In the international market, both gold and silver prices were quoting lower at USD 1,509 per ounce and USD 18.08 an ounce.
Mid- and small-caps outperform benchmarks
But banks and NBFCs continue to remain a cause for concern
Brokers said buying activity gathered momentum as investors opened their new books on the first session of Samvat 2076
The total disclosed value of five key investors' portfolios was Rs 12,694 crore
Analysts are optimistic that the stimulus measures and the five back-to-back rate cuts will help narrow this divergence in the new Hindu financial year -- Samvat 2076 -- that gets underway Sunday
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Reliance Industries on Friday added another feather to its cap by becoming the first Indian firm to hit the Rs 9 trillion market valuation mark in intra-day trade
Foreign investors put in a net sum of Rs 4,970 crore in equities and a net Rs 102 crore in the debt market during October 1-18
Market rarely reacts to the release of economic data such as GDP growth or factory output
Sharper business focus, relatively favourable valuations also augur well for the firm
RIL, HDFC Bank account for 32.4% of total BSE 500 m-cap gains since the cut in tax; 91% of gains cornered by 13 firms
That has erased almost half of the surge sparked by the Sept 20 announcement of a landmark corporate tax cut
The S&P BSE Sensex Index posted its third day of losses on Tuesday, ending a surge since the Sept 20 announcement of the tax cuts
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The stock market rallied 5 per cent on Friday - its biggest single-day stride in over a decade
Banking, auto shares gain the most; 5 stocks account for 68% of Sensex gains
Rupee weakens against dollar; 10-yr bond yield inches up
Broader basket of 864 stocks are currently trading at 29.5x their trailing 12-month earnings, against 10-year average earnings multiple of 19.5x
Expectations of muted performance in September quarter are factored in, but any miss with respect to H2FY20 estimates could hurt stock valuations further