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 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 […]
India’s benchmark indices ended subdued in a largely bandwidth-constrained session on Wednesday. The Nifty extended its winning streak to the fourth day in a row, albeit with modest gains, while the BSE Sensex traded slightly lower. The 50-share index closed at 25,953.85, up 18.70 points or 0.07%, while the Sensex fell 40.28 points or 0.05% […]
Indian benchmark indices closed higher for a third straight session on Tuesday, supported by broad-based buying, with auto and metal stocks leading the gains. The Nifty settled at 25,935.15, up 67.85 points, or 0.26%, while the BSE Sensex rose 208.17 points, or 0.25%, to end at 84,273.92.Meanwhile, the volatility gauge India VIX ended at 11.67, […]
Indian benchmark indices closed higher for the second straight session on Monday, supported by broad buying across sectors, with financials, auto and consumer stocks leading the gains. The Nifty settled at 25,867.30, up 173.60 points, or 0.68%, while the BSE Sensex rose 485.35 points, or 0.58%, to end at 84,065.75.Meanwhile, the volatility gauge India VIX […]
India’s benchmark indices broke their two-day winning streak on Thursday to end lower amid broad selling pressure. Financial services, auto and IT stocks led the declines. The Nifty closed at 25,642.80, down 133.20 points or 0.52%, while the BSE Sensex fell 503.76 points, or 0.60%, to 83,313.93.Meanwhile, the volatility gauge India VIX ended at 12.17, […]
Indian benchmark indices closed higher for the second consecutive session on Wednesday, extending momentum from Tuesday, even as IT stocks weighed heavily on the markets. Gains in most other sectors, supported by optimism around the India-US trade deal, helped offset the drag. The Nifty settled at 25,776 points, up 48.45 points or 0.19%, while the […]
The Indian market ended higher on Monday, with the Sensex and Nifty recouping some of the losses recorded during Sunday’s special session, as investors digested the impact of the federal budget on markets and capital flows. The recovery came despite proposals to increase transaction taxes on derivatives and the absence of new measures aimed at […]
The Indian market ended lower on Friday, with benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty retreating from recent highs as investors turned defensive this weekend ahead of the Union Budget.By the end of the session, benchmarks had pared some losses with the Sensex down 296.59 points or 0.36% to 82,269.78, while the Nifty fell 98 points or […]
The Indian market ended higher on Thursday with the Sensex and Nifty posting a three-day losing run, supported by global risk-on sentiment that revived buying interest across sectors. Both benchmarks had gained nearly 1% in early trade with the Sensex surging over 800 points while the Nifty 50 regained the 25,400-point mark before posting some […]