Nervousness ahead of crucial data pull indices down
The long-term trend may suggest a reversal if Nifty50 falls below 20,000
Among sectoral indices, IT fell by 1.61 per cent, FMCG dipped 1.02 per cent, technology by 0.89 per cent, capital goods by 0.37 per cent and consumer durables by 0.36 per cent
The move follows a long dispute between the two bourses over exiting the JV, which is responsible for compiling and maintaining popular Sensex and Bankex indices
Stock market highlights on March 5, 2024: Tata Motors advanced 3.58 per cent, Bharti Airtel added 3 per cent, and SBI 1.6 per cent
Nifty sees 6th new high in 2 months
The S&P BSE Sensex hit a record high of 73,819, while the Nifty50 touched 22,353 intraday
Overseas funds seen favouring less expensive Korea, Taiwan markets
Investors' wealth eroded by Rs 6 lakh crore in a single day on Wednesday as the BSE benchmark Sensex tumbled over 790 points. The 30-share BSE Sensex fell by 790.34 points or 1.08 per cent to settle at 72,304.88. During the day, it slumped 872.93 points or 1.19 per cent to 72,222.29. The market capitalisation (mcap) of BSE-listed companies eroded by Rs 6,02,338.56 crore to Rs 3,85,97,298.49 crore (USD 4.71 trillion). "Investors resorted to heavy selling ahead of Thursday's F&O expiry. Weak Asian market cues and Dow Futures indicating a negative start also led to a massive round of profit-taking across the board as benchmark Sensex closed below the crucial 73k mark. "The pessimism can also be attributed to lack of direction ahead of Thursday's release of the January US Personal Consumption and Expenditures (PCE) index, the Fed's preferred measure of inflation that tracks consumer spending," said Prashanth Tapse, Senior VP (Research), Mehta Equities Ltd. Among the Sensex firms, ...
In the latest bi-monthly policy review held earlier this month, the Reserve Bank of India's six-member panel decided to leave the key policy rate unchanged at 6.5 per cent for the sixth time in a row
Stock market highlights on February 23, 2024: Asian Paints, Maruti Suzuki, HCL Tech, NTPC, SBI, TCS, JSW Steel, IndusInd Bank, Bharti Airtel, ITC, Axis Bank, and TCS were the top laggards
Benchmark indices swing over 1.6% in intraday trade
Stock market highlights on Thursday, February 22, 2024: The Nifty50 index hit a record high of 22,252.5 in late deals
Stock market highlights on February 21, 2024: In the broader markets, the BSE MidCap index fell 1.27 per cent, while the BSE SmallCap index declined 0.84 per cent
Stock market highlights on February 20, 2024: The Nifty50 index hit record high of 22,216 in intraday trade
Sensex still 620 points shy of record close; India market cap nears Rs 400 trillion
Stock market highlights on February 19, 2024: Nifty index leaps to a new lifetime high of 22,187 after crossing previous high of February 2, 2024
The Sensex ended at 71,555, gaining 483 points, or 0.7 per cent while the Nifty ended at 21,743, with a gain of 127 points or 0.6 per cent
Profit-taking on valuation concerns triggers collapse
Stock market highlights on February 8, 2024: The Nifty PSU bank index climbed 2 per cent, while the Nifty Private Bank index fell 2.5 per cent. Individually, Paytm, and ITC crashed up to 10 per cent