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Sporadic incidents were reported in the ongoing first phase of the staggered five-stage Assembly elections in 13 constituencies in Maoist-hit areas of Jharkhand today where 26.5 percent votes were cast in the first four hours of polling.
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BSE Sensex closed at a new high of 28,499.54 and the NSE Nifty ended above the record 8,500-mark for the first time on sustained funds inflows in anticipation of more reforms during the winter session of Parliament.
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Of the Sensex, 17 scrips led by Infosys, ICICI Bank, M&M, BHEL, HDFC Bank, Hero MotoCorp, SBI, Tata Power, TCS and Wipro closed higher, while 13 ended in the negative zone.
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Gold prices edged up further at the domestic bullion market due to increased buying by stockists and retailers in view of ongoing wedding season.
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The partially convertible rupee closed at 61.9350/9450 per dollar compared to 61.7625/7725 on Friday.
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Minerals production
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The Indian rupee weakened on Monday on sustained buying of dollars by state-run banks and importers even as most other Asian currencies rallied on hopes of more foreign flows after monetary stimulus measures in China and Europe.
