Rs 3 lakh crore wiped out! Sensex plunges 600 points, Nifty below 25,300. 4 key factors behind market decline

Indian stock markets tumbled on Friday, extending losses for the second straight session, as FMCG, auto, real estate and pharmaceutical stocks came under heavy selling pressure. The defeat wiped out over Rs 3.4 lakh crore of investor wealth, bringing the BSE’s total market capitalization down to around Rs 465 lakh crore.Sensex fell over 600 points […]

Can Sensex, Nifty snap 2-day fall on Monday? 7 factors that could determine the mood of the market this week

Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended the week on a bearish note, closing over a percent lower each, as a deeper sell-off in IT stocks rocked investor sentiment amid rising fears of AI-induced disruption. Moreover, stronger-than-expected January jobs data dampened hopes for a rate cut by the US Fed.Here are seven factors that could determine […]

BSE’s long-term growth trajectory remains strong: Sundararaman Ramamurthy

BSE Managing Director and CEO Sundararaman Ramamurthy said the exchange remains strongly focused on long-term market development rather than short-term gains in derivatives market share, even as recent regulatory changes and tax hikes are reshaping India’s trading landscape.Speaking to ET Now, Ramamurthy said BSE’s strategy has always been about deepening and strengthening the market ecosystem, […]

IT stocks tumble 6% as AI fears grip markets; Sensex is making marginal gains

The Nifty IT index fell nearly 6%, its steepest single-day decline in six years. Markets closed marginally higher on Wednesday after a sharp sell-off in information technology stocks, triggered by fears that artificial intelligence would disrupt traditional software business models, wiped out gains in the oil and gas and consumer-facing sectors, with the BSE Sensex […]

Rs 13 lakh crore boom! Sensex rises by 3,500 points, Nifty rises by almost 5%. India-US trade deal is among the key factors behind the rally

Benchmark indices Nifty and Sensex rose 4.7% and 4.4% respectively, in one of the biggest single-day gains after India and the US announced a long-awaited trade deal, easing concerns over tariffs that have weighed on Indian markets for months. The benchmark BSE Sensex rose nearly 3,500 points, or 4.4%, to 85,323 in early trade, while […]

Sensex and Nifty are turning volatile as traders remain cautious against the Union Budget

Indian shares swung between gains and losses in a special trading session ahead of the federal budget on Sunday as investors turned cautious ahead of the government’s budget presentation. Market participants are looking for signals of increased government spending to support growth and measures to support export-oriented industries under pressure from US tariffs.After opening in […]