The call for ban comes amid the national capital region engulfed by dense fog last week which lowered visibility and forced people to remain inside their houses prompting the government to close schools in the region and including advancing of BS-VI fuel introduction in Delhi.

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At 9:21 am, the stock was trading  almost two percent higher at 1008 level. Its market capitalisation rose further to Rs 62764.18 crore on the BSE.

HDFC Bank,  Zee Enterprises and Ambuja Cements were trading 0.34 percent, 0.40 percent and 1.17 percent higher, respectively ahead of their Q1 earnings scheduled to be announced today.

The market opened on a positive note and rallied in trade today. However, the BSE Sensex settled the day below 30,000 with Lupin as the day's top gainer.

Analysts said they expect indices to trade range-bound as companies continue to report results, though the overall outlook remains hopeful about an economic recovery.

The Sensex closed 290.54 points or 0.99 percent higher at 29,655 level, Nifty too ended in green with 1.08 percent gain at 9217 level.

BSE Sensex rises 85.82 points to end at 29,422.39; Nifty settles the day 32.90 points higher to 9,136.40.

Within an hour of his speech at the RIL's 42th Annual General Meeting, Bharti Airtel eroded Rs 12,000 crore in market capitalisation, while Idea Cellular lost Rs 2,800 crore in market value.

Snapping three session long gaining spree, the S&P BSE Sensex on Thursday settled 28 points lower, while the broader Nifty50 closed below its key 8,800-mark.

Shares of cement companies such as ACC, Ambuja Cements and Jaiprakash Associates shed up to 5 per cent in trade on Thursday after Competition Commission of India on Wednesday imposed more than Rs 6,700 crore penalty.

The headline indices ended flat as auto makers extended recent gains on expectations of rising sales, while telecom firms such as Bharti Airtel slumped after Reliance Industries unveiled RJio plans.

The headline indices edged lower as investors exercised caution ahead of a government meeting to discuss the goods and services tax bill and central bank meetings in the United States and Japan.

The headline indices edged lower after hitting its strongest close in nearly a year in the previous session as caution prevailed ahead of corporate results and investors awaited progress on the GST bill.

Lafarge India operates three cement plants and two grinding stations with capacity of about 11 million tonnes a year.

After several years of dull growth, the cement industry looks set for a bull run - thanks to the revival in housing and infrastructure projects. Will the pick-up sustain?

The headline indices hit their worst weekly fall in six due to profit-taking in recent outperformers while investors took a pause before a busy week of corporate results.

The headline indices fell to a three-week low as investors took gains off the table, continuing to book in recent outperformers as the upcoming quarterly reporting season is expected to be weak.

It said last week it was reviewing its divestment plan in India after talks with Birla Corporation Limited (BCL) for the sale of the Jojobera and Sonadih cement plants in Eastern India fell through.

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