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Sensex zooms 2,476 pts in biggest one-day percentage gain since May 2009

All that happened in the markets today

IndusInd, HDFC Bank surge up to 21% post Q4 biz update amid Covid-19 woes

Analysts at Kotak Institutional Equities expect banks to report healthy earnings due to the Reserve Bank of India's loan moratorium

HUL continues gaining streak, hits new high; advances 24% in two weeks

HUL has fixed April 17, 2020 as the record date for determining the shareholders of the GSK Consumer Healthcare to receive the shares of the company.

Bajaj Finance slips 5% after Co briefs on business impact due to Covid-19

The company reported a 27 per cent AUM growth in the March 2020 quarter (Q4) compared to its 7-quarter average growth of 37 per cent

M&M up 12% after it rejects plan to infuse fresh equity in South Korean-arm

The company's board has turned down a proposal to pump in fresh equity of $406 million in its ailing South Korean subsidiary SsangYong Motor Co amid coronavirus crisis

Piramal Enterprises surges over 7.5% in early trade, retreats later

The deal, once completed, may value the Piramal Group's overall pharma business at $2.5 billion, the report added.

Stocks to watch: HDFC Bank, Bajaj Finance, PNB Hsg Fin, ICICI Bank, Axis Bk

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Rate cut fails to hold up markets; Sensex dips 1,310 pts from day's high

All that happened in the markets today

Aurobindo Pharma gains 12% after USFDA issued EIR for Hyderabad facility

The stock is trading higher for the fourth straight day and has rallied 38 per cent during the period.

Balrampur Chini up 10% as ICICI Bank buys stake in NBFC arm

ICICI Bank has invested Rs 51 crore in Auxilo Finserve by way of subscribing 34.06 million equity shares, constituting 9.90% of its equity share capital at Rs 15 per share.

Auto shares trade weak after 3-day gain; Hero MotoCorp, Bajaj Auto down 5%

Bharat Forge slipped 12 per cent from its intra-day high of Rs 298 on the NSE

Stocks to watch: NTPC, YES Bank, Future Group stks, Lupin, Aurobindo Pharma

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F&O Expiry: Sensex extends recovery, surges 1,411 pts; Nifty ends at 8,641

All that happened in markets today

FMCG shares gain on govt's relief package; Marico, Godrej Consumer up 8%

The government would provide a relief package of Rs 1.7 trillion under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Scheme to the underprivileged, poor and migrant workers

Caplin Point up 20% on USFDA approval for Verapamil Hydrochloride injection

Verapamil Hydrochloride is a calcium channel blocker used in the treatment of cardiac conditions such as high blood pressure, arrhythmias and angina.

Future Retail, Indiabulls Real Estate, Shankara Building hit new lows

Just Dial, AU Small Finance Bank, Dish TV Network, Lakshmi Vilas Bank and Varroc Engineering were among 14 stocks from the S&P BSE500 index that hit fresh lows

Financial shares rally on stimulus package hope; IndusInd Bank soars 40%

IndusInd Bank snapped its eight-day losing streak and surged 40% to Rs 421.8, its biggest-ever one-day gain on the NSE

IRCTC hits lower circuit for 8th straight day, declines 58% in one month

To curb the coronavirus outbreak, all passenger train services on Indian Railways including premium trains, mail/express trains, Konkan Railway, etc have been cancelled till March 31.

AU Small Fin Bank hits 10% lower circuit for third day; tanks 59% in 1 mth

The financial sector would be the most impacted across parameters - slowing demand, rising yields and increasing delinquencies, due to a series of lockdowns and shutdowns, analysts said.

Metropolis Healthcare jumps 17% on strong long-term growth prospects

The brokerage expects the healthcare company to benefit from its aggressive B2C expansion, where it has expanded its network touch points by ~6.6X over the past 3.5 years