CLOSING BELL: Broader markets, meanwhile, outperformed benchmark indices as Nifty MidCap 100 and Nifty SmallCap 100 indices rose up to 0.4 per cent
CLOSING BELL: TCS, Maruti, Divis's Labs, HDFC Life and Dr Reddy's were among the handful of stocks that held minor gains
Closing Bell: Among sectors, the Nifty metal index was the top performer of the day, which jumped 2.4 per cent after global brokerage Jefferies changed its stance on the sector to 'positive'
The underperformance of the small-caps, according to analysts, was mostly due to rising raw material prices and the hike in rates by central banks, which in turn impacted their financial performance
Business Standard's Puneet Wadhwa caught up with Gaurav Ratnaparkhi of Sharekhan by BNP Paribas, on the key levels he is tracking for the frontline indices and the 'must-have' stocks in your portfolio
A solid run of earnings buoyed key Indian benchmarks to record levels, making the market larger than the UK
Analysts say the correction is nothing to be worried about as it is typical of markets to consolidate after reaching new record highs
CLOSING BELL: Sectorally, defensive indices like the Nifty FMCG and Pharma held gains as they rose 0.8 per cent and 0.4 per cent
Railway stocks: In the upcoming budget, the railways has reportedly sought gross budgetary support (GBS) of Rs 1.5-1.8 trillion over the Rs 1.37 trillion figure earmarked during Budget 2022-23
CLOSING BELL: Individually, Punjab and Sind Bank (PSB), Bank of India, Bank of Baroda, Central Bank of India, Indian Overseas Bank, and UCO Bank gained between 6 per cent and 15 per cent
CLOSING BELL: The central bank increased repo rate by 35 basis points and lowered GDP growth forecast for FY23 to 6.8 per cent as it remained cautious of a sticky core inflation amid global turmoil
CLOSING BELL: Among sectors, the Nifty IT index fell 1.5 per cent, while the Nifty PSU Bank index gained 1.2 per cent
CLOSING BELL: The NSE Nifty shut shop at 18,696, down 117 points. Broader indices - BSE Midcap and Smallcap bucked the trend, and were up 0.8 per cent and 0.7 per cent, respectively, on Friday.
Meanwhile, the market's attention in the next few weeks will shift to the outcome of the Gujarat assembly election and the monetary policy action of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
CLOSING BELL: Global cues triggered by Powell's positive remarks boosted sentiment. The Sensex scaled a new high at 63,583, while the Nifty 50 came within striking distance of 18,900 on Thursday.
CLOSING BELL: The S&P BSE Sensex scaled a new summit at 63,303, and settled above 63,000-mark for the first-time ever. The Nifty 50 hit a new all-time high at 18,816 on Wednesday.
CLOSING BELL: The S&P BSE Sensex hit a fresh life-time high at 62,887, and the Nifty 50 registered a new summit at 18,678 on Tuesday.
Investors have moved past inflation and rate-hike worries, thus enabling Sensex and Nifty indices to scale new highs. But will this momentum, which has also spread to the broader markets, sustain?
Given the recent underperformance of the mid-and small-caps compared to their larger peers, analysts expect these two market segments, especially the small-caps, to catch up now
As their base-case, however, Morgan Stanley sees the S&P BSE Sensex to scale up to 68,500 levels - up 10 per cent from the current levels.