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…
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…
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…
Mumbai, July 9 (IANS) Indian equity benchmarks advanced in early trade on Thursday despite renewed geopolitical tensions and a rebound in crude oil prices to the $80-a-barrel mark.Sensex surged as much as 0.32 per cent or about 250 points to hit an intraday high of 76,752 in morning trade, while Nifty climbed 0.20 per cent or 46.90 points to 23,928.95.Sectorally, Nifty Consumer Durables led the gains, rising 1.39 per cent, followed by Nifty Mid-Small Financial Services (0.95 per cent), Nifty Cem…
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…
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…