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 17 (IANS) Domestic equity markets traded higher in the morning session on Friday, with benchmark indices gaining around half a per cent each despite weak global cues, led by buying in IT and auto stocks.In early trade, Sensex climbed 363 points or 0.47 per cent to 77,550, while Nifty advanced 100 points or 0.43 per cent to 24,176.Sectorally, IT stocks led the gains, with the Nifty IT index surging nearly 2 per cent, followed by Nifty Auto, which rose 0.83 per cent, and Nifty Private…
Mumbai, July 16 (IANS) Indian equity benchmark indices traded higher in the morning session on Thursday despite mixed global cues.Sensex jumped over 300 points or 0.42 per cent to hit an intraday high of 77,514.30 in early trade, while Nifty rose 88 points or 0.36 per cent to 24,167 amid buying in consumer durables, IT and auto stocks.Nifty Consumer Durables index surged 1.63 per cent, followed by Nifty IT, which gained 1.38 per cent, Nifty MidSmall IT & Telecom, up 1.13 per cent, and Nifty …
Mumbai, July 7 (IANS) Gold and silver prices extended their losses for a second consecutive session on Tuesday, with both precious metals declining by up to 2 per cent amid weakness in global markets.On the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), gold futures (August 5) opened marginally lower at Rs 1,46,566 per 10 grams, down 0.23 per cent, or Rs 351, from the previous close of Rs 1,46,917.Selling pressure intensified later, with the yellow metal falling Rs 1,255, or 0.85 per cent, to Rs 1,45,662 at ar…
Mumbai, July 7 (IANS) Indian equity benchmark indices traded higher on Tuesday amid positive global cues and crude oil prices hovering around the $70-a-barrel mark.Sensex jumped as much as 0.27 per cent or over 200 points to hit an intraday high of 78,504 in early trade, while Nifty was trading around 60 points or 0.23 per cent higher at 24,488.Sectorally, IT, banking and financial stocks led the gains. Nifty IT rose 1.28 per cent, followed by Nifty PSU Bank which gained 0.45 per cent.In contras…
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, July 2 (IANS) Indian equities traded higher in the morning session on Thursday, supported by easing crude oil prices, strong auto sales data and optimism over first-quarter earnings.Sensex surged as much as 0.38 per cent or about 300 points to hit an intraday high of 77,218.78 in early trade. Nifty climbed 0.35 per cent or 86 points to 24,092.05.Sectorally, IT emerged as top gainer, with Nifty IT index jumping over 3 per cent, followed by Nifty MidSmall IT & Telecom, Nifty Consumer D…
Mumbai, July 1 (IANS) Domestic equity benchmarks traded higher on Wednesday in morning trade, tracking firm global cues, although concerns over a weak monsoon continued to weigh on the market outlook.Sensex jumped over 200 points or 0.28 per cent to hit an intraday high of 76,697.37 in early trade. Similarly, Nifty rose 70 points or 0.28 per cent to 23,934.90.Sectorally, buying was seen in media, auto, consumer durables, FMCG, IT, realty and pharma stocks. Nifty Media index gained over 1 per cen…
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) Gold and silver prices continued to face selling pressure on Tuesday as investors and traders remained cautious over developments in West Asia and the US interest rate outlook.On the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), gold futures (August) declined as much as 1.37 per cent or Rs 1,952, to hit an intraday low of Rs 1,40,450 per 10 grams at around 11:50 am.At the last count, the yellow metal was trading at Rs 1,41,124, down over Rs 1,278, or around 1 per cent. It touched an …
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…