Mumbai, July 28 (IANS) Domestic equity benchmark indices opened on a muted note on Tuesday, tracking weak cues from Asian markets after a sharp selloff in global semiconductor stocks.Sensex opened at 76,831.75, down 4 points or 0.01 per cent, while Nifty started the session at 23,971.25, lower by 24.70 points or 0.10 per cent.Sectorally, IT stocks led the gains in early trade, with Nifty IT surging 2 per cent. Nifty MidSmall IT & Telecom advanced 1 per cent, while realty, healthcare and phar…
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Mumbai, July 27 (IANS) Domestic equity benchmark indices opened higher on Monday, supported by a sharp decline in crude oil prices.Sensex started the session 549.21 points or 0.72 per cent higher at 76,608.98, while Nifty gained 160.95 points or 0.68 per cent to 23,928.40.All sectoral indices traded in positive territory during the opening session.Nifty MidSmall Financial Services index emerged as the top gainer, rising 1.29 per cent, followed by Nifty IT, which advanced 1.25 per cent. Nifty Med…
Seoul, July 24 (IANS) Seoul stocks snapped their three-day winning streak to plummet nearly 6 per cent on Friday, as escalating tensions in the Middle East sapped risk appetite. The local currency rose against the greenback.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) fell 406.27 points, or 5.72 percent, to 6,690.62 after falling as low as 6,650.41.The sharp decline triggered the country’s bourse operator to suspend program trading for five minutes in early trading, reports Yonhap new…
Mumbai, July 24 (IANS) Domestic equity markets opened lower on Friday, with benchmark indices declining almost 1 per cent each amid heightened global uncertainty and a surge in crude oil prices, with Brent crude crossing the $100-per-barrel mark.Sensex opened 683.20 points or 0.89 per cent lower at 75,708.19, while Nifty declined 203.25 points or 0.85 per cent to 23,666.35.All sectoral indices traded in the red, with realty, metal and financial stocks witnessing the sharpest declines.Nifty Realt…
Mumbai, July 23 (IANS) Domestic equity benchmarks opened lower on Thursday amid weak global cues and rising geopolitical tensions in West Asia.Sensex opened at 76,515.10, down 239.95 points or 0.31 per cent, while Nifty started the session at 23,904.80, slipping 91.45 points or 0.38 per cent.Sector-wise, Nifty Oil & Gas was the worst performer, declining nearly 1 per cent. It was followed by Nifty Pharma, Nifty Realty, Nifty PSU Bank, Nifty 500 Healthcare, Nifty Cement and Nifty Private Bank…
Mumbai, July 15 (IANS) Indian equity benchmark indices opened higher on Wednesday amid positive global cues after gains across Wall Street and Asian markets.Sensex opened at 77,192.76, up more than 100 points or 0.18 per cent, while Nifty started the session at 24,085.85, gaining 33.80 points or 0.14 per cent.Sector-wise, financial and banking stocks led the gains in early trade, while information technology shares remained under pressure.Nifty Financial Services Ex-Bank emerged as the top gaine…
Seoul, July 13 (IANS) Seoul shares plunged 9 per cent on Monday as investors dumped technology stocks for profit-taking amid renewed tensions in the Middle East. The Korean won fell against the US dollar.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) fell 669.01 points, or 8.95 percent, to close at 6,806.93 after falling as low as 6,783.43, reports Yonhap news agency.Trade volume was moderate at 469.86 million shares worth 39.8 trillion won (US$26.5 billion), with decliners far outnumbe…
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) Global crude oil prices surged more than 4 per cent to trade near the $80-per-barrel mark on Monday after fresh military strikes between the US and Iran reignited concerns over supply disruptions in the Middle East.International benchmark Brent crude rose more than 4 per cent or $3.28 to nearly $80 per barrel.Similarly, US benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) gained 4.55 per cent or $3.25 to $74.66 per barrel.The latest rally came after Iran reportedly claimed that t…
Mumbai, July 13 (IANS) Indian equity markets opened lower on Monday as crude oil prices rebounded to near the $80-per-barrel mark amid renewed geopolitical tensions.Sensex began the session at 76,963.35, down over 600 points or 0.78 per cent, while Nifty started at 24,039.40, declining 167.50 points or 0.69 per cent.Sector-wise, most indices traded in the red, led by Nifty Auto and Nifty Metal, which fell up to 1 per cent. Nifty Consumer Durables, Nifty PSU Bank and Nifty Private Bank also witne…
Seoul, July 10 (IANS) South Korea’s finance ministry said on Friday it has decided to impose anti-dumping tariffs on polyvinyl chloride (PVC) paste resin products from four European nations starting next month on grounds they were imported below fair prices.Under the decision, South Korea will impose anti-dumping tariffs of 25.79 percent to 31.55 percent from next month to August 2031 on the products imported from Germany, France, Norway and Sweden, according to the Ministry of Finance and Econo…