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Crude oil adds over 4%, gold and silver up as markets recover sharply

News of factories and showrooms in China reopening after several weeks of lockdown boosts sentiment

Caught between divulging views, HDFC Bank stock closes in the red

US-based Bernstein slashes rating to underweight, almost halves target price; UBS maintains positive stance

Online brokerages see uptick in new investors even as markets crash

Ease of account opening due to e-KYC, tempting valuations after the market crash, work-from-home and SBI Card mega IPO are reasons for the spurt

Sebi unveils measures to tackle market volatility, curbs short selling

Market players said the move was to discourage traders from aggressively building short positions.

Policymakers slash rates, pump liquidity to boost panic-hit global markets

Central banks in emerging countries from Brazil to India have stepped in this week to buy government bonds to prevent a jump in borrowing costs that would put more pressure on their economies.

Investor wealth tumbles Rs 9.74 trillion in two days as markets plunge

In two days, investors have lost Rs 9,74,176.71 crore wealth. At close of trade on Tuesday, the market capitalisation of BSE-listed companies was at Rs 1,19,52,066.11 crore.

Market rout: RBI intervenes to protect continuously falling rupee

"The central bank may have been intervening in these markets in small measures in the past too, but Friday's action was quite loud," said a senior currency dealer requesting anonymity.

Govt, RBI closely monitoring: FM on market volatility over Coronavirus

Together with the RBI, the government is closely monitoring markets, she said on the situation arising out of a panic spread of coronavirus pandemic.

Investors lose nearly Rs 7 trn in market turmoil over coronavirus, oil rout

The carnage in the equity market wiped out investor wealth worth Rs 6,84,277.65 crore, taking the total m-cap to Rs 1,37,46,946.76 crore on the BSE at the end of Monday's trading session.

Burmans of Dabur hold 9.26% in Eveready after second stake hike in a month

Family picks up 3.34% in India's largest battery maker with latest move, may consider further investments depending on how the company performs

Letter to BS: Markets suffering from acute shortage of good quality stocks

Going by the experience and track record of IPOs of ONGC, Coal India and a dozen other PSUs, it is doubtful whether investors will reap reasonable capital appreciation and dividends.

Coronavirus pushes markets deeper into red; Sensex falls 143 points

Market players said if not for the buying by domestic investors, there could have a steeper decline. They bought shares worth over Rs 3,000 crore in each of the last two trading sessions.

SKF India may face pressure on revenues and margins amid weak demand

Trading at 30x its FY21 earnings, there is limited upside

Markets may fall further as coronavirus fears intensify; Dow falls 950 pts

The US stocks pared early losses, after the initial surge in angst (over the virus spread) that pushed US indices to their four-month lows. Bond yields remained at unprecedented levels.

ETF flows show signs of revival in emerging markets, but India an outlier

According to foreign fund managers, receding worries regarding a major global outbreak of Coronavirus led to improved sentiment.

Sebi fee cap: Move could force players to change biz model, say advisors

Industry participants say this could make life difficult for advisors offering services to high net-worth investors, where operating costs are on the higher side.

Sebi embraces new-age tools for information to prevent insider trading

The regulator will use data analytics to scrutinise what it finds in its 'data lakes' and monitor information on social media

Street positive on prospects of Balkrishna Industries despite headwinds

After guiding for 3-5% volume growth at the beginning of FY20, the company has now revised its guidance to a marginal decline

Markets start Samvat 2076 on a positive note; Sensex gains 192 points

Mid- and small-caps outperform benchmarks

Market Wrap, Oct 25: Sensex closes at 39,058, gains 12% in Samvat 2075

The S&P BSE Sensex added 38 points or 0.10 per cent to end the Samvat 2075 at 39,058 levels. The NSE's Nifty50 index ended at 11,584, up just 1 point or 0.01 per cent