Stock Market Highlights: Sensex, Nifty end flat after 2-day rally; RIL gains 3%, Zomato sheds 4%

Sensex Today | Stock Market Highlights: Among the broader markets, the Nifty Smallcap100 index continued its northward journey, settling higher by 0.67 per cent

3:43 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Market expert view

Stock Market LIVE Updates: The global market is experiencing a heightened uncertainty due to US tariff impositions and counter threats from its peers. This ambiguity has led to increased risk aversion and diminished appeal of equities. EMs have been particularly affected, experiencing significant outflows. Lately, S&P 500 index is showing signs of a deeper correction, reflecting concerns about the potential impact of tariffs on the US economy.

In contrast, Indian markets have demonstrated resilience off late despite looming trade war. While a recovery in corporate earnings could significantly improve the domestic sentiments. Investors could go overweight on large caps given stability in earnings and increasing valuation comfort.

View by Vinod Nair, head of research, Geojit Financial Services.

3:42 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: A glance at broader market at close

Stock Market LIVE Updates: BSE Midcap was down 0.30 per cent and Smallcap was up 0.75 per cent. 

3:40 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Here's a look at Nifty gainers and losers at close

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Tata Motors, BEL, RIL were among the top gainers on Nifty50. 

3:39 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Here's a look at Sensex gainers and losers at close

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Reliance Industries, Tata Motors, Nestle India were among the top gainers on Sensex. 

3:37 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Sensex finishes at 74,332.58, down 8 pts

Stock Market LIVE Updates: BSE Sensex was down 7.51 points or 0.01 per cent at 74,332.58.

3:35 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Nifty50 closes at 22,552.5, up 8 pts

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Nifty50 was up 7.8 points or 0.03 per cent at 22,552.5. 

3:22 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: RIL continues to lead

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Reliance Industries continues to be the lead gainer among the Nifty50 constituent stocks with gains of 3.22 per cent. This is followed by Nestle India, Bharat Electronics, Bajaj Auto, and Hindalco with gains of up to 1.58 per cent.

2:53 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Ashish Kacholia portfolio stock freezes 5% upper circuit; up 245% in 1 year

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Shaily Engineering Plastics (Shaily) share price locked in upper circuit of 5 per cent at Rs 1,792.20, hitting a new high on the BSE in Friday’s intra-day trade, in an otherwise range-bound market. Currently, Shaily is trading under 'T' or Trade-for-Trade (T) group. The T group is a surveillance measure that requires securities to be settled on a trade-to-trade basis. READ MORE

 

2:45 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: List of stocks to trade ex-dividend, bonus, stock-split next week

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Shares of Housing & Urban Development Corporation (Hudco), Bharat Electronics (BEL), G R Infraprojects, and six other companies are set to remain in focus next week as they turn ex-date following the announcements of corporate actions such as dividends, bonus issues, rights issues, or subdivisions (stock splits).

The list of stocks includes SBC Exports, Vipul Organics, IOL Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals, Mehai Technology, Shalimar Agencies, and Shangar Decor, as per BSE data. READ MORE

2:34 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Sebi to disclose conflict of interest in board, says Tuhin Kanta Pandey

Stock Market LIVE Updates: In an attempt to improve transparency, Sebi chief Tuhin Kanta Pandey today said it shall reveal any conflict of interests of its board members.

"We will be coming forward with our plan to further transparently reveal these conflicts of interest, etc. for the public," Pandey said, clarifying that he did not specifically refer to any individual's conflict of interest.

Pandey also said, that Sebi was "conscious of the need to create an inclusive environment for foreign capital and will engage with portfolio investors and alternative investment funds to address their difficulties and further rationalise regulation." READ MORE

2:23 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Patanjali's Nagpur food park to begin operations on Mar 9

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Patanjali Ayurved today said its mega food processing plant which has been set up with an investment of Rs 1,500 crore in Nagpur will begin operations on Sunday.

The food park will have fruits and vegetable processing units with a capacity of 800 tonnes per day. Patanjali Ayurved, Managing director Acharya Balkrishna in a press conference said that the plant will bring agriculture revolution in the region.

Meanwhile, on the BSE the stock traded with a loss of 1.5 per cent at Rs 1,745 on trades of around 6,200-odd share thus far on Friday.

2:13 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: 63 Moons hits 5% upper circuit on settling NSEL case

Stock Market LIVE Updates: 63 Moons Technologies shares hit the 5 per cent upper circuit at Rs 759.5 after the company said it reached a settlement agreement with investors of the National Spot Exchange (NSEL) in the 2013 NSEL payments crisis case.

According to reports, 63 Moons will pay Rs 1,950 crore as a one-time settlement to resolve the matter. This deal will relieve 63 Moons from current legal actions while allowing investors to recover a portion of their losses, although at a reduced rate. READ MORE

2:02 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Hexaware Tech cracks 7% post December quarter results

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Recently listed Hexaware Technologies' shares tumbled up to 7 per cent to Rs 759 in Friday's trading session after the company announced its Q3 results.

