Forex traders said news related to coronavirus vaccine and sustained foreign fund inflows also aided to gains in the local unit

India Stock Market Highlights Today: Titan, followed by Sun Pharma, HDFC, ICICI Bank, Bajaj Finance, NTPC, HDFC Bank and M&M were among the major gainers on Sensex pack today. On the other hand, Tech Mahindra, HCL Tech, Kotak Bank, ITC and Bharti Airtel were among the laggards

Midcap and smallcap stock were bullish today after SEBI's announcement of new rules that multi-cap mutual funds will be required to increase their exposure to mid and small caps stocks to 25% of their AUM by January 2021

India Stock Market Highlights Today: HUL, Asian Paints, Maruti, Bajaj Auto and Nestle India were among the laggards. On the other hand, HCL Tech, followed by Tech Mahindra, HDFC duo, Reliance Industries, TCS, SBI and IndusInd Bank were among the top gainers today.

The MPC minutes had also expected the headline inflation to remain at elevated levels in the July-September quarter of 2020-21

India's gross domestic product (GDP) contracted 23.9 per cent in the first quarter of financial year 2020-21

The All-India CPI-IW (consumer price index for industrial workers) for July 2020 increased by 4 points to 336

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Minutes of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) released on Thursday showed Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das expressing concern that recent rise in retail inflation is negatively impacting its resolve to revive growth amid the coronavirus pandemic

Traders said market participants turned cautious ahead of the Supreme Court AGR Case hearing today. Investors will also track the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) data, and trade data scheduled to be released later in the day for further cues.

India Stock Market Highlights Today: April-June quarterly earnings announcements by Hindalco, NTPC, Glenmark Pharma, Berger Paints, United Breweries, Indian Bank, MRF, Fortis Healthcare, Greenply among others will also set the tone for the stock market today

Now, investors are keeping an eye over the US-China key trade talks scheduled on August 15, 2020. Breakthrough in the stalled US stimulus talks will decide the direction for equity markets

The Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based inflation for the last month remained above the RBI's medium-term target of 4 per cent for a tenth straight month

After opening flat, the local unit later fell by 2 paise to 74.85, as against its previous close of 74.83 against US dollar, even as Sensex, Nifty were trading in the positive territory

India Stock Market HighlightsToday: Kotak Bank, Cipla, Sun Pharma, Britannia, Dr Reddy were among the laggards today on NSE, while HCL Tech, Tech Mahindra, SBI, Eicher Motors and Tata Motors were among the top gainers

India Stock Market Highlights Today: Bajaj Finance, followed by L&T, Bajaj Finserv, Sun Pharma, Kotak Bank, HDFC Bank and Reliance Industries were among the top losers on Sensex. On the other hand, SBI, M&M, Maruti, Bajaj Auto and Titan were among the gainers

Global equities were trading higher today, although on a cautious note amid renewed tension between US and China. The tensions between the world's two largest economies escalated after banning of Chinese apps in the US. In the latest flare-up in tensions, Beijing has imposed sanctions on 11 US officials.

The policy also provides 100 per cent coverage of medical expenses, and covers the typical non-payable expenses like personal protective equipment kit, gloves, oxygen masks, conveyance charges and more, under the safeguard benefit

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The 30 panellists who participated in the survey expect CPI inflation to fall from 5.2 per cent in the September 2020 quarter to 3 per cent by March 2020 quarter and inch up to 3.3 per cent in the first quarter of 2021-22