Benchmark indices log their steepest weekly losses in over a year as surging crude oil prices and escalating Middle East tensions dampen investor sentiment
Despite the near-term volatility, ICICI Direct said that markets have historically bounced back after geopolitical shocks
Benchmark indices bounced back after three sessions of steep losses, but analysts caution the recovery may remain fragile as escalating Middle East tensions continue to cloud global sentiment
The broader market mirrored the gains in the frontline indices as both Nifty Midcap 100 and Nifty Smallcap 100 surged more than 1.5 per cent each
The BSE Sensex Next 30 index tracks the next largest and most liquid companies in the BSE 100 that are in the derivative segment and are not constituents of the BSE Sensex 30 index
The combined market capitalisation of all BSE-listed companies has fallen by more than ₹21 trillion over the past three sessions
According to Morgan Stanley, India's trailing 12-month performance has been among the weakest historically, even as valuations approach previous troughs
All segments, including equities, derivatives, and securities lending and borrowing (SLB), are unavailable for trading during the day.
The Sensex and Nifty hit multi-month lows as West Asia tensions sent crude prices surging and sparked a flight to safe assets, with volatility jumping to a nine-month high
Among the Nifty constituents, only eight stocks advanced with Bharat Electronics and Hindalco Industries emerging as the top gainers, bucking the market trend
Today's selling erased ₹4.7 trillion from the Street as the market capitalisation of all the BSE listed companies slipped to ₹463.51 trillion
Q3FY26 marked a good cyclical improvement in growth, though it may need one or two quarters to call it a decisive earnings inflection, said Vora
The 50-share NSE Nifty went up by 57.85 points or 0.23 per cent to settle at 25,482.50. It hit a high of 25,652.60 during the day, up by around 228 points from the last close
Sensex and Nifty fell sharply on renewed AI-driven IT sell-offs, tariff uncertainty and rising crude prices, with the Nifty IT index down 21% this month - its worst run in 23 years
The total mcap of BSE listed companies dropped by ₹4.73 trillion to ₹4,63,79,242 crore versus the previous session's mcap of ₹46,852,324.31 crore.
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