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Sale of petrol was 0.8 percent lower from a year earlier at 2.19 million tonnes, while that of diesel declined 3.7 percent.

The 30-share Sensex was up 155.78 points, or 0.48 per cent, higher at 32,037.94 with sectoral indices led by metal, realty, consumer durables, FMCG and capital goods stocks trading in the positive zone.

"Whatever big NPAs are there in the big banks, that are not because of small people, but because of big people (defaulters) and today it has become a challenge how to recover that money from these people," said Arun Jaitley.

The dollar fell to its weakest level since 2015 as experts warn that Hurricane Irma could have a devastating impact on the US. The powerful storm has left a trail of death and destruction in the Caribbean and is headed towards the US.

Maharashtra is on top among other states in terms of migration of existing traders and fresh registrations under GST Network, Varshney said.

Pravin Rao, who is the Chief Operating Officer at Infosys, had been named interim-CEO and Managing Director on August 18, when the then chief Vishal Sikka had resigned against the backdrop of a spate of allegations hurled by co-founder Narayana Murthy.

Rajiv Kumar said that the economic growth figures for the April-June quarter which were released on Thursday were a blip and that growth would edge back up to 7%-7.5% in the second quarter (July-September).

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday said the government has collected Rs 92,283 crore as Goods and Services Tax (GST) revenue for the first month of its roll-out.

Infosys stock was the biggest gainer among both Sensex and Nifty components during the morning trade.

Global cues and massive outflow of foreign funds from the country's capital markets are expected to induce volatility in the Indian rupee next week.

Within hours of taking charge at the helm of Infosys, Nandan Nilekani got into damage control mode seeking to calm investors' nerves through an early morning conference call.

Nandan Nilekani's leadership had provided the company with its most stable years. In his first term, Infosys transformed from a start up to become one of the most celebrated companies in India and even listed its shares on the NASDAQ in the United States.

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