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Sensex tops 35,000 as banks rally after govt cuts borrowings to Rs 200 bn

Sharp rally in banking stocks saw the benchmark Sensex top the 35,000-mark for the first time, while the 50-share Nifty inch towards 10,800 on Wednesday. Benchmark indices gained closed to a per cent as investor sentiment got a boost amid cooling of bond yields after the government announced a cut in additional market borrowing for the current fiscal year.The BSE Sensex gained 0.89 per cent, or 311 points, to 35,081.82, while Nifty ended 0.82 per cent, or 88 points higher at 10,788.55. Axis Bank gained 4.7 per cent, most among Sensex components, followed by State Bank of India (SBI), which gained 3.4 per cent and ICICI Bank which rose 2.7 per cent after the yield on the 10-year government security softened by 12 basis points to 7.26 per cent. A day earlier, banking and financial shares had tumbled after the 10-year bond yield had jumped 11 basis points. "The market momentum continues to remain strong due to optimism by both domestic and foreign investors," said Motilal Oswal, ...

Sensex, Nifty hit fresh closing highs as investors eye Q3 earnings

Sensex soars 198.94 pts to close at record 34,352.79; Nifty gains 64.75 pts to end at new peak of 10,623.60

Cakes, balloons and Sensex

For one, BSE celebrates almost every 1,000-point milestone for its benchmark index, the Sensex

Sensex stays strong for 4th day, pharma in pink of health

Pharma stocks stood out following a string of USFDA clearances

Sensex slides for third day

The loss for the Sensex read 372.69 points over the previous two sessions

Sensex closes at new peak, Nifty ends flat

Sensex reached a new peak during the day, but lost its grip before settling at 33,731.19

Markets log new highs buoyed by jump in 'ease of doing business' ranking

Large caps outperformed broader market, gains driven by FPIs, which bought shares worth Rs 1,000 cr

Sensex logs first fall in 7 sessions

The Nifty also came down from record, but managed to close above 10,300

Analysts scale back price targets as rally defies fundamentals

Despite rally, over 60% of BSE 500 companies see their 12-month target price revised downwards

Markets clock weekly gains for first time in 3 weeks

The benchmark BSE Sensex rose 0.7 per cent and the National Stock Exchange's Nifty 50 gained 0.9 per cent at the close in Mumbai

Sensex at 32,500 by yr-end? 0utlook solid but gains to slow: Poll

The biggest risks to those forecasts were persistent weakness in economic activity and lower-than-expected corporate earnings, according to analysts.

Markets see worst plunge in 10 months

Sensex drops most since Nov; rupee recovers after falling to 6-month low

Sensex cracks 32k code again, macro data takes focus

July IIP data and retail inflation for August are slated for release later in the day

Sensex drops 148 pts on North Korea tension

The rupee stoked more worries, slumping to a three-week low against the dollar during the day

Stocks come alive as Indo-China ties get back to 'right track'

Investors went looking for bargains in banking, oil and gas and automobile stocks

Banking stocks live it up, Sensex rises 276 points

Infosys stock made a significant rally by climbing 1.98 per cent to Rs 894.50 on value-buying

Stocks stumble on Fed cues, but stay positive

The benchmark Sensex, which stayed up for the most part of the day, hit a high of 31,937.51

Market fall wipes out Rs 5 lakh crore investor wealth in three days

BSE's total market capitalisation declined by Rs 529,590 crore to Rs 127,98,957 crore today.

Markets log fourth straight weekly gain

Sensex closed at 32,309.88, down 0.23%, while the Nifty ended at 10,014, down 0.1%

Sensex rebounds on FII buying, gains 244 points

Sensex had retreated from record by plunging 364 points in the previous session