Mumbai, April 22 (IANS) The Indian equity benchmarks traded lower in early hours on Wednesday, even after President Donald Trump announced an extension of the fragile ceasefire between the US and Iran.Sensex declined as much as 0.62 per cent, or about 500 points, to 78,779, while Nifty traded at 24,434, down 142.2 points or 0.57 per cent, amid selling pressure in IT, banking, pharma and healthcare stocks such as Max Healthcare, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, HCL Tech and Apollo Hospitals. Meanwhile, Nif…
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Mumbai, April 21 (IANS) The Indian stock markets traded higher in early deals on Tuesday, supported by hopes of a peace deal between the United States and Iran, along with a decline in crude oil prices.Sensex rose 0.56 per cent, or 445 points, to hit an intra-day high of 78,966, while Nifty climbed 0.48 per cent or 118 points to 24,483, amid buying in realty, banking, metal, consumer durables and chemical stocks.Sectorally, Nifty Realty, Nifty Private Bank, Nifty Metal, Nifty Consumer Durables, …
Mumbai, April 20 (IANS) Domestic equity benchmarks traded in negative territory early on Monday over fresh US-Iran conflict in the Strait of Hormuz, despite positive cues from global markets and positive earnings from banking firms.Sensex traded at 78,261, down 0.29 per cent or 232 points in early trade, while Nifty declined as much as 0.46 per cent, or over 100 points, to 24,241 amid selling pressure in realty, metal, and energy stocks.Hindalco Industries, TMPV, Eternal, HDFC Life, HDFC Bank, B…
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) have begun to show early signs of stabilisation in the Indian equities following a prolonged period of outflows, according to market watchers.Notably, FIIs turned net buyers in the final three sessions of this week, lending support to the recovery and improving overall sentiment.However, on a cumulative basis, flows remained marginally negative for the week at around Rs 250 crore, indicating that sustained inflows will be required…
Mumbai, April 16 (IANS) The Indian stock markets opened on a higher note on Thursday, with the equity benchmarks mirroring global cues amid hopes of easing geopolitical tensions between Washington and Tehran.Sensex opened 566 points or 0.73 per cent higher at 78,677 in opening trade, while Nifty began the session at 24,385, up 154 points or 0.64 per cent. Sectorally, gains were led by realty, media, consumer durables and financial stocks.Category-wise, small-cap and mid-cap stocks were the top g…
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) Domestic institutional investors (DIIs) continued to provide crucial support to Indian equity markets this week, offsetting sustained selling by foreign institutional investors (FIIs), as global sentiment improved after a reported US‑Iran ceasefire, exchange data showed.FIIs offloaded equities worth Rs 20,710 crore during the week, while DIIs emerged as net buyers with investments totalling Rs 21,602 crore, helping benchmark indices recover over 5 per cent over the p…
Mumbai, April 9 (IANS) The Indian equity markets opened on a cautious note on Thursday after witnessing a sharp rally in the previous session. Benchmark indices declined amid investor concerns over escalating geopolitical tensions, as reports suggested that Israel had attacked Lebanon’s Hezbollah, raising fears of a possible disruption in the Strait of Hormuz.Sensex traded 560 points or 0.72 per cent lower at 77,003, hitting an intra-day low in early trade, while Nifty fell as much as 182 poin…
Mumbai, April 8 (IANS) Dalal Street witnessed a major relief on Wednesday, with equity benchmarks opening sharply higher, jumping more than 3 per cent each after the announcement of a two-week ceasefire in the US-Israel-Iran conflict by both sides.Sensex climbed as much as 3.71 per cent or 2,775 points to 77,392, hitting an intra-day high in early trade. Similarly, Nifty traded at 23,938, up 3.52 per cent or 815 points, from the previous close amid buying in auto, realty, banking, IT, and metal …
Mumbai, April 2 (IANS) Indian stock markets opened sharply lower on Thursday, with key equity benchmarks declining more than 1 per cent amid fresh escalation in the West Asia conflict.Sensex opened at 72,262, down 872 points or 1.19 per cent, while the Nifty fell 1.31 per cent or around 300 points to open at 22,383.40. Both the indices fell further as trading progressed in early hours.All sectors opened in the red, with banking, realty, chemicals, auto, metal, and healthcare among the top losers…
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) Amid the persistent foreign outflows, domestic institutional investors (DIIs) continue to provide strong support, emerging as net buyers to the tune of Rs 26,897 crore last week, effectively absorbing the selling pressure from FIIs.This continued domestic participation helped cushion the downside and provided stability near key support zones, said analysts.“Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) remained consistent net sellers throughout the week, with cumulative out…