Tag: Stock Market

Mumbai: Domestic equity benchmark BSE Sensex surged over 250 points in opening trade Monday driven by gains in index heavyweight Infosys, amid positive cues from global markets. The 30-share index, however, gave up some gains to trade 164.84 points, or 0.43 per cent, higher at 38,901.07 at 0930 hours. Similarly, the broader Nifty rose 46.95 […]

Mumbai: The key Indian equity indices opened on a positive note on Friday with the BSE Sensex trading over 260 points. The gains were led by healthy buying in banking and auto stocks. Rise in the global markets also supported the global sentiments. At 9.29 a.m., the Sensex traded at 37,588.33, higher by 260.97 points […]

Mumbai: Investor panic over the country’s lower than expected GDP growth figure of 5 per cent in the first quarter ending June, released last week, led the key market indices to decline by over 2 per cent on Tuesday. Consequently, the India ‘VIX’, or the volatility index — the market expectation of volatility over the […]

Mumbai: The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) on Wednesday opened on a positive note. The Sensex of the BSE opened at 37,251.03 and touched a high of 37,261.25 and a low of 37,222.60. The Sensex is trading at 37,204.95 up by 59.50 points or 0.16 per cent from its Monday’s close at 37,145.45. On the other […]

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday took a swipe at the tax incentives announced by the Centre, saying it was aimed to push up the stock market ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s US tour when he is expected to meet many foreign investors. Taking a pot shot at the Rs 1,45,000 crore […]

Mumbai: Equity benchmark BSE Sensex jumped over 200 points in early session on Tuesday, driven by gains in index heavyweights RIL, Infosys, TCS and Maruti, amid positive domestic and global cues. Strong foreign fund inflow too buoyed market mood here, traders said. After hitting a high of 39,306.37 points, the 30-share index pared some gains […]

Mumbai: Equity benchmark BSE Sensex plummeted 504 points on Wednesday tracking heavy losses in banking and auto stocks as investors turned jittery over geopolitical uncertainties and global slowdown concerns. After sinking 586 points during the day, the 30-share index ended 503.62 points, or 1.29 per cent, lower at 38,593.52. The broader NSE Nifty plunged 148 […]

Mumbai: Equity benchmarks BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty stared on a tepid note on Wednesday amid weak cues from global markets and foreign fund outflow. The 30-share index was trading flat at 38,963.28 in morning trade, and the broader NSE Nifty slipped 3.40 points, or 0.02 per cent, to 11,584.95. Other losers in the Sensex […]

Mumbai: Equity benchmark Sensex surged nearly 530 points to scale a new closing peak of 40,889.23 on Monday, buoyed by renewed optimism over US-China trade deal and government’s divestment measures to curb the fiscal deficit. Further, reconstruction of Sensex indices and hopes of a rate cut by the Reserve Bank in the upcoming monetary policy […]

Mumbai:  Prices of gold, silver and crude oil surged on Wednesday on the Indian futures market MCX, following the rise in bullion and crude prices in the international market due to deepening military tensions between the US and Iran. In the domestic futures market, the price of gold rose to a new high, while in the […]

Mumbai:  Indian markets followed global stocks to hit record levels on Friday as de-escalation of tension between the US and Iran resulted in further fall of oil prices. While the benchmark Sensex was trading near its life-time high the broader Nifty made a fresh high of 12,311 on Friday. Global oil benchmark, Brent, on Friday was […]

Mumbai: Equity benchmarks Sensex and Nifty hit their record intra-day highs in early trade on Monday tracking gains in index-heavyweight Infosys amid positive domestic and global cues. After rallying 293.69 pts to a record peak of 41,893.41, the 30-share BSE index was trading 248.57 points or 0.60 per cent higher at 41,848.29. Similarly, the broader […]

Mumbai: Sensex on Tuesday logged a fresh all-time high of 41,903.36 despite a sharp rise in inflation amid already slowing economic activity in the country. Retail inflation shot to a five-and-a-half-year high of 7.35 per cent in December, breaching the central bank’s outer limit target of 6 per cent, sparking fears of stagflation. At 10.04 […]

Mumbai: Market benchmark Sensex on Thursday scaled the 42,000 mark for the first time ever and Nifty hit its record peak in opening session tracking positive cues from global equities after the US and China signed an initial trade deal. After hitting a record peak of 42,009.94, the 30-share BSE index was trading 127.65 points or […]

Mumbai: Market benchmarks Sensex and Nifty opened at record peaks on Monday tracking strong quarterly results by index heavyweights Reliance Industries and HDFC Bank. After rallying over 300 points to hit a fresh lifetime high of 42,273.87, the 30-share BSE index pared gains to trade 31.32 points or 0.07 per cent higher at 41,976.69. Similarly, […]