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 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 […]
India’s frontline indices Nifty and the BSE Sensex closed sharply lower on Tuesday, dragged by a sharp decline in IT, auto and banking stocks. Today’s fall has wiped out Rs 2.85 lakh crore of investor wealth for stocks listed on the BSE. While the 30-share Sensex closed 1,069 points or 1.28% lower at 82,226, the […]
Real estate stocks fell as much as 5% on Tuesday, amid a carnage in the IT sector, which is facing an existential crisis in AI-led challenges. India’s technology sector is among the top employers and is linked to the demand for commercial real estate and urban housing.The Nifty Realty index fell 3% today to touch […]
Shares of major information technology companies came under pressure on February 24, falling as much as 8%, following a sharp decline in IBM among restive investors on Wall Street. The stock fell 13%, its worst single-day drop in 25 years, after AI startup Anthropic said its Claude tool can help streamline COBOL code.COBOL, short for […]
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 […]
Shares of Tata Investment Corporation rose 6.43% to Rs 739.75 during Friday’s trading session, extending their rally to a fifth straight day. The stock has risen nearly 18% in the past five sessions, fueled by market speculation that N Chandrasekaran is likely to secure a third term as chairman of Tata Sons.The rally follows strong […]
Shares of Tata Investment Corporation rose as much as 13% to a day’s high of Rs 727.40 on the BSE on Thursday after The Economic Times exclusively reported that Tata Sons is preparing for an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) once the board approves the reappointment of N. Chandrasekaran as executive chairman for a third term […]
The combined market valuation of six of the top 10 most valued companies eroded by over Rs 3 lakh crore last week, with IT majors Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Infosys emerging as the biggest laggards amid a bearish trend in equities.The benchmark BSE has fallen 953.64 points or 1.14 percent in the past week. […]