Mumbai, April 8 (IANS) Dalal Street witnessed a major relief on Wednesday, with equity benchmarks opening sharply higher, jumping more than 3 per cent each after the announcement of a two-week ceasefire in the US-Israel-Iran conflict by both sides.Sensex climbed as much as 3.71 per cent or 2,775 points to 77,392, hitting an intra-day high in early trade. Similarly, Nifty traded at 23,938, up 3.52 per cent or 815 points, from the previous close amid buying in auto, realty, banking, IT, and metal …
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Mumbai, March 11 (IANS) The Indian equity markets posted moderate losses in early trade on Wednesday over cautious sentiment amid the ongoing war between US-Israel and Iran, leading to the prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz.As of 9.25 am, Sensex lost 109 points, or 0.14 per cent, to reach 78,096 and Nifty eased 26 points, or 0.11 per cent to reach 24,234.Main broad-cap indices showed divergence with the benchmark indices, as the Nifty Midcap 100 gained 0.72 per cent, and the Nifty Smallca…
Mumbai, March 9 (IANS) The Indian equity markets plummeted close to 3 per cent in early trade on Monday tracking global weakness, rising crude oil prices amid escalating tensions in the Middle East.As of 9.22 AM, the Sensex lost 2,333 points, or 2.96 per cent, to reach 76,585 and Nifty dipped 686 points, or 2.81 per cent to reach 23,764.Main broad-cap indices performed in line with the benchmark indices, as the Nifty Midcap 100 slipped 3.28 per cent, and the Nifty Smallcap 100 dipped 3.37 per ce…
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, March 3 (IANS) The Bombay Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange will remain closed on Tuesday on account of the Holi festival.Trading in equities, equity derivatives, securities lending and borrowing and interest rate derivatives will be suspended for the day, exchanges said on Tuesday. Commodity derivatives will be closed in the morning and open for the evening session.On Monday, Sensex lost 1,048 points, or 1.29 per cent, to reach 80,238 and Nifty dropped 312 points, or 1.24 p…
Mumbai, March 2 (IANS) The Indian equity markets opened the week sharply lower on Monday, tracking a broad risk-off sentiment across global markets due to the US, Israel and Iran war.As of 9.28 am, Sensex lost 891 points, or 1.10 per cent, to reach 80,395 and Nifty eased 268 points, or 1.07 per cent, at 24,909.Main broad-cap indices performed in line with the benchmark indices, as the Nifty Midcap 100 declined 1.14 per cent, and the Nifty Smallcap 100 lost 1.35 per cent.All sectoral indices trad…
Mumbai, Feb 26 (IANS) The Indian equity markets traded flat with a positive bias early on Thursday, as IT stocks recovered tracking overnight gains on Wall Street in the US.As of 9.25 am, Sensex added 58 points, or 0.07 per cent, to reach 82,334, and Nifty gained 15 points, or 0.06 per cent, at 25,498.Main broad-cap indices showed divergence with the benchmark indices, as the Nifty Midcap 100 added 0.22 per cent, and the Nifty Smallcap 100 lost 0.08 per cent.Sectoral indices traded mixed with Ni…
Mumbai, Feb 17 (IANS) The Indian equity markets traded lower on Tuesday amid volatility from Nifty weekly expiry session and weakness in metal stocks.As of 9.30 am, Sensex lost 232 points, or 0.28 per cent, to reach 83,044, and Nifty dipped 92 points, or 0.36 per cent, to settle at 25,590.Main broad-cap indices performed in line with the benchmark indices, as the Nifty Midcap 100 declined 0.28 per cent, and the Nifty Smallcap 100 dipped 0.05 per cent.All major sectoral indices traded in the red …
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) 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…