The frontline S&P BSE Sensex zoomed 848 points to settle the day at 49,581 levels, lifted largely by financial counters
Eight of the top 10 index contributors included names like HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, HDFC, SBI, Axis Bank, and Kotak Mahindra Bank
On a weekly basis, both, the Sensex and the Nifty50 indices slipped around 1 per cent each
On a weekly basis, both, the Sensex and the Nifty50 indices slipped around 1 per cent each
Tata Motors, PowerGrid, Titan Company, Maruti Suzuki, UPL, Cipla, State Bank of India, and NTPC were the top gainers on the 50-share index today, up between 1 per cent and 3 per cent
The broader markets, too, succumbed to profit booking with the BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices falling 0.9 per cent and 0.6 per cent, respectively.
BSE Sensex shedded 341 points, or 0.69 per cent, to end the session at 49,162 levels. During the day, the index traded within a range of 49,304 and 48,988 levels
The S&P BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices gained 0.60 per cent and 0.80 per cent, respectively
A sharp drop in daily Covid-19 cases perked up bulls on Dalal Street on Monday as investors hoped for a sooner-than-expected taper down of the second wave
India VIX eased nearly 3 per cent to 20.23 levels
The benchmark Nifty50 shut shop at 14,823 levels, up 98 points. On the BSE, the 30-share Sensex index closed 257 points higher at 49,206 levels
Tata Steel, Hindalco, JSW Steel, Adani Ports, SBI Life, M&M, and HDFC were the top Nifty gainers
Bajaj Auto (up 2.5 per cent) closed the session as the top index performer, followed by HDFC, Tech Mahindra, Infosys, ICICI Bank, Nestle India, and Kotak Mahindra Bank
The benchmark S&P BSE Sensex swung within a band of 400 points, hitting a high and low of 49,011 and 48,614 levels, respectively
The RBI's well guarded measures which, analysts believe, are tuned to the evolving situation may support the economy going forward
RBI announced a Covid-19 healthcare package of Rs 50,000 crore for vaccine makers, medical equipment suppliers, hospitals and patients in need of funds.
On the NSE, the Nifty50 gave up the psychological level of 14,500 and closed at 14,496-mark, down 138 points or 0.94 per cent. Earlier in the day, it hit a low of 14,461.
Nearly 35 of the 50 constituents on the index ended the day in the red including Tata Consumer Products (down 4.3 per cent), Cipla, Reliance Industries, Dr Reddy's Labs, and Hindalco Industries
The S&P BSE index hit a low of 48,028 in the opening deals but rose swiftly through the day to touch a high of 48,863 in the late noon deals
SBI Life (up over 5 per cent) settled the day as the top Nifty gainer, trailed by Bharti Airtel, Adani Ports, Tata Steel, HUL, Asian Paints, and Maruti Suzuki