The company reported a net profit of Rs 320.70 crore for the October to December 2024 quarter, up 66.3 per cent compared to Rs 192.8 crore in the year ago quarter. The company's revenue from operations rose by 20.6 per cent YoY to Rs 3,154.4 crore.

These were the company's first quarterly result after the stock listing. READ MORE

1:51 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: 5 stocks ideas to gift your beloved this Women's Day

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Here's a trading guide for 5 stock investment ideas that can potentially generate up to 21 per cent wealth.

Technical analysis of DLF, Doms Industries, PI Industries, KPIT Technologies and KNR Construction shows why these stocks may trade with a favourable bias in the near term. READ MORE

1:39 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Omaxe to invest Rs 2,700 cr to modernise 6 UP bus terminals; stock zooms 10%

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Real estate firm Omaxe subsidiary to invest Rs 2,700 crore to upgrade 6 bus terminals in the state of Uttar Pradesh.

In an exchange filing today, Omaxe said that Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) has awarded it a contract to modernise six key bus terminals in the State Ghaziabad, Lucknow (Gomti Nagar), Prayagraj, Kaushambi, Ayodhya and Lucknow (Amausi) under public-private partnership (PPP) model.

Meanwhile, on the BSE, the stock hit a high of Rs 89.11 and was trading with a gain of 10 per cent at Rs 86.80 levels. The counter saw trades of around 17,000 shares thus far in the day. READ MORE

1:28 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Gold may hit $3,000 an ounce in coming weeks on tariff uncertainty: Analyst

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Spot gold traded between $2,891 and $2,927 on March 6, 2025. The metal was changing hands at $2,920, up by $1. The MCX April Gold contract at Rs 86,070, up 0.28 per cent for the day. 

 

It was, somewhat, a rangebound session as traders bide time ahead of the US nonfarm payroll report to be released today. READ MORE

1:16 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Radhakishan Damani-backed Avenue Supermarts adds new stores, shares gain 3%

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Shares of diversified retail player Avenue Supermarts jumped 2.61 per cent to a day's high of Rs 3,635 per share on the BSE during intraday trading on Friday, March 7, 2025. The uptick in Avenue Supermarts’ share price came on the back of the news that the company has opened 4 new stores, bringing the total number of stores to 396 as of today.

 

Notably, ace investor Radhakishan Damani is among the promoters of the company and holds nearly 23 per cent stake by the end of December 2024, as per the data available on the BSE. 

 

Avenue Supermarts informed in an exchange filing on March 6, 2025, that it has opened stores at Ampa Skyone Mall, Chennai (Tamil Nadu), Chikkaballapur (Karnataka), Kamed, Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh), and Garden Enclave, Amritsar (Punjab). READ MORE

1:02 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Reliance Industries stock up nearly 4% on Macquarie, Emkay upgrade

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Reliance Industries share price moved higher by nearly 4 per cent to Rs 1,254 on the BSE in Friday's intraday trade after various brokerages upgraded the stock with a share target price (TP) of up to Rs 1,600 per share.  

 

RIL share is quoting higher for the third straight trading day, gaining 8 per cent during the period. RIL stock had hit a 52-week low of Rs 1,156 on Monday, March 3, 2025. That said, in the past six months, Reliance share has underperformed the market by falling 15 per cent as compared to 9 per cent decline in the BSE Sensex. READ MORE

12:47 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Jana Small Finance Bank shares zoom 12% on getting AD-I licence from RBI

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Jana Small Finance Bank shares zoomed 11.66 per cent on BSE, logging an intraday high at Rs 489.8 per share. The buying on the counter came after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) granted the bank licence to act as Authorized Dealer Category-I (AD-I).

 

Around 12:19 PM, Jana Small Finance Bank share price was up 11.66 per cent at Rs 489.8 per share on BSE. In comparison, the BSE Sensex was down 0.14 per cent at 74,233.79. The market capitalisation of the company stood at Rs 5,118.95 crore. The 52-week high of the stock was at Rs 760.85 per share and the 52-week low was at Rs 364 per share. READ MORE

12:32 PM

Share Market LIVE Updates: K&R Rail gains 4% on inking MoU with Indian Port Rail; check details here

Share Market LIVE Updates: K&R Rail Engineering Limited's shares surged by 4 per cent to reach an intraday high of Rs 305 per share on Friday, March 7, 2025.

The upward movement followed the announcement that the company signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) valued at up to Rs 5,000 crore with Indian Port Rail and Ropeway Corporation Limited.
 

In a filing with the exchange, K&R Rail Engineering stated, "We are pleased to inform the Exchange that K&R Rail Engineering Limited has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with Indian Port Rail and Ropeway Corporation Limited, a public sector undertaking under the Ministry of Shipping, Government of India. This MoU aims to execute significant projects in railways, roads, highways, ports, and other infrastructure sectors, with project values ranging from Rs 50 crore to Rs 5,000 crore. This collaboration will benefit both organisations and promote seamless growth both within India and internationally." READ MORE

 

12:20 PM

Share Market LIVE Updates: Blue Star shares gain as company unveils Rs 400-cr capacity expansion plan

Share Market LIVE Updates: Blue Star shares saw strong demand among investors during Friday's trading session, with the share price climbing 2.64 per cent in early trades to reach an intraday high of Rs 2,201.55.

