The expenditure on the extension of PM KISAN Scheme is yet to be ascertained but the announcement assumes significance after Congress President Rahul Gandhi unveiled NYAY scheme for farmers on March 25.

Cipla share price rose 3.49% to 540.30 intra day on BSE. Cipla share was the top Nifty gainer rising 3.42% to 538.30 on the index.

Enemy property refers to the assets left behind by people who migrated to Pakistan or China and are no longer citizens of India. According to block deal data available with BSE, the Custodian of Enemy Property for India sold more than 4.43 crore Wipro shares at a price of Rs 258.90 per share.

The manifesto mentions NYAY scheme as one of its key components which entails the transfer of Rs 72,000 per year to the poorest 20 per cent house-holds in India.

Cyient share price has lost 6.36% since the beginning of this year and fallen 15.53%. 19 of 21 brokerages rate Cyient stock \"buy\" or 'outperform', two \"hold\", according to analysts' recommendations tracked by Reuters.

Sensex touched 39,115, a fresh all-time high rising 443 points against its previous close of 38,672. The index breached its previous record high of 38,989 hit on August 29 last year. The Nifty too hit an intra day high of 11,738, 22 points short of its all-time high of 11,760 hit on August 29, 2018.

Along with putting EMISAT defence satellite in orbit, the mission marks several firsts to the credit of the space agency as it would manoeuvre satellites in various orbits and orbital experiments, including on maritime satellite applications.

Bank of Baroda share price rose 6.21% to 129.10 compared to the previous close of 121.55 on BSE. The merger of Dena Bank and Vijaya Bank with BoB would be effective from April 1.

US Federal Reserve said that it would not raise interest rates this year. The comments were seen as central bank's affirmation of pessimistic outlook for the world's largest economy. Last year, the Fed adopted hawkish stance and raised interest rates four times.

Jet Airways share price has fallen 62.42% over last one year lost 16% since beginning of this year. Jet Airways has been facing financial distress for long due to grounding of over 40 of its aircraft till now leading to cancellation of its flights.

InterGlobe Aviation share price rose 1.8% or 26 points to 1452 level compared to the previous close of 1426 on BSE. InterGlobe Aviation share price has been gaining for the last five days and risen 10.56% during the period. InterGlobe Aviation share has gained 22.79% since the beginning of this year and 14% during the last one year.

While the Sensex fell 355 points to 37,809 with 24 components in the red, the Nifty ended 102 points lower to 11,354. Meanwhile, the mid cap and small cap indices closed 160 points and 171 points lower on BSE.

The SpiceJet share price surged in trade today amid a report that the Ajay Singh-owned carrier is planning to buy as much as 40 aircraft of Jet Airways from lessors.

While the Sensex rose over 167 points to 38,553, Nifty gained 32 points to 11,552. Bharti Airtel (3.75%), NTPC (2.40%) and L&T (1.56%) were the top Sensex gainers.

PowerGrid (1.68%), Kotak Bank (1.38%) and HDFC Bank  (1.29%) were the top Sensex gainers. Top Sensex losers were Maruti (2.44%), Vedanta (0.77%) and Sun Pharma (0.56%).

While the Sensex rallied 269 points to 38,024, the Nifty gained 83 points to 11,426. Kotak Bank (4.31%), ONGC (2.84%) and PowerGrid (2.61%) were the top Sensex gainers.

Krishnamurthy Subramanian, chief economic advisor in the finance ministry, indicated the government will continue to implement economic reforms irrespective of who emerges as a winner on May 23.

Titan share price rose 2.54% to touch a fresh all-time high of 1,112.40 compared to previous close of 1,084.85 on BSE.

Kotak Bank (4.32%), TCS (3.47%) and PowerGrid (2.91%) were the top Sensex gainers. Top Sensex losers were Bharti Airtel (2.49%), Hindustan Unilever (2.11%) and YES Bank (1.68%).

Operations of airlines like SpiceJet and Jet Airways have been hit due to the government's decision to join a global grounding of 737-MAX aircraft following a crash in Ethiopia.