Among sectors, the BFSI sector can throw up a positive surprise for the investors in terms of performance and the ensuing guidance
Stock Market LIVE: The HDFC twins and Bajaj Finance are the major contributors for the Sensex 30, while Reliance Industries, ICICI Bank, Asian Paints and Infosys are the key draggers
Stock Market LIVE: The broader indices, too, turned positive and gained up to 0.8 per cent
Negative global market cues and profit taking pushed both Sensex and Nifty lower for the first time in four days
The benchmark indices managed to eke out gains, amid buying in index heavyweight RIL, bank and auto stocks
Stock market Live: The Nifty Realty rose nearly 3 per cent, while Nifty IT was up 1.6 per cent
Only 10 stocks from the Nifty basket closed in the red
Only six of 30 Sensex stocks ended in the green, mainly from the FMCG and financial space
On the weekly basis, the benchmark indices gained, thus taking their winning run to the fourth straight week
RIL, ITC and bank stocks contributed to the gains on benchmarks while metals and IT names languished
However, healthy buying in the broader market kept overall market breadth in the favour of the buyers
Airtel, Nestle India, TCS and ITC contributed the most to gains for the benchmark indices
Top Nifty gainers included Kotak Mahindra Bank, Powergrid, Grasim and BPCL, among others
Investors looked to lock in gains after the recent rally but most dips were bought into, which left indices unchanged at close.
The domestic benchmark indices extended their gains to the third day in a row on Monday
The BSE MidCap index closed 0.35 per cent higher after hitting a new peak of 24,454 in the intra-day deals
Investor wealth rose by Rs 3.6 trillion on the BSE today, taking m-cap of all listed BSE companies to Rs 247.34 trillion
The BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices settled 1.5 per cent and 1.7 per cent higher, respectively
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Sharp cost rationalisation measures and digitalisation of content will lead to a revival in profitability to 9-10 per cent, ratings agency Crisil said