Mumbai, March 10 (IANS) The Indian equity markets made notable gains in the early trade on Tuesday after US President Donald Trump indicated that war with Iran may be approaching an end.As of 9.29 am, Sensex added 413 points, or 0.53 per cent, to reach 77,979 and Nifty gained 112 points, or 0.47 per cent to reach 24,140.Main broad-cap indices performed in line with the benchmark indices, as the Nifty Midcap 100 gained 1.05 per cent, and the Nifty Smallcap 100 added 1.32 per cent.All sectoral ind…
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New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) India’s billionaire figures have risen to 308 — an increase of 24 from last year — which indicates strong wealth creation and sustained economic momentum, according to the Hurun Research Institute’s ‘Hurun Global Rich List 2026’ released on Saturday.The increase pushed India to the third position globally in terms of the number of billionaires, behind the United States and China.The total wealth held by Indian billionaires rose 10 per cent year-on-year to Rs 1…
Mumbai, March 6 (IANS) The Indian equity markets posted losses in early trade on Friday tracking global weakness, crude oil prices amid tensions in the Middle East.As of 9.28 am, Sensex lost 365 points, or 0.46 per cent, to reach 79,650 and Nifty dipped 103 points, or 0.42 per cent to reach 24,662.Main broad-cap indices showed divergence with the benchmark indices, as the Nifty Midcap 100 added 0.30 per cent, and the Nifty Smallcap 100 gained 0.45 per cent.All sectoral indices traded in red exce…
Mumbai, Feb 27 (IANS) The Indian equity markets opened the last session of the week with losses on Friday despite strong gains in the domestic IT stocks.The Indian IT stocks defied global trends amid technology-led selloff seen in Wall Street following weaker-than-expected earnings from Nvidia.As of 9.20 am, Sensex lost 346 points, or 0.42 per cent, to reach 81,903, and Nifty eased 113 points, or 0.44 per cent, at 25,383 in the morning trade.Main broad-cap indices performed in line with the benc…
Mumbai, Feb 25 (IANS) The Indian equity markets showed strong gains on Wednesday led by IT stocks, tracking an overnight recovery of tech stocks on Wall Street in the US.As of 9.30 am, Sensex added 559 points, or 0.69 per cent, to reach 82,785, and Nifty gained 157 points, or 0.62 per cent, at 25,582.Main broad-cap indices performed in line with the benchmark indices, as the Nifty Midcap 100 added 0.27 per cent, and the Nifty Smallcap 100 gained 0.46 per cent.All major sectoral indices traded in…
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) India alone will contribute to about 40 per cent of Grade‑A office supply in Asia Pacific (APAC) in 2026, a report said on Monday.The Grade-A office supply in APAC region is expected to reach a record 61.3 million sq. ft. in 2026, up 10.8 per cent from 55.3 million sq. ft. in 2025, the report from CBRE South Asia Pvt. Ltd said.India and mainland China together will contribute more than 75 per cent of the total supply, it added.Bengaluru, Delhi-NCR, and Mumbai rank amon…
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) The Beijing Stock Exchange (BSE) reveals a deeper feature of China’s political economy, where capital markets function less as liquidity-driven than as policy instruments that prioritise strategic industrial objectives, according to a new report.China’s stock exchange illustrates how China deploys capital markets as instruments of industrial policy while accepting limited market liquidity, said the report in East Asia Forum.“Designed to fund ‘little giant’ firm…
Mumbai, Feb 16 (IANS) The Indian equity markets opened the week almost flat with a mild negative bias on Monday, due to a weaker-than-expected earnings season and AI-led pressure on technology stocks.As of 9.25 am, Sensex lost 22 points, or 0.02 per cent, to reach 83,604, and Nifty lost 6 points, or 0.03 per cent, at 25,464.Main broad-cap indices posted stronger losses than benchmark indices, as the Nifty Midcap 100 declined 0.34 per cent, and the Nifty Smallcap 100 dipped 0.47 per cent.Sectoral…
Mumbai, Feb 13 (IANS) China’s nationwide primary property sales are expected to fall 10–14 per cent as a persistent glut of completed housing keeps a market recovery out of reach, a new report has said.The report from S&P Global said the completed primary inventory rose for the sixth year in a row to 766 million square metres by 2025 end, up 1.6 per cent (year-on-year).Completed inventory at end-2025 was 45 per cent higher than the 10-year average prior to the downturn, the report further …
Mumbai, Feb 13 (IANS) The Indian equity markets posted notable losses early on Friday as IT stocks plummeted for the second consecutive session tracking weakness in US tech stocks over AI fears.As of 9.25 am, Sensex lost 672 points, or 0.80 per cent, to reach 83,002, and Nifty lost 207 points, or 0.80 per cent, at 25,600.Main broad-cap indices posted stronger losses than benchmark indices, as the Nifty Midcap 100 declined 1.38 per cent, and the Nifty Smallcap 100 dipped 1.62 per cent.All sectora…