For many investors, Wall Street's recent deep losses are marking the end of the longest S&P 500 bull market on record
A 7% decline in the S&P 500 triggered a 15 minute trading pause shortly after the market opened
Brent crude was trading at $46.36/barrel (down 7.84 per cent) at 11.46 pm IST.
Yesterday, the SBI said its board had given in-principle approval to consider an "investment opportunity" in YES Bank although no decision had yet been taken to pick up stake in the bank
The benchmark index, however, is still about 7.5% below its record close on Feb. 19 and fears about the economic fallout remain at the forefront of investors' minds
Telecom stocks are likely to remain in focus today as the government on Wednesday asked Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea and other telecom companies to pay remaining AGR dues as per the SC order
Apart from the coronavirus newsflow, investors will await the release of India Service PMI numbers for February to be released today
Today is the second day for SBI Card's IPO. Despite the volatility in the market, the Rs 10,350-crore initial public offering of SBI Cards and Payment Services was off to a good a start on Monday
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq pared gains but remained up more than 1%, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average up over 2%, after health officials revised the total number of coronavirus cases
In the primary market, the initial public offer of SBI Cards and Payment Services will open today. The company expects to raise around Rs 10,341 crore from the IPO
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 356.88 points, or 1.39 per cent, to 25,409.76, the S&P 500 lost 24.7 points, or 0.83 per cent, to 2,954.06
Wall Street stocks tumbled in opening trading Friday, suffering another steep decline as fears of an economic slowdown due to coronavirus again pummeled global markets. Shortly after the opening bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down nearly 800 points, or 3.0 per cent, at 24,986.27. The index had shed more than 11 per cent this week heading into Friday's session. The broad-based S&P 500 sank 3.1 per cent to 2,887.31, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index plunged 3.3 per cent to 8,285.87.
Hopes that the epidemic would be over in a few months and economic activity would return to normal have been shattered, as new infections reported around the world now surpass those in China
The Nasdaq Composite dropped 236.74 points, or 2.64%, to 8,744.03 at the opening bell
Adding to the cautious mood on the Dalal Street will be the expiry of the February series derivative contracts today and the release of the Q3 GDP data tomorrow
Among individual stocks, HDFC Life Insurance Company, Bandhan Bank, and Info Edge will be in focus today as they are set to be added in the Futures & Options segment effective February 28
A total of 946 companies, including ONGC, Embassy Office Parks REIT, and Fortis Healthcare are scheduled to announce their December quarter earnings today
Almost 615 companies, including BPCL, Page Industries, Nestle India, and Apollo Hospitals Enterprise, are scheduled to announce their December quarter results today
A total of 295 companies, including BHEL, IDBI, Arvind Fashions, and Greenply, are scheduled to announce their December quarter numbers today
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 296.93 points, or 1.05%, at the open to 28,696.74