In Samvat 2080, gold and silver outperformed expectations, delivering outstanding returns of 39.7 per cent and 44.3 per cent, respectively.
China lowered its key benchmark lending rates by 25 basis points in the monthly fixing. The People's Bank of China (PBOC) reduced the 1-year loan prime rate (LPR) to 3.1% and the 5-year LPR to 3.6%
Most global markets traded mixed as traders eyed key events such as talks between the US and China and the release of US inflation data
Muhurat Trading on Diwali, November 12, 2023: Sensex, Nifty clock their second-best Muhurat trading gains in five years. Besides, it was their third-best Muhurat trading gain in 15 years
The stock had surged 47 per cent in Samvat 2079. So far in the calendar year 2080, the stock has rallied 41 per cent as against a near 7 per cent gain on the BSE Sensex.
Muhurat Trading session 2023: NSE announced that the stock market will be open for regular trading between 6:15 PM and 7:15 PM on November 12 on the occasion of Diwali
Leading stock exchanges BSE and NSE will conduct a one-hour special muhurat trading session on the occasion of Diwali on November 12. The symbolic trading session will be held between 6 pm and 7.15 pm. This includes a 15-minute pre-market session, the stock exchanges said in separate circulars. The session also marks the beginning of a new Samvat -- the Hindu calendar year that starts on Diwali -- and it is believed that trading during the 'muhurat' or auspicious hour brings prosperity and financial growth for the stakeholders. Market analysts said that Diwali is considered to be the ideal time to start anything new. Investors are said to benefit from trading during this session all through the year. Since the trading window is only open for an hour, markets are known to be volatile. The focus might not be on profitability as much as it might be on the gesture, they added. Trading would take place across various segments like equity, commodity derivatives, currency derivatives, eq
After a muted year of negative returns for the overall market, hopefully the new Samvat will be a happy hunting ground for investors. RAM PRASAD SAHU reads the tea leaves
Sensex, Nifty gain 0.9%, most in Muhurat trading since Samvat 2065
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To commemorate the start of the new Hindu accounting year, Samvat, both BSE and NSE conduct one-hour trading on Diwali. Watch the video for timings, significance, and more >
A weakening bias in the rupee continued in October with foreign portfolio investment outflows, pushing it above 82 levels
During the year, India's dematerialised account tally topped 100 million for the first time
FPIs offloaded nearly Rs 2 trillion ($265 billion) in Indian equities during Samvat 2078, data show.
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The special, one-hour Muhurat Trading session on Thursday ended with gains of 0.5% for the headline indices