Development expected to impact overseas flows into regional and emerging markets over time
Here's a look at all that happened in Friday's session.
Nifty PSU Bank index, the largest gainer among sectoral indices, was up 2.4 per cent, as compared to 0.48 per cent rise in the benchmark Nifty 50 index at 02:21 pm
Commex has been barred for five years and its former directors -- Adi Cooper and Kishore Hegde -- for two years
The stock moved higher by 6.5% to Rs 618, bouncing back 21% from its early morning low of Rs 510 on the BSE.
At 03:12 pm, YES Bank, the top gainer in the S&P BSE Sensex pack, was trading 2.79 per cent higher at Rs 237.65 apiece.
Sebi board also approved easing of norms for corporates facing debt restructuring by providing for exception from mandatory open offer in select cases.
The stock dipped 12 per cent to Rs 510 in early morning trade on Friday with around 91.37 million equity shares representing 9.14 per cent equity of the company changed hands on the BSE.
The stock up 6% to Rs 862, trading close to its record high of Rs 907 touched on February 28, 2014 on the BSE in intra-day trade.
The stock hit a 52-week high of Rs 213, up 18 per cent in intra-day trade on Friday, surging 41 per cent in past two trading days on the back of heavy volumes.
The stock dipped 5 per cent to Rs 303 on the BSE after the company said its board of directors approved a fund raising plan of up to Rs 32,000 crore through a mix of rights issue and bond.
Uttam Sugar Mills, Dharani Sugars, Triveni Engineering, DCM Shriram Industries, Thiru Arooran Sugars and Dwarikesh Sugar were up in the range of 5 to 10 per cent on the BSE in intra-day trade.
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The rupee is already the worst performer this year in Asia ex-Japan amid the uncertainty surrounding the upcoming elections, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seen facing a tight contest
Third quarter GDP (gross domestic product) data, which was released post market hours on Thursday, is likely to guide markets on Friday
Taking on the fierce competition posed by Reliance Jio and the upcoming auctions means burning more cash for companies like Airtel and Vodafone Idea
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The Chinese data also showed export orders fell at their fastest pace since the global financial crisis a decade ago