Sensex rises 125 points, Nifty nears 17,000; RIL, Maruti shine

Equity benchmark Sensex climbed 126 points on March 27, propped up by buying in index heavyweights Reliance Industries, Maruti and SBI amid a higher opening in European equities. The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 126.76 points or 0.22% to finish at 57,653.86. During the day, it jumped 492.45 points or 0.85% to 58,019.55. The broader NSE […]

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Sensex, Nifty fall in early trade amid weak trend in Asian equities

Image for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: PTI Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty declined in early trade on March 24 amid a weak trend in Asian markets and fresh foreign fund outflows. Weak trend in index major Reliance Industries also dragged benchmark indices lower. The 30-share BSE Sensex declined 123.03 points to 57,802.25. The […]

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Sensex snaps two-day rally, falls 290 points to close below 58,000

Photo used for representational purpose only. File | Photo Credit: Paul Noronha Equity benchmark Sensex declined 290 points in a volatile session to settle below the 58,000 mark on Thursday due to a sell-off in banking, financial and IT stocks amid a weak trend in European equities. Besides, heavy selling pressure in index heavyweight Reliance […]

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Sensex, Nifty rebound nearly 1% on firm global trends, buying in Reliance

File image. | Photo Credit: Reuters Benchmark Sensex and Nifty rebounded nearly 1% at close on Tuesday amid firm trends in global equities and buying in index major Reliance Industries and banking stocks. The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 445.73 points or 0.77% to settle at 58,074.68. During the day, it rallied 504.38 points or 0.87% […]

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Markets climb in early trade on firm global trends

Representational image only. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The domestic stock market began the trade on a positive note on March 21 amid firm trend in global equities and buying in index major Reliance Industries and ICICI Bank. The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 334.32 points to 57,963.27 in early trade. The broader NSE Nifty advanced […]

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Sensex sheds 360 points, Nifty closes below 17,000 amid global rout in equities

File image. | Photo Credit: Reuters Benchmark Sensex declined by 360 points while the Nifty closed below the 17,000-level on March 20 due to a sell-off in financials, IT and capital goods shares amid a global rout in equities on lingering worries over the banking crisis. The 30-share BSE Sensex declined by 360.95 points or […]

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Sensex snaps 5-day losing streak on value-buying; Nifty closes near 17,000 level

A screen displaying the Sensex results on the facade of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building in Mumbai. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The domestic equity market on Thursday snapped the five-day losing streak as the benchmark Sensex recouped its lost ground and closed 78 points higher on fag-end value buying in banking, energy and […]

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Sensex sinks below 58,000, Nifty tests 17,000 in 4th straight day of losses

File. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Benchmark BSE Sensex declined nearly 340 points to close below the 58,000 level on March 14, marking its fourth straight day of losses as auto, IT and financial stocks wilted amid concerns over the fallout of failure of two U.S.-based banks. The 30-share BSE Sensex fell 337.66 points or […]

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Sensex tanks nearly 900 points to close below 59k; Nifty tests 17,000

The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building in Mumbai. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Falling for the third straight session, equity benchmark Sensex tanked nearly 900 points to close below the 59,000 mark on Monday due to a massive sell-off in banking, finance and auto stocks amid one of the biggest U.S. bank failures. Besides, […]

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Sensex, Nifty decline more than 1% on selling in IT, financial shares amid weak global cues

Photo used for representational purpose only. File | Photo Credit: PTI Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty tanked more than 1% on Friday due to heavy selling in IT, financial and oil stocks in line with weak trends in the global markets. The 30-share Sensex tanked 671.15 points or 1.12% to close at 59,135.13, as […]

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