companies that manage IT and business operations.

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