Markets will be closed on Monday for 'Id-Ul-Fitr'
Traders said yields could rise further in the absence of any immediate support from the central bank in the form of an open market calendar
Markets would also track macroeconomic numbers where PMI data for the manufacturing sector is scheduled to come on Monday, while those for the services sector would come on Wednesday
The broker turnover fee has been slashed by 50 per cent of the existing fee structure
Here are the top 10 business headlines on Friday morning
The rupee opened weak at 76.75 at the interbank forex market and then fell further to hit an all-time low of 76.80, down 36 paise over its last close.
While such a sale provides exits to PE investors and encourages promoters to list, it only results in change of equity ownership and doesn't really create new manufacturing or service capacity
After falling 6 per cent in February, the Sensex has declined over 23 per cent in March. Estimates suggest 85-90 per cent of SIP investors are exposed to equity assets.
Intervention to combat the dual threat from the sudden liquidation of regional assets and a dollar funding shortage also helped ease bearish sentiment, the poll of 13 respondents showed.
Higher telecom earnings can help amid fears of weak refining & petrochemical margins
Eight companies raised $2 billion that month and a further 5 deals in March were worth $615.5 million.
Analysts at Emkay Research believe that telecom remains one of the safest spots in the current scenario
Investors have already swamped the government and Sebi with such demands as stocks of several companies have taken a beating
The BSE benchmark index tanked 3,934.72 points or 13.15 per cent to close at 25,981.24. During the trade, it hit a one-year low of 25,880.83.
"Markets will work normally tomorrow (Monday)," said a Sebi official. "All segments at BSE will operate as usual on Monday 23," said Ashish Chauhan MD & CEO, BSE.
The decision has been taken as a preventive measure in view of government stopping modes of transport even within the city.
Valuation of Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) eroded by Rs 54,961.45 crore to Rs 6,46,732.07 crore and that of HDFC dropped by Rs 54,479.15 crore to Rs 3,03,722.13 crore.
During the last trading week till Friday, the Sensex plummeted 4,187.52 points or 12.27 per cent, while Nifty tanked 1,209.75 points or 12.15 per cent.
News of factories and showrooms in China reopening after several weeks of lockdown boosts sentiment
US-based Bernstein slashes rating to underweight, almost halves target price; UBS maintains positive stance