Mumbai, July 6 (IANS) Indian stock markets opened positively on Monday, supported by revival of monsoon, renewed foreign institutional investor (FII) buying, and softer crude oil prices.Sensex started the session at 77,940.90, up 176.99 points or 0.23 per cent, while Nifty opened at 24,306.85, gaining 36 points or 0.15 per cent.Among the sectoral indices, Nifty Realty was the top gainer, rising 0.86 per cent, followed by Nifty Metal which advanced 0.39 per cent.Healthcare-related indices also tr…
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Mumbai, July 3 (IANS) Indian equity markets opened higher on Friday amid mixed global cues, with benchmark indices rising nearly 1 per cent each as buying was led by IT, metal, pharma and chemical stocks.Sensex began session at 78,152.34, up 650 points or 0.84 per cent, while Nifty opened around 200 points or 0.83 per cent higher at 24,375.65.Sector-wise, Nifty IT surged nearly 2 per cent, while Nifty Metal gained 1.66 per cent. Nifty MidSmall IT & Telecom, Chemicals and Pharma indices advan…
Mumbai, June 30 (IANS) India’s benchmark equity indices opened higher on Tuesday amid mixed global cues, with investors also keeping an eye on the derivatives expiry and the start of the June quarter earnings season.Sensex opened at 77,005.51, up 277.14 points or 0.36 per cent. Nifty also began the session mildly positive opening at 24,032.05, an increase of 85.80 points or 0.35 per cent.Among sectoral indices, Nifty Realty led the gains, rising 0.54 per cent. Nifty Private Bank and Nifty Auto j…
Mumbai, June 29 (IANS) Indian stock markets opened flat on Monday with investors and traders closely monitoring developments surrounding the US-Iran ceasefire and upcoming diplomatic discussions.Nifty opened at 24,061.75, up 5.75 points or 0.02 per cent, while Sensex started marginally lower at 77,055.21, down 45.26 points or 0.06 per cent.Sector-wise, healthcare and pharma stocks led the gains, with Nifty Healthcare Index rising 0.53 per cent and Nifty Pharma advancing 0.52 per cent. FMCG also …
Mumbai, June 12 (IANS) Indian equity markets rose in morning session on Friday, following positive global market cues amid a fall in oil prices and reports that US President Donald Trump had cancelled plans to strike Iran, citing progress in talks.Sensex surged as much as 1.35 per cent or 1,000 points to touch an intraday high of 74,834 in early trade. Similarly, Nifty rose 1.26 per cent or about 300 points to 23,455.Sectorally, all indices traded in green. Nifty Realty emerged as the top perfor…
Mumbai, June 10 (IANS) Domestic equity markets traded higher on Wednesday in the morning session despite elevated geopolitical tensions and rising crude oil prices.Sensex gained as much as 0.59 per cent or over 400 points to touch an intraday high of 74,356 in early trade, while the Nifty rose 0.46 per cent or about 100 points to 23,351.Sectoral performance was largely positive, with FMCG stocks leading the gains. Nifty FMCG rose 1.5 per cent, followed by Nifty Chemicals (0.67 per cent), Nifty O…
Mumbai, June 8 (IANS) Gold and silver prices traded lower on Monday, with precious metals falling by nearly 4 per cent amid escalating tensions in the West Asia conflict, a volatile global macroeconomic environment and surging crude oil prices.On the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), gold futures (August contract) declined as much as 1.85 per cent or Rs 2,882 to hit an intraday low of Rs 1,52,712 at around 12:30 pm.The yellow metal was trading at Rs 1,53,550, down over 1 per cent or Rs 2,044. It t…
Mumbai, June 8 (IANS) Indian equities opened sharply lower on Monday, with benchmark indices falling 1 per cent each amid escalating tensions in West Asia, rising crude oil prices and weak global cues.Sensex opened at 73,421.61, down over 800 points or 1.11 per cent, while Nifty began the session at 23,080.70, declining 286 points or 1.22 per cent.Sector-wise, selling pressure was seen across realty, metal, auto and information technology stocks, which witnessed the sharpest declines. Realty sto…
Mumbai, June 4 (IANS) Domestic equity markets opened lower on Thursday, tracking weak global cues amid geopolitical uncertainty in West Asia and selling pressure across the US and Asian equities.Sensex opened at 73,935.83, down 0.55 per cent or 410 points, while Nifty fell over 100 points or 0.5 per cent.Sectoral indices, Nifty Realty declined 0.67 per cent, Nifty IT was down 0.53 per cent. Similarly, pharma and healthcare indices decreased by up to 0.5 per cent.In contrast, Nifty Consumer Durab…
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) Global crude oil prices traded lower on Tuesday after posting sharp gains in the previous session as markets continued to assess uncertainty surrounding US-Iran negotiations.International benchmark Brent crude was trading around 1 per cent lower at $94.04 per barrel. Similarly, US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude declined more than 1 per cent to $91.14 per barrel.In the domestic market, crude oil futures for June delivery were trading at Rs 8,708, down Rs 28 or 0.32 p…