Outlook for Indian drug exporters turned positive on prospects of firm exports amid the ongoing geo-political scenario, said analysts
CLOSING BELL: Sectorally, the Nifty Pharma index was the best performing index, rising 2.5 per cent on the NSE. The Nifty Auto index, on the other hand, slipped 0.4 per cent
CLOSING BELL: The markets, however, ended mildly off highs as European markets dropped up to 1 per cent in early deals as investors monitored the war in Ukraine and fluctuations in commodity prices
Many fear that the high commodity prices would lead to further pressure on inflation and boost prospects of stagflation
CLOSING BELL: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's reported statement that his country has cooled down on the question of a NATO membership calmed investor nerves
CLOSING BELL: The winners included Indian Oil Corporation, Sun Pharma, Tata Consumer Products, TCS, Cipla, Shree Cement, NTPC, Tech M, Dr Reddy's Labs, Wipro, Ultratech Cement, and Infosys
On the NSE, the Nifty50 index touched an intra-day low of 15,711 before settling at 15,863, down 382 points or 2.35 per cent
CLOSING BELL: Sectorally, only the Nifty IT index eked out gain on the NSE, rising 0.14 per cent
CLOSING BELL: Ultratech Cement, HDFC Life, Asian Paints, Shree Cement, Eicher Motors, SBI Life, and Tata Consumer Products were the top laggards, down up to 6.5 per cent
Closing Bell: The benchmarks were bogged down by Maruti Suzuki, Dr Reddy's Labs, Bajaj Auto, Hero MotoCorp, ICICI Bank, HDFC twins, Eicher Motors, and Sun Pharma
Russia is a major producer of industrial metals such as aluminium and nickel
Closing Bell: Hindalco (up over 7 per cent), Tata Steel, Power Grid, JSW Steel, Coal India, BPCL, Titan Company, RIL, and Indian Oil Corporation were the biggest large-cap gainers on the bourses today
Nifty Next 50 index is a gauge for the performance of top 50 stocks other than those part of the benchmark Nifty 50 index. Stocks in both indices make up the Nifty 100 index
CLOSING BELL: Sectorally, the Nifty Realty and PSB indices logged the sharpest rebound today with 5 per cent gain each on the NSE
Russia mounts biggest assault on a European state since WWII
Thursday's 815-point, or 4.8 per cent fall, saw the benchmark index surrender this level decisively
Nifty Smallcap 100 index plunges 6%, extends YTD fall to 17%
The Sensex crashed over 2,700 points on Thursday -- its biggest single-day plunge in about two years -- in lockstep with a severe sell-off in global markets after Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, plunging Europe into its biggest crisis since the Second World War. The 30-share BSE gauge plummeted about 2,850 points during the session before closing at 54,529.91, registering a massive fall of 2,702.15 points or 4.72 per cent. This was its biggest decline since March 23, 2020, and the fourth-worst fall ever in absolute terms. Likewise, the NSE barometer Nifty nosedived 815.30 points or 4.78 per cent to end at 16,247.95. This was also the seventh straight session of decline for both the key indices. On the Sensex chart, all 30 shares suffered heavy losses, with IndusInd Bank tumbling the most at 7.88 per cent, followed by M&M, Bajaj Finance, Axis Bank, Tech Mahindra and Maruti. Investors were poorer by about Rs 13 lakh crore, with the market capitalisation of ...
Closing Bell: Benchmark indices clocked their biggest one-day fall since March 2020 as Russia invaded Ukraine, rattling global markets
Russian President Putin recognised the independence of two rebel-held regions of Ukraine, raising fears of an imminent full-scale invasion