Costlier oil also weighing on sentiment; analysts see no let-off in volatility
The National Stock Exchange of India has emerged as the world's largest derivatives exchange for the third consecutive year in 2021 in terms of the number of contracts traded, according to the Futures Industry Association (FIA). In addition, the exchange was ranked fourth by the number of trades in cash equities, as per the statistics maintained by the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) for 2021. In a statement on Wednesday NSE said it has ranked as the largest exchange globally in equity derivatives as well as currency derivatives by the number of contracts traded. "It is a matter of great pride for us and our country that NSE has emerged as a global leader and achieved the distinction of being the largest derivatives exchange in the world for the 3rd consecutive year and the 4th largest exchange in cash equities by the number of trades," Vikram Limaye, MD & CEO, NSE, said. The year 2021 witnessed the total registered investor base on NSE surpassing the 5-crore mark to reach a ..
Stock market LIVE: Sector-wise, only Auto, metals and energy stocks were trading higher. Meanwhile, Nifty IT index, down nearly 2 per cent , was still the biggest loser. .
In the intra-day trade, the indices hit a low of 60,662 and 18,086, respectively
In a largely range-bound session, the 30-share BSE Sensex ended 85.88 points or 0.14 per cent higher at 61,308.91
In the broader market, the BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices outperformed the benchmarks and ended up to 0.6 per cent higher.
Markets will swing to the tunes of Covid for some time to come till we see medical intervention eliminate the threat completely, says Gopani
In the past year, floater funds have on average given returns of 3.79 per cent, lower than other categories like low duration funds, short duration funds, and medium duration funds
The Nifty has formed a bullish candle and is also holding higher bottom series, which support a further uptrend, said analysts
TCS, Infosys, L&T, Tech M, and HDFC Bank were the top gainers on the Sensex today.
Among sectors, the Nifty Metal index zoomed 3.5 per cent on the NSE today while the Nifty Realty index slumped 0.8 per cent
Investors were enthused after the US Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Jerome Powell's statement to the US Congress did not throw up surprises
The BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices gained 1 per cent and 0.7 per cent, respectively. Telecom stocks logged smart gains after telcos pitched for 90-95 per cent cut in 5G spectrum auction prices
The benchmark Sensex ended the session at 60,617 - a gain of 221 points, or 0.4 per cent
The broader markets were quiet today with the BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices ending little changed
Nifty Midcap Select Index aims to track the performance of a focused portfolio of 25 stocks within the Nifty Midcap 150 index, NSE said in a statement
India is expected to incur a capital expenditure of $395 billion towards de-carbonisation from 2020-2030
In the broader markets, the BSE MidCap index added 0.7 per cent while the BSE SmallCap index gained 1.2 per cent.
Sectorally, the Nifty Auto and Pharma indices were the only losers, down up to 0.4 per cent
Despite the stellar run in 2021 that saw most global equity markets record healthy gains, we remain bullish on equities for 2022, says Nishant Srivastava