The combined market valuation of nine of the top 10 most valued companies fell by Rs 2,18,902.09 crore last week, with Bharti Airtel taking the biggest hit in line with a bearish trend in equities.Last week, the benchmark BSE fell 1,527.52 points or 1.84 percent. “Equity markets ended the week under significant pressure as continued […]
French multinational bank BNP Paribas on Friday bought 5.28 lakh shares worth Rs 64 crore in State Bank of India (SBI) through a block deal. The seller in the deal was Societe Generale.The shares were bought through its investment arm BNP Paribas Financial Markets at a price of Rs 1,204 each versus Thursday’s closing price […]
India’s major indices Nifty and Sensex closed largely unchanged on Thursday as selling pressure on financial stocks limited gains in auto and FMCG stocks. HDFC Bank, which has the highest weightage in Nifty after Reliance Industries (RIL) emerged as the biggest laggard. The broader Nifty rose 14 points, or 0.06%, to close at 25,496.55, while […]
India’s frontline indices closed subdued on Wednesday as weakness in the financial, FMCG index and energy sectors limited upward movement even as IT and auto stocks threw in their weight. The Sensex rose 50.15 points, or 0.06%, to settle at 82,276.07, while the 50-share Nifty rose 57.85 points, or 0.23%, to 25,482.50.Meanwhile, the volatility gauge […]
The combined market valuation of six of the top 10 most valued companies rose by Rs 63,478.46 crore last week, led by Larsen & Toubro and State Bank of India, which emerged as the biggest gainers.The 30-share BSE Sensex rose 187.95 points, or 0.22 percent, in the past week. Larsen & Toubro, State Bank of […]
Stock markets lost momentum early this week, with a sharp reversal eroding initial resilience and leaving investors wondering whether the correction signals deeper weakness or a pause in ongoing consolidation. Despite the turmoil, market experts point to strong earnings trends and sector tailwinds as reasons to remain constructive. Rahul Shah out MOFSL in an interview […]
Indian stock markets closed sharply lower on Thursday after ongoing tensions between the US and Iran triggered broad selling. The benchmark indices broke their three-session winning streak, pressured by losses in auto, financial, IT and consumer stocks. The Nifty fell 365 points, or 1.41%, to settle at 25,454.35, while the 30-share BSE Sensex ended at […]
Mumbai: The recent sell-off in information technology (IT) stocks has reduced their influence on moves in the benchmark Nifty, ceding more power to banks, whose stake in the key index has strengthened to new highs. The free float weight of IT stocks in the benchmark Nifty had fallen to 8.7% on February 16 from 9.94 […]
India’s benchmark indices recovered on Monday, breaking their recent losing streak amid strong gains in financial and energy stocks, with additional support from pharmaceutical and healthcare stocks. The Nifty ended its two-day decline to close at 25,682.75, up 211.65 points or 0.83%, while the 30-share BSE Sensex recovered from a three-session decline to settle at […]
India’s benchmark indices closed sharply lower on Friday, driven by broad selling across sectors. Consumer, IT and energy stocks were among the biggest laggards.The Nifty settled at 25,471.10, down 336 points or 1.30%, while the BSE Sensex tumbled 1,048.16 points or 1.25% to close at 82,626.76. The volatility gauge, India VIX, ended at 11.73, down […]