Sensex closes at 26,314 down 106 points; Nifty ends below 7900 levels

Tracking the momentum, the S&P BSE Sensex also closed in red, led by losses in FMCG, auto, realty and capital goods stocks.

Sensex closes at 26,314 down 106 points; Nifty ends below 7900 levels
NEW DELHI: The 50-share Nifty witnessed a choppy session today after hitting fresh record highs in morning trade on Wednesday, led by losses in ONGC, PNB, Bank of Baroda, IDFC and GAIL.

Tracking the momentum, the S&P BSE Sensex also closed in red, led by losses in FMCG, auto, realty and capital goods stocks.

The 50-share index closed at 7,875.30, down 22.20 points or 0.28 per cent. It touched an all-time high of 7,922.70 and a low of 7,864.05 in trade today.

The S&P BSE Sensex ended at 26,314.29, down 106.38 points or 0.40 per cent. It touched a high of 26,504.52 and a low of 26,277.61 in trade today.

D-Street highlights 3:30 pm

Block Deal: 7.04 lk Shares Trade In A Block Tata Gl Beverage Price:158.4 Change: +1.9 Percent Change: +1.21%
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Block Deal: 7.04 lk Tata Global shares trade at ?158.50/share

Fin Min Says: Banks to make presentation on ONGC share sale on August 25

DGCA Says: January-July air traffic up 4.9% at 37.6 mn

DGCA Says: Air India July domestic market share at 18%
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DGCA Says: SpiceJet July domestic market share at 20.9%

DGCA Says: IndiGo July domestic market share at 30.7%
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DGCA Says: Jet Airways July domestic market share at 19.6%

Sesa Sterlite: Will continue to consider expansion of existing operations

Sesa Sterlite: Expect Govt to reduce metal export incentives

@ 2 pm

Finance Secretary: Believe inflation will come down significantly this year

Finance Secretary: Expect moderation in inflation to continue

Finance Secretary: Will continue to be watchful on global developments

Finance Secretary: Need to be careful as oil prices tend to be volatile

Govt Says: GAIL can divert gas for transport & city gas distribution

Govt Says: GAIL to supply to city gas cos cos at single base price

Govt re-schedules SAIL roadshows, to gauge foreign investor interest

Plan to end SAIL roadshows by September 10

Govt likely to sell 5% stake in SAIL in week starting September 15

Banking Secretary: Govt to announce subvention of 5% for home loans up to Rs 5 lk

Banking Secretary: Cabinet note on PSU Banks' fund infusion plan to be issued soon

@ 1 pm

SEBI From PTI: Seeks clarification on Future Retail's Rs 1,600 cr rights issue

Nifty slips on profit booking;Oil & gas, FMCG lead the laggards list

Karur Vysya Bank launches share sale to raise Rs 625 cr

Glenmark: Overseas subsidiary forays into oncology segment

Dena Bank: Expect credit offtake to pick up in Q3 FY15

RBI Deputy Governor: Instances of scams will be looked into, regulations are robust

RBI Deputy Governor: To take punitive action on banks if rules are violated

Dena Bank: Bank consortium believes Bhushan Steel loan is viable

Dena Bank: Banks to take necessary steps to avert such incidents again

Dena Bank: Have an exposure of Rs 350 cr to Bhushan Steel

Dena Bank: Expect to recover good amount of money involved in the fraud

@ 12 pm

Banking Secretary: OBC, Dena Bank scams due to lack of due diligence

Coal India Sources: Railway arm to develop linkages with coal mines
 
Coal India Sources: Coal Ministry advised co to form rail subsidiary

Banking Secretary: Not possible for the Govt to appoint a COO in RBI

Banking Secretary: Forensic audit ordered on Dena Bank & OBC

INOX Group: Aggregate debt of Rs 350 cr on books currently

INOX Group: Aim to open 60 screens in FY15 with a capex of Rs 120 cr

Banking Secretary: Licences for Differentiated Banks will happen in short span of time
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Fullerton India: RBI's main objective is to meet January 2015 inflation target

Mythili Bhusnurmath: Monsoon being deficient by 13- 15% is not much of a concern

Mythili Bhusnurmath: India has enough food stock to deal with below normal monsoon

Fullerton India: Correction in crude prices is very positive for India
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Banking Secretary: Mulling longer tenure for heads of PSU Banks

IRB Infra promoters release 1.36 cr shares from pledge
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TRAI Chairman: To release consultation paper on broadband services next month

@ 11 am

RBI Deputy Governor: Real estate sector needs special regulatory attention

Antique Stock Broking: Manappuram Fin, Muthoot Fin were in consolidation phase for a year

Suzlon : Plans $665 mn Senvion bond sale for co's revamp bid

NHPC : Merged unit may have better competitive edge vs private cos

NHPC : Govt is considering merging all hydro power companies

Raamdeo Agrawal: Slightly concerned about debt of Bharti's African ops

Raamdeo Agrawal: Bullish on TCS, HCL Tech, Infosys, Tech Mahindra

Raamdeo Agrawal: Recommend staying with quality stocks in current market

Raamdeo Agrawal: See opportunity in Ashok Leyland, Tata Motors at current levels

Raamdeo Agrawal: Will continue to remain invested in Maruti Suzuki, it is a top bet

Raamdeo Agrawal: Steps taken by the Govt will result in on the ground changes

Raamdeo Agrawal: PSU Bank frauds coming to the fore are a serious concern

OBC Says: Bank consortium will decide on the Bhushan Steel loan

OBC Says: Bhushan Steel continues to remain standard account for bank

OBC Says: Improved reporting & internal risk mechanism at the bank

OBC Says: CBI is currently investigating fraud committed at the bank

Lenders invoke pledge on 1.23 cr Bhushan Steel shares

GVK Power shareholders approve raising funds up to Rs 2,000 cr

@ 10 am

Indian Oil Corp: Under-recoveries will reduce by Rs 3,600 cr as crude prices fall

BPCL Says: Lower crude prices to help diesel deregulation process

BPCL Says: Will have to monitor rupee, crude oil prices

BPCL Says: Under-recoveries on diesel, LPG, Kerosene will reduce going ahead

BPCL Says: Falling crude prices will lower diesel under recoveries

RS Sharma Says: OPEC nations unlikely to lower oil production in 2014

Marico Kaya: Expect to maintain same store sales growth at current levels

Marico Kaya: Fundamentally have seen strong topline growth

BNP Paribas: Sensex target at 28,000 by year-end

BNP Paribas: Overweight IT sector in medium term on capex revival

BNP Paribas: Positive on Private sector banks, select PSUs and NBFCs

Manappuram Finance: No plans to raise equity capital for the next 1 year
 
Manappuram Finance: Expect stable margins, with an upward bias going ahead

Manappuram Finance: Performance has been stable for last few quarters

BNP Paribas: Rate hikes in US in FY15 can hurt cos with foreign currency debt

BNP Paribas: Cautious on Consumer staples such as HUL

BNP Paribas: Expectation of further policy momentum is building up
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