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Coronavirus vaccine hopes, EU recovery deal help indices surge

A positive start to the results season also boosted sentiment

Measures to curb market volatility amid Covid-19 to stay till Aug 27: Sebi

On March 20, the regulator had come out with various measures, including revision of market wide position limit, to ensure orderly trading and settlement to contain high market volatility

Worrying signals from the markets

Investors are getting increasingly concerned about the extent of capital issuance in the financial sector

Aarti Drugs to Tata Comm: Earnings rise for 15 firms in Covid-19 economy

These companies reported an increase in revenue and/or profit before tax for the March quarter

Stocks end higher on hopes of strong quarterly earnings, economic growth

The S&P BSE Sensex climbed 1.5% to close at 37,020.14- most since March 6

Wall Street slips on fears of economic pain due to rising Covid-19 cases

Netflix's shares fell 7.2% after it forecast slower-than-expected subscriber growth during the third quarter and weighed the most on the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq.

Wall Street opens higher as investors bet on stimulus-led economic revival

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 39.91 points, or 0.15%, at the open to 26,774.62.

Covid-19 impact: IRCTC's investors should brace for lower returns

Resumption of passenger trains key challenge

Sensex loses most gains to end flat after sell-off in Reliance Industries

Indices fall over 2% from day's high

US-China tensions, rising Covid-19 cases hit indices; Sensex falls 661 pts

The benchmark Nifty ended the session at 10,607, a fall of 1.8 per cent or 195 points. The Sensex fell 661 points, or 1.8 per cent - the most since June 11

'Difficult to argue for material upside in the market from current levels'

Any delay or disappointment on earnings recovery in FY22 can mean downside risk to the market, according to Badshah

Risk factor

Poor returns from equity markets may be prolonged

Dow Jones, Nasdaq rise over 1% on Covid-19 vaccine hopes, Pepsi boost

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 149.77 points, or 0.57%, at the open to 26,225.07

Earnings, macro data, global cues to dictate market trend, say analysts

Retail inflation data will be announced on Monday, followed by WPI inflation numbers on Tuesday

Sensex, Nifty end lower on Covid-19 fears, financial stocks suffer

The NSE Nifty 50 Index fell 0.42% to 10,768.05 and the S&P BSE Sensex 0.39% to 36,594.33 points

The retail rush

Regulators, markets must brace for online trading apps

Mutual fund investors brace for weak returns in closed-end schemes

Several of these were oriented towards mid, small-cap stocks, which did not play out as expected

Stick to hybrid funds, capping risk for lower returns may not be a bad idea

If one looks at last year's data, it is interesting to note that the hybrid fund category was doing rather well till January-end

Financials dominate large- and mid-cap universe of equity mutual funds

The top three sectors in the mid-cap space are financials (25% share), consumer (23%) and pharma (9%)

Indices surge on the back of China rally; 124 stocks hit 52-week high

The benchmark Sensex and the Nifty have advanced 4.5 per cent in the past four trading sessions to end at their highest level since early March