Sensex, Nifty halt 3-week gains, close flat After advancing weekly for 3 weeks, Indian Indices halted gains and closed flat on Friday. The 30-share BSE Sensex was up 24 points at 31,687 and the 50-share NSE Nifty gained 4 points at 9,934. Pharma and auto stocks were the biggest losers of the day, who erased gains by the biggest gainer Larsen and Toubro ( L&T), which advanced more than 4%. Bombay Dyeing shares have zoomed more than 100% in a month, with trading for rupees 80 per share on August 8, it closed on 156 rupees on Friday.   ___________________ Mosanto sells its Cotton Business in India US based company Mosanto is selling its cotton seed business in India to Hyderabad based company Tierra Agrotech, media reports said on Friday. But it will remain invested in other farming segments such as corn seeds, crop protection, vegetables etc. This exit from India will help the company to get its regulatory approval for its merger with Bayer. Monsanto recently pull...