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No breather for stock markets as US bank crisis weighs on sentiment

Sensex, Nifty fall for 4th day to hit fresh five-month lows

Market turmoil leaves investors poorer by more than Rs 4.4 trillion

Domestic equity investors' wealth eroded by more than Rs 4.43 lakh crore on Monday as fears of a financial contagion triggered by one of the biggest bank failures in the US roiled market sentiments. After a strong opening, Indian stocks went into a tailspin with the benchmark 30-share BSE Sensex tumbling nearly 900 points to close at 58,237.85 points -- sliding for the third straight trading session. The NSE Nifty too declined 258.60 points to end at 17,154.30 points. Reflecting the massive sell-off across sectors, the total market valuation of BSE-listed companies stood at Rs 2,58,56,295.60, leaving investors poorer by Rs 4,43,023.89 compared to the closing level on Friday. The total market valuation was at Rs 2,62,99,319.49 at the end of trading on Friday, when the key index had crashed more than 670 points. Out of the 3,757 stocks that traded on the BSE, as many as 2,915 closed in the red while 695 managed gains. A total of 219 stocks touched their 52-week low while 75 reached

Eight of top-10 firms lose Rs 1.03 trn in market-cap; RIL, ICICI hit hard

Eight of the top 10 valued firms faced a combined erosion of Rs 1,03,732.39 crore in market valuation last week, with Reliance Industries and ICICI Bank taking the biggest hit amid an overall weak trend in equities. During the holiday-shortened week, the 30-share BSE Sensex declined 673.84 points or 1.12 per cent amid concerns over the quantum of the next interest rate hike by the US Federal Reserve. Barring Bharti Airtel and ITC, eight firms suffered erosion from their market capitalisation (mcap). The market valuation of Reliance Industries plummeted by Rs 41,878.37 crore to Rs 15,71,724.26 crore, the most among the top 10 firms. The mcap of ICICI Bank tumbled Rs 18,134.73 to Rs 5,88,379.98 crore. The valuation of HDFC Bank tanked by Rs 15,007.38 to Rs 8,86,300.20 crore, and that of State Bank of India eroded by Rs 12,360.59 to Rs 4,88,399.39 crore. HDFC's market valuation diminished by Rs 6,893.18 crore to Rs 4,77,524.24 crore. Tata Consultancy Services' (TCS) valuation slump

Getting the jitters: Indices slip nearly 1% on renewed rate hike fears

In the preceding three trading sessions, the Sensex had gained 1,439 points, or 2.44 per cent, despite turbulence in global markets

Stock market holiday: Share market to remain closed due to Holi today

Stock market holiday news: While most people are celebrating Holi on Wednesday, March 8, BSE and NSE have declared a stock market holiday on March 7

Investors' wealth climbs Rs 3.43 trillion as Sensex jumps 900 points

Equity investors became richer by Rs 3.43 lakh crore on Friday amid an overall positive trend in the market and the benchmark Sensex jumping nearly 900 points. The BSE Sensex zoomed 899.62 points or 1.53 per cent to settle at 59,808.97 points. During the day, the benchmark rallied 1,057.69 points or 1.79 per cent to 59,967.04 points. The market capitalsation of BSE-listed firms rose Rs 3,43,173.59 crore to Rs 2,63,42,218.11 crore. "The market had more reasons to cheer today than to worry about concerns regarding inflation. PSU banks led the sectoral rally as reports of foreign investments in Adani stocks helped the sector in recouping the dampened sentiment. "The sentiment was further lightened as FIIs turned in strong buyers," Vinod Nair, Head of Research at Geojit Financial Services, said. Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) bought shares worth Rs 12,770.81 crore on Thursday, according to exchange data. The embattled Adani Group has sold minority stakes in four of its listed ...

Benchmark indices snap eight-day losing streak; Sensex gains 449 points

Entire Adani pack gains for first time since Hindenburg report

Sensex, Nifty post eighth straight fall in longest losing streak in 4 years

Indices down 4% in eight sessions; rising inflation data in Europe sees bond yields soar, putting pressure on global equities

Sensex, Nifty close in red for 7th straight session on weak global trends

Analysts said investors are grappling with central bank policies that may remain hawkish for longer than what was priced in by markets

Another market fall with no ripcord to pull? Here's what the data say

If fall isn't arrested, this will be second time in three months the Sensex would have chalked up negative returns

