On the sectoral front, pharma stocks bled the most followed by auto and realty stocks. The Nifty Pharma index fell 1.04 per cent to 9,149, with all the 12 components ending in the red
All that happened in markets today
Nifty PSU Bank index has gained 4% in the past two days. It hit an intra-day high of 3,249 on Wednesday, its highest level since September 4, 2018.
It has rallied 64 per cent from its 52-week low value of Rs 520 hit on February 19, 2019 in intra-day trade
The company reported strong 33 per cent year-on-year (YoY) growth in total sales at 1,282 units in February.
Delhi-based infrastructure lending company has seen pressure on its capital adequacy due to higher provisions for non-performing assets
The firm has fixed April 2 as the record date for the purpose of determining the shareholders who will be eligible to apply for the rights issue
Around 7.41 million shares, representing 2.8 per cent of total equity of United Breweries, changed hands via block deals at a price of Rs 1,381.60
The stock rallied 9 per cent to Rs 348 on the BSE in early morning trade as the offer for sale of the company saw subscription of 3.9 times.
On Tuesday, the domestic unit appreciated by 10 paise to end at 68.86 following a robust response to RBI's maiden rupee-dollar swap auction.
Here's a look at the top stocks that may remain in focus today -
A good deal with an NBFC will help the smaller and regional banks grow exponentially; some of the bigger NBFCs anyway have a good feel of the bottom of the pyramid
Nifty outlook and few trading ideas by Vaishali Parekh, research analyst - technical research at Prabhudas Lilladher.
Nifty outlook and top trading ideas by Vinay Rajani - Technical Analyst, HDFC Securities.
The equity market today is expected to be guided by stock-specific action, movement of rupee against the US dollar, oil prices, and FII inflows.
The S&P BSE Sensex Index has jumped 8 per cent from a low on Feb 19, days after the suicide bombing in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama
According to VCC Edge data, the average deal size in the last two years has doubled to an average of $22.5 million
The election season in select EMs started on March 24 with Thailand heading into polls
These markets get a higher valuation compared to the US
Till December, ICICI Prudential had 21.31 per cent public shareholding