Sensex, Nifty end flat after a choppy session; Nifty PSU Bank index falls
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Benchmark indices ended flat in lacklustre trading on Monday following heavy gains on Friday, after Moody’s Investors Service upgraded the country’s sovereign credit rating.
Indian shares also tracked their subdued Asian peers after uncertainties clouding a US tax-overhaul bill saw a retreat on Wall Street on Friday. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan extended losses.
The Nifty PSU Bank index fell 0.85% after surging in the previous two sessions, including the 3.22% gain on Thursday.
Investors have been hopeful that a tax bill under debate in Congress will boost corporate earnings and further fuel the stock market’s record-setting run in US.
4:09 PM
Market rundown by Anand James, Chief Market Strategist, Geojit Financial Services
"Weak global cues remained a drag earlier in the day, but expectation of more positive measures along GST rates, this time on consumer durables, held markets afloat. Real estate sector continued to attract investor's attention against the backdrop of Cabinet's decision to relax interest rate subsidy criterion under CLSS scheme."
3:39 PM
Top Sectoral gainer: NIfty Realty index
Source: NSE
3:38 PM
Nifty PSU Bank index falls nearly 1%
Source: NSE
3:36 PM
Sectoral Trend
Source: NSE
3:35 PM
Top Sensex gaienrs and losers
Source: BSE
3:34 PM
Broader Markets
Broader markets outperformed benchmark indices with BSE Midcap and BSE Smallcap indices up 0.6% and 0.8% respectively
Broader markets outperformed benchmark indices with BSE Midcap and BSE Smallcap indices up 0.6% and 0.8% respectively
3:32 PM
Markets at close
The S&P BSE Sensex ended at 33,359, up 17 points while the broader Nifty50 index settled at 10,298, up 15 points
The S&P BSE Sensex ended at 33,359, up 17 points while the broader Nifty50 index settled at 10,298, up 15 points
3:20 PM
Buzzing Stock
Shares of Strides Shasun climbed as much as 4.5% after the pharma company agreed to sell its India brand business to Eris Lifesciences.
Shares of Strides Shasun climbed as much as 4.5% after the pharma company agreed to sell its India brand business to Eris Lifesciences.
3:07 PM
Oil market steady ahead of OPEC meet on Nov 30
Oil markets were tepid on Monday as traders were reluctant to take on big new positions ahead of an OPEC meeting at the end of the month, when the producer club is expected to decide whether to continue output cuts aimed at propping up prices.
Brent crude futures, the international benchmark for oil prices, were at $62.47 per barrel at 0752 GMT, down 25 cents, or 0.4 percent, from their last close.
US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were at $56.57 a barrel, up just 2 cents from their last settlement.
2:59 PM
Slips in trade
The Nifty PSU Bank index fell 0.87% after surging in the previous two sessions, including the 3.22% gain on Thursday.
The Nifty PSU Bank index fell 0.87% after surging in the previous two sessions, including the 3.22% gain on Thursday.
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First Published: Nov 20 2017 | 3:31 PM IST