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Global cues, slowdown fears subdue equities, metal stocks fall
India's benchmark equity indices ended lower for the second consecutive session on Thursday as fears of economic slowdown as well as negative global cues subdued investors' sentiments.Both the key indices started on a positive note with a…
Profit booking, global cues subdue equities; banking stocks down
Profit booking, along with global cues, subdued India's benchmark equity indices on Wednesday after a sharp rise seen a day before.However, optimism over lower Covid-19 cases as well as hopes on faster vaccination drive arrested any major…
Base effect, commodity prices lift India’s April WPI to 10.49%
The base effect, along with high commodity prices, especially those of transportation fuels, lifted India's annual rate of inflation based on wholesale prices to 10.49 per cent in April from a rise of 7.39 per cent in March.Significantly,…
Profit booking pull indices lower, pharma stocks down
Despite a rally in PSU bank stocks, profit booking pulled India's benchmark equity indices in the red for the second consecutive session on Wednesday. Rising bond yields, a sign of confidence in the economic outlook and subsequent…
Budget Boost: Sensex jumps 2,000 points
The BSE Sensex soared over 2,000 points on Monday afternoon after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman completed her first digital presentation of the Union Budget for FY21-22.Around 1.50 p.m., Sensex was trading at 48,346.88, higher by…
Biden, Budget lift Sensex over 50K, but profit booking, SII fire deflate rise
India's barometer index -- the S&P BSE Sensex -- crossed the 50,000 mark on Thursday on the back of positive global cues and expectations of healthy quarterly results, along with that of a growth supportive Union Budget FY22. It,…
Profit booking, global volatility dent equities, IT stocks fall
The Indian equity markets closed on a flat-to-negative note on Friday as minor profit booking, along with global volatility, dented investors' sentiment.Both the key Indian equity benchmark indices -- S&P BSE Sensex and the NSE Nifty50…
Banking, pharma stocks lift indices, metals shine too
A bounce back in banking stocks lifted the key Indian benchmark equity indices on Thursday.Accordingly, the two indices regained their momentum during half an hour of the trade session, on the monthly derivative expiry day.Globally, Asian…
FII Boost: Markets close at yet another high, pharma stocks zoom
Strong FII inflows, along with domestic political developments, sustained the bull run in the Indian stock markets on Wednesday, with the Sensex crossing a record high of 43,700 in initial trade.In addition, better-than-expected quarterly…
Equities Soar: Sensex, Nifty close at record highs
As a bull run continued on the Indian stock market on Tuesday, both Sensex and Nifty50 closed at record levels.BSE Sensex closed at 43,277.65, higher by 680.22 points, or 1.60 per cent, from the previous close of 42,597.43.It also recorded…