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MARKET WRAP: Sensex up 292 pts, Nifty ends at 11,428; auto, metals rally

All that happened in markets today.

SI Reporter New Delhi
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2 min read Last Updated : Oct 15 2019 | 4:54 PM IST

3:36 PM

Sectoral trends at NSE at close

3:35 PM

Top gainers and losers on S&P BSE Sensex at close

3:34 PM

Closing Bell

The S&P BSE SEnsex closes 292 points, or 0.76 per cent, higher at 38,506 level.

On NSE, the Nifty50 settled above 11,400-mark at 11,431, up 89 points or 0.79 per cent.

3:28 PM

NEWS ALERT | Star Cement buyback to open on Oct 22 and end on Nov 5: BSE filing

-- The Buyback Offer Size is 9.76% of the fully paid up equity share capital and free reserves of the Company based on Standalone accounts for the financial year ended March 31, 2019 and is within the statutory limits of 10% of the fully paid-up equity share capital and free reserves as per the last standalone audited accounts of the Company.

3:19 PM

NEWS ALERT | 22% equity of Bajaj Consumer exchanged on BSE: CNBC TV18

-- 3.2 cr shares traded in a block deal at Rs 194.05/ share

-- No single entity, other than promoters, hold more than 10% stake in Co

3:15 PM

Buzzing | Biocon gains over 2%

3:09 PM

Airtel CEO Gopal Vittal says current rates unsustainable, need to go up

Making a pitch higher tariffs, Bharti Airtel Chief Executive Officer Gopal Vittal on Tuesday said that the rates at the current level were “unsustainable” and should go up. Speaking on the interconnect usage charges (IUC) he said that the industry is awaiting the outcome on the consultation paper floated by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on the subject. READ MORE

3:00 PM

NEWS ALERT | Commerce Ministry to prepare strategy to promote exports at district level: sources to CNBC TV18

2:59 PM

NEWS ALERT | HCL Tech extends agreement for IT operations & transformation with Equinor for 7 years: BSE Filing

2:57 PM

NEWS ALERT | Sajjan Jindal releases shares in Group companies: BSE filing

-- Sajjan Jindal's releases 7.01 cr JSW Steel shares (2.90% equity) & 11.88 cr JSW Energy shares (7.24% equity)

Click here for shareholding pattern at the end of Q2

2:49 PM

Market check | Sensex trades near day's high; gains over 400 pts intra-day

2:41 PM

Bajaj Consumer tanks 16% in two days post Q2 results, hits over 4-year low

Bajaj Consumer’s consolidated operational revenue during the quarter grew in single digits - 2.5 per cent at Rs 220 crore due to demand weakness. It had posted revenue of Rs 215 crore in the year-ago quarter. Net profit was up 11 per cent year on year (YoY) to Rs 56 crore, due to lower tax outgo. EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation) margin expanded around 20 basis points (bps) YoY to 28.6 per cent. READ MORE  

2:24 PM

Asia Market Check

(Source: Bloomberg)

2:14 PM

NEWS ALERT | China confirms signing 'phase one' of trade deal with US: Agencies

2:05 PM

HUL gains 3% post steady Q2 nos; brokerages see over 12% upside in 12 mths

The FMCG bellwether on Monday reported a 21.2 per cent year-on-year (YoY) growth in net profit to Rs 1,848 crore for the July-September quarter (Q2) of FY20. Growth was aided by lower corporation tax, which came into effect last month. Volume growth, however, for Q2 remained the same as reported in the June quarter, coming in at 5 per cent, though some analysts said it was ahead of their estimates of 4 per cent for the period. READ MORE 


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First Published: Oct 15 2019 | 7:24 AM IST