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FIIs pump Rs6,000 crore into India’s debt market in May
19 May 2014
The flow of FII money in debt instruments picked up after exit polls showed BJP coming close to a simple majority in the Lok Sabha
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17 May 2014
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Sensex crosses 25,000 mark; settles at 24,124
16 May 2014
The BSE Sensex soared over 1,400 points to a new record today, crossing the psychological 25,000 mark for the first time, while the NSENifty surged over 400 points to an all-time high of 7,553.90
Chidambaram advises vigil on market volatility
14 May 2014
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Sensex breaches 24000-mark; Re hits a 10-month high
13 May 2014
The rupee rose to 59.66/67 against the dollar, its strongest close since 29 July, on the back of exit polls that predicted a clear win for the Narendra Modi-led NDA
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Sensex, Nifty surge as exit polls see clear win for Modi-led NDA
13 May 2014
According to six exit polls, the Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA is projected to win between 249 and 340 Lok Sabha seats, with 273 required to form the government
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Sensex vaults 556 pts to 23551 pts; Nifty hits a record 7,014 pts
12 May 2014
Foreign institutional investors have bought shares worth Rs1,268.78 crore, as per provisional data from the stock exchanges
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Sensex zooms 650 pts to 23,000 as FIIs pour money into banking, infra stocks
09 May 2014
Foreign institutional investors bought shares worth Rs363.24 crore yesterday, as per data available with the stock exchanges
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