Washington, Feb 22 (IANS) President Donald Trump used a White House governors’ dinner to declare what he called a sweeping national turnaround, outline plans for a new ballroom at the presidential residence, and project confidence ahead of America’s 250th anniversary celebrations.Addressing governors, cabinet members, and guests alongside First Lady Melania Trump, the President said the past year had marked “a historic turnaround for our country with unprecedented speed.”“We solved int…
Latest Dow News & Updates
Washington, Feb 11 (IANS) The White House pushed back on renewed questions about President Donald Trump’s past ties to Jeffrey Epstein and said the administration stands firmly behind Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick.Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Trump had long distanced himself from Epstein.“The president has always remained consistent and that he kicked Jeffrey Epstein out of his club at Mar-a-Lago because, frankly, Jeffrey Epstein was a creep,” she said.She added that Trump “…
Mumbai, Jan 30 (IANS) The Indian equity markets traded lower early on Friday as the metal stocks plummeted under pressure.As of 9.30 am, Sensex eased 525 points, or 0.64 per cent, to reach 82,040, and Nifty lost 159 points, or 0.63 per cent, to settle at 25,259.Main broad-cap indices posted higher losses than the benchmark indices, as the Nifty Midcap 100 declined 0.81 per cent, and the Nifty Smallcap 100 lost 1.19 per cent.All sectoral indices were trading in the red except FMCG, pharma and con…
Mumbai, Jan 27 (IANS) The Indian equity markets opened the week lower on Tuesday amid persistent FII selling and mixed December quarter results.As of 9.25 am, Sensex dipped 436 points, or 0.54 per cent, to reach 81,101, and Nifty declined 110 points, or 0.44 per cent to 24,938.India and the European Union are set to announce the conclusion of negotiations on a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) at the India–EU Summit on Tuesday, that could boost the market sentiment later, especially in pharma, textil…
Mumbai, Jan 22 (IANS) The Indian benchmark indices posted strong gains in early trade on Thursday, after US President Donald Trump walked back on his tariff threats against eight European countries over Greenland ownership.As of 9.25 am, the Sensex added 568 points, or 0.69 per cent to reach 82,477 and the Nifty advanced 160 points, or 0.64 per cent to 25,317.Main broadcap indices overperformed the benchmark indices, with the Nifty Midcap 100 adding 0.94 per cent, and the Nifty Smallcap 100 adva…
Mumbai, Jan 20 (IANS) The Indian benchmark indices continued their losses on Tuesday, tracking weak global cues and the US administration’s escalation of tariff tensions with European countries.Persistent selling by foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) also weighed on the market sentiment.Around 9.30 am, Sensex lost 275 points, or 0.33 per cent to reach 82,971 and Nifty declined 91 points, or 0.36 per cent to 25,494.Main broadcap indices performed in line with benchmark indices, with the Nifty…
Mumbai, Jan 19 (IANS) The Indian benchmark indices opened the week in the red zone on Monday, tracking weak global cues after geopolitical trade tensions rose due to US administration’s comments of additional tariffs on European countries.As of 9.30 am, Sensex lost 449 points, or 0.54 per cent to reach 83,120 and Nifty declined 148 points, or 0.58 per cent to 25,546.Main broadcap indices performed in line with benchmark indices, with the Nifty Midcap 100 losing 0.42 per cent, and the Nifty Small…
Mumbai, Jan 13 (IANS) Following a sharp recovery from lower levels, Indian benchmark indices traded flat with a negative bias on Tuesday amid rising geopolitical tensions and sustained foreign institutional outflows.As of 9.29 am, Sensex slipped 85 points, or 0.10 per cent to 83,792 and Nifty eased 22 points, or 0.08 per cent to 25,768.Main broad-cap indices showed slight divergence with benchmark indices, with the Nifty Midcap 100 up 0.11 per cent, while the Nifty Smallcap 100 added 0.38 per ce…
Mumbai, Jan 9 (IANS) The Indian benchmark indices posted mild losses early on Friday amid rising geopolitical tensions and renewed threats of 500 per cent US tariffs on Indian goods under the provisions of the Russia Sanctioning Act.As of 9.29 am, Sensex slipped 107 points, or 0.13 per cent to 84,073 and Nifty eased 26 points, or 0.10 per cent to 26,850.Main broad cap indices posted stronger losses compared to benchmark indices, with the Nifty Midcap 100 down 0.29 per cent, while the Nifty Small…
Mumbai, Jan 8 (IANS) The Indian benchmark indices posted mild losses on Thursday amid profit booking, rising geopolitical tensions and muted sentiment from the Asian markets.As of 9.23 am, Sensex slipped 108 points, or 0.13 per cent to 84,852 and Nifty eased 46 points, or 0.18 per cent to 26,094.Main broad-cap indices performed almost in line with benchmark indices, with the Nifty Midcap 100 down 0.32 per cent, while the Nifty Smallcap 100 lost 0.14 per cent.Bharat Electronics and SBI Life Insur…