Nine of top 10 firms lose Rs 1.87 trn in mcap; HDFC Bank, RIL hit hard

Nine of the 10 most valued firms faced a combined erosion of Rs 1,87,808.26 crore in market valuation last week, with HDFC Bank and Reliance Industries taking the biggest hit amid an overall weak trend in equities. Last week, the BSE benchmark tumbled 1,538.64 points or 2.52 per cent amid concerns that the US Federal Reserve might raise interest rates further to curb inflation. Fresh foreign fund outflows also dented investor sentiments. Barring ITC, all 10 firms, including Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Infosys, ICICI Bank and Hindustan Unilever, were the laggards. HDFC Bank's valuation declined by Rs 37,848.16 crore to Rs 8,86,070.99 crore at close on Friday. The market valuation of Reliance Industries fell by Rs 36,567.46 crore to Rs 16,14,109.66 crore. The valuation of TCS tumbled Rs 36,444.15 crore to Rs 12,44,095.76 crore and that of HDFC tanked Rs 20,871.15 crore to Rs 4,71,365.94 crore. The market capitalisation (mcap) of ICICI Bank fell by Rs 15,765.56 crore to Rs ...

Indices post biggest weekly decline since June; Sensex falls 2.5%

A sell-off in Chinese technology stocks amid profit hits and price wars took its toll on Asian equities

Sensex, Nifty extend losses into fifth session on rate hike fears

FMCG, auto, bankex, metal, oil & gas and services were the gainers

Sensex, Nifty end lower in choppy trade, extend losses for third day

The NSE Nifty slipped 17.90 points or 0.1 per cent to end at 17,826.70 with 30 of its scrips ending in the red

Sensex, Nifty end flat after volatile day; NTPC gains 3%, PSB index dips 2%

CLOSING BELL: Adani Enterprises, Apollo Hospitals, Coal India, Bajaj Auto, UPL, Sun Pharma, Tata Motors, HDFC Life, Ultratech Cement, TCS, and Wipro were the top laggards

Sensex, Nifty extend losses on lingering worries over interest rates

Reversing its early gains, the BSE Sensex closed lower by 311.03 points or 0.51 per cent at 60,691.54 as 18 of its scrips declined

FPIs shift focus back on Indian market; invests Rs 7,600 cr in a week

Foreign investors seem to have shifted their focus back on the Indian equity markets as they turned net buyers last week with an investment of over Rs 7,600 crore. This came following a net outflow of Rs 3,920 crore by foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) from equities in the preceding week (February 7-12), data with the depositories showed. "As the markets began to recover from the Adani shock, the flows from FPIs also improved, suggesting their renewed interest in the prospects of the Indian equity markets," Himanshu Srivastava, Associate Director - Manager Research at Morningstar India, said. It appears that the sustained selling in India witnessed from early January is over but they might sell again at higher levels, VK Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist at Geojit Financial Services, said. As per the data, FPIs have purchased equities worth a net sum of Rs 7,666 crore in the week ended February 17. Given a more stable economy, strong macros and prospects of higher economic

Mcap of five of top-10 most valued firms jump Rs 95,337 cr last week

Five of the top 10 valued firms together added Rs 95,337.95 crore in their market valuation last week, with index major Reliance Industries Ltd contributing the most. Last week, the BSE benchmark climbed 319.87 points or 0.52 per cent. While Reliance Industries, ICICI Bank, HDFC, ITC and Bharti Airtel were the gainers from the top-10 pack, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), HDFC Bank, Infosys, Hindustan Unilever and State Bank of India were the laggards. The market valuation of Reliance Industries rallied Rs 70,023.18 crore to Rs 16,50,677.12 crore. ITC's market capitalisation (mcap) jumped Rs 14,834.74 crore to Rs 4,75,767.12 crore. The valuation of ICICI Bank climbed Rs 6,034.51 crore to Rs 6,01,920.14 crore and that of Bharti Airtel advanced Rs 3,288.43 crore to Rs 4,32,763.25 crore. HDFC's mcap gained Rs 1,157.09 crore to Rs 4,92,237.09 crore. However, State Bank of India's valuation eroded by Rs 19,678.77 crore to Rs 4,73,807.64 crore. The mcap of Hindustan Unilever tanked R

Sensex snaps 3-day winning run, sheds 317 pts; Banks, realty shares decline

CLOSING BELL: The NSE Nifty 50 slipped 92 points to settle at 17,944. L&T, Hero MotoCorp, UltraTech Cement bucked the trend, while Adani Group shares ended mixed on Friday.

Sensex pares early losses, Nifty reclaims 18K mark amid mixed global trends

Extending gains for a second day, the 30-share BSE Sensex advanced 242.83 points or 0.40 per cent to close at 61,275.09