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Mumbai, Feb 26 (IANS) The Indian equity markets traded flat with a positive bias early on Thursday, as IT stocks recovered tracking overnight gains on Wall Street in the US.As of 9.25 am, Sensex added 58 points, or 0.07 per cent, to reach 82,334, and Nifty gained 15 points, or 0.06 per cent, at 25,498.Main broad-cap indices showed divergence with the benchmark indices, as the Nifty Midcap 100 added 0.22 per cent, and the Nifty Smallcap 100 lost 0.08 per cent.Sectoral indices traded mixed with Ni…

Mumbai, Feb 17 (IANS) The Indian equity markets traded lower on Tuesday amid volatility from Nifty weekly expiry session and weakness in metal stocks.As of 9.30 am, Sensex lost 232 points, or 0.28 per cent, to reach 83,044, and Nifty dipped 92 points, or 0.36 per cent, to settle at 25,590.Main broad-cap indices performed in line with the benchmark indices, as the Nifty Midcap 100 declined 0.28 per cent, and the Nifty Smallcap 100 dipped 0.05 per cent.All major sectoral indices traded in the red …

Mumbai, Feb 12 (IANS) The Indian equity markets opened lower early on Thursday weighed down by IT stocks.As of 9.25 am, Sensex lost 397 points, or 0.47 per cent, to reach 83,836, and Nifty lost 111 points, or 0.43 per cent, to settle at 25,842.Main broad-cap indices posted stronger losses than benchmark indices, as the Nifty Midcap 100 declined 0.76 per cent, and the Nifty Smallcap 100 dipped 0.88 per cent.All sectoral indices traded in the red except FMCG, private banks as well as oil and gas. …

Mumbai, Feb 10 (IANS) The Indian equity markets posted moderate gains early on Tuesday amid strong global cues and continuing foreign inflows.As of 9.28 am, Sensex added 182 points, or 0.22 per cent, to reach 84,247, and Nifty gained 50 points, or 0.19 per cent, to settle at 25,917.Main broad-cap indices performed in line with benchmark indices, as the Nifty Midcap 100 added 0.20 per cent, and the Nifty Smallcap 100 edged up 0.58 per cent.All sectoral indices traded in the green. Most notable ga…

Mumbai, Feb 9 (IANS) The Indian equity markets opened the week with gains on Monday amid more clarity on the India-US interim trade framework and improvements in domestic fundamentals and easing of geopolitical uncertainties.As of 9.25 am, Sensex added 370 points, or 0.44 per cent, to reach 83,950, and Nifty gained 117 points, or 0.46 per cent to settle at 25,811.Main broad-cap indices posted strong gains, as the Nifty Midcap 100 added 0.66 per cent, and the Nifty Smallcap 100 edged up 0.85 per …

Mumbai, Feb 4 (IANS) The Indian equity markets posted moderate gains on Wednesday morning with broad-based gains across sectors, weighed down by losses in IT stocks due to AI-driven ‘SaaSpocalypse’.The Indian IT stocks plummeted tracking negative Wall Street cues over steeper competition and lower margins, stemming from AI advancement, after the latest launch of a legal tool by Anthropic for its Claude AI chatbot.As of 9.25 am, Sensex added 44 points, or 0.05 per cent, to reach 83,783, and N…

Mumbai, Jan 23 (IANS) The Indian stock market opened higher on Friday, extending gains for the second consecutive trading session while tracking positive global cues.As of 9.30 am, the Sensex added 132 points, or 0.16 per cent to reach 82,440 and the Nifty advanced 52 points, or 0.21 per cent to 25,342.Main broad-cap indices performed in line with benchmark indices, as Nifty Midcap 100 added 0.32 per cent, and the Nifty Smallcap 100 advanced 0.24 per cent.All sectoral indices were trading in the…

Mumbai, Jan 16 (IANS) The Indian benchmark indices traded with gains on Friday, buoyed by crude oil prices falling overnight and indication of the European Union (EU) and India signing a free trade agreement (FTA) later this month.As of 9.25 am, Sensex added 239 points, or 0.29 per cent to reach 83,622 and Nifty advanced 50 points, or 0.2 per cent to 25,715.Main broad cap indices performed in line with benchmark indices, with the Nifty Midcap 100 adding 0.35 per cent, and the Nifty Smallcap 100 …

New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) Chairman of the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council (EAC-PM) S. Mahendra Dev on Saturday said that the Indian government is following a four-pronged strategy to address tariff-related challenges, focusing on industry support, export diversification, free trade agreements, and trade negotiations with the United States.Speaking to IANS on the sidelines of the SKOCH Summit here, Dev said the government’s approach includes: supporting domestic industries, diversif…

Mumbai, Dec 26 (IANS) Indian benchmark indices opened flat with a mild negative bias on Friday, as markets are apparently in the consolidation phase amid lack of major cues.As of 9.30 am, Sensex edged down 83 points, or 0.09 per cent to 85,325 and Nifty eased 17 points, or 0.06 per cent to 26,124.Main broadcap indices outperformed benchmark indices in terms of gains, with the Nifty Midcap 100 advanced 0.35 per cent, while the Nifty Smallcap 100 added 0.27 per cent.Cipla, Dr Reddys Labs and ONGC …