 

By 10:55 AM, however, Blue Star shares had retreated from the day's high and were trading 0.86 per cent lower at Rs 2,126 on the BSE. The company's shares were 12.8 per cent away from their 52-week high of Rs 2,419.95, reached on January 6, 2025. As of the time of writing, the company's market capitalisation stood at Rs 43,704.45 crore. READ MORE

12:09 PM

Share Market LIVE Updates: Neelkanth Mishra, Chief Economist of Axis Bank on market valuations

Share Market LIVE Updates: Neelkanth Mishra, Chief Economist of Axis Bank, says when it comes to multiples, by definition, will be volatile. 

You will see them getting affected by cost of capital, what it the risk we rate, what are the alternatives available, and general euphoria and pessimism.

I think we are coming off of a very high level; we were at a record high; we have never seen those levels. 

The range, if you plot 2004-2020, was 60-80 per cent; we were at a 120 per cent; so now, we are down to a 100 per cent. Can it fall another 10 per cent from here? Perhaps yes. 
 

Will that happen because nominal GDP grows and market cap stays the same? I think that's the most likely scenario. 

12:03 PM

Share Market LIVE Updates: Neelkanth Mishra, Chief Economist of Axis Bank on market valuations

Share Market LIVE Updates: Neelkanth Mishra, Chief Economist of Axis Bank, says I don't think there is a market cap to GDP ratio that you can prescribe at all times. Markets are going to be trading in ranges.

As you think about the market cap to GDP ratio; it can be divided into two parts: what is the corporate profit to GDP ratio, and what multiple you want to apply to that.

From 2012 to 2019, the profit share of GDP was falling, and therefore Nifty earnings were growing at 4 per cent. And then GDP was growing at 11-12 per cent. 

I don't think in the next 5-6 years, profits will grow slower than nominal GDP, so that should be supportive of a higher market to GDP ratio.

Even in the US, the market cap to GDP is very high; in China it is very low, because corporate profitaility, or the corporate profit share of the GDP is low.

11:48 AM

Share Market LIVE Updates: David Tait, CEO, World Gold Council speaks at Global Wealth Summit

Share Market LIVE Updates: David Tait, CEO of World Gold Council, says Soverign Gold Bond was very very successful for investors; perhaps less so for the government. 

As more young people look for ways of investing in the financial markets, and become more financially literate, the instrument that will take the place of SGBs is Gold ETFs.
 

ETFs are gold backed 100%. They are listed, regulated, they are a very safe way of investing in gold

11:38 AM

Share Market LIVE Updates: Defence shares in focus; Data Patterns, GRSE, BDL, Zen, Paras gain upto 11%

Share Market LIVE Updates: Defence-related companies came in focus of investors on Friday, March 7, 2025, with most of the frontline stocks rallying up to 11 per cent on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) in intraday deals.

 

An upward movement in defence stocks came today, after the European Union (EU) announced a rearmament plan for the EU of EUR 800 billion (~$850 billion) including support of Ukraine after the US suspended military aid to that country. READ MORE

 

11:32 AM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Sebi Chief on India outlook

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Strong growth outlook for India against other emerging markets. India will have sustainable 6.5 per cent GDP growth for coming years. India now has 13.6 crore Demat Accounts.

11:29 AM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Sebi Chief on India's economic growth

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Govt vision shared in Budget built on four pillars agriculture, MSME, investment and exports. Major reforms in taxation, power sector, urban development, financial sector and regulatory reforms.

 

Savings and investment ratio is one of the very important elements in our economic planning.

 

This access to funding, to the capital markets drives expansion, productivity and innovation which is needed for economic growth. We need long term capital through equity and debt for fostering economic growth. New products like REITs, InvITs are important.

 

Sebi has taken measures to reduce risk in the system to protect investors. Broadly the reforms are at enhacing efficiency, transparency in market. Used technology in a big way.

11:28 AM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Sebi chief on trust and tech

Stock Market LIVE Updates: We have to use tech to bring more transparency and give integrity to market institutions. For that teamwork is more than what is inside but it is also what is others. Sebi plus others

 

Trust and transparency, teamwork and technology. Teamwork includes within Sebi and with various participants. Together we can create further conducive ecosystem. We need to think of next 25 years, how 2047 will look like, says Sebi Chief

11:27 AM

Stock Market LIVE news: Increasing participation by DII has resulted in greater domestic ownership: Sebi Chief

Stock Market LIVE news: Sebi chief said that increasing participation by domestic institutional investors has resulted in greater domestic ownership and made Indian markets more resilient. To grow at speed we want, we need both domestic and foreign investments. 

11:20 AM

Stock Market LIVE: Domestic investors have been stable, says Sebi Chief

Stock Market LIVE: Tuhin Pandey, Sebi Chief said that domestic investors have been stable and to a latge extend have filled gaps.