Benchmark BSE Sensex edged lower, tracking Asian share markets as geopolitical worries grew after the U.S launched cruise missiles against an air base in Syria.
Both indices have gained near 0.8 percent on the week, and are heading for a second successive weekly gain. Telecom major Bharti Airtel and Idea Cellular rose near 2.53% and 3.35%, respectively, after their competitor Reliance Jio Infocomm, announced that the telecom regulator had asked it to withdraw a three-month complementary offer to subscribers.
The Nifty Realty index rose nearly 1.14% to its highest in nearly two years. Reserve bank of India on Thursday said it has allowed banks to invest in REITs and InvITs within regulations set by the capital markets regulator.
Indiabulls Housing Finance was down 2.19%, after the company announced that it has allotted its 15th tranche of NCDs aggregating to Rs 1,000 crore on a private placement basis.
The Indian rupee strengthened to a fresh 20-month high against the USD, a day after RBI increased reverse repo rate and conveyed concerns about inflation. The rupee was trading at 64.41, up 0.20%, from previous day’s close of 64.54. It opened at 64.70 a dollar and touched a high of 64.33.
Both indices have gained near 0.8 percent on the week, and are heading for a second successive weekly gain. Telecom major Bharti Airtel and Idea Cellular rose near 2.53% and 3.35%, respectively, after their competitor Reliance Jio Infocomm, announced that the telecom regulator had asked it to withdraw a three-month complementary offer to subscribers.
The Nifty Realty index rose nearly 1.14% to its highest in nearly two years. Reserve bank of India on Thursday said it has allowed banks to invest in REITs and InvITs within regulations set by the capital markets regulator.
Indiabulls Housing Finance was down 2.19%, after the company announced that it has allotted its 15th tranche of NCDs aggregating to Rs 1,000 crore on a private placement basis.
The Indian rupee strengthened to a fresh 20-month high against the USD, a day after RBI increased reverse repo rate and conveyed concerns about inflation. The rupee was trading at 64.41, up 0.20%, from previous day’s close of 64.54. It opened at 64.70 a dollar and touched a high of 64.33.