Sensex closes at 51,444, Nifty up by 326.50 points
Continuing their winning run for the third session in a row, the BSE Sensex surged nearly 1,148 points to breach the 51,000-level and the NSE Nifty recaptured the 15,200-mark on Wednesday (March 3), propped up by intense buying in financial and energy stocks.
Mar 03, 2021, 17:39 PM IST
Sensex, Nifty up for third straight day, govt assurance on vaccine supports gain
Indian stock market rose for a third straight session. The growth was supported by gains in Reliance Industries and assurances from the government that it had enough COVID-19 vaccine doses to cover its population. The NSE Nifty 50 index rose 0.88% to 15,046.55, while the S&P BSE Sensex gained 0.8% to 50,699.74.
Mar 03, 2021, 09:53 AM IST
Sensex ends 447 points higher, Nifty above 14,900; auto, IT stocks surge
The broader markets were also very positive for the day with the midcap and smallcap indices up 1-2 percent each. On the Nifty50 index, Tata Motors, M&M, Wipro, Adani Ports, and Hero Moto were the top gainers while ONGC, HDFC, Dr Reddy's, Powergrid and Coal India led the losses.
Mar 02, 2021, 15:58 PM IST
Sensex gains 300 points, Nifty above 14,800; banks, IT stocks lead
On the Nifty50 index, BPCL, IOC, Bajaj Finance, Hero Moto and Grasim were the top gainers while ONGC, HDFC, Powergrid, Hindalco and Coal India led the losses. Among sectors, Nifty IT rose the most, up 1 percent while Nifty Bank and Nifty Pharma were up over 0.5 percent each.
Mar 02, 2021, 09:38 AM IST
Sensex closes at 49,849.84, Nifty up by 232.40 points
The Sensex gained 749.85 points, or 1.53 percent to 49,849.84, while the Nifty ended at 14,761.55, up 232.40 points, or 1.60 percent. Broader indices closed higher, with the Smallcap index outperforming the benchmarks, ending 2 percent higher. All sectors also ended in the green for the day led by Nifty Auto, which rose 2.4 percent.
Mar 01, 2021, 17:13 PM IST
Sensex jumps 700 points in opening trade, Nifty above 14,700
In early trade, top Nifty gainers have been ONGC, UltraTech Cement, Power Grid, UPL, Tech Mahindra, while laggards include Bharti Airtel, Hindalco. Only Bharti Airtel and SBI Life were in the red in the opening deals. Today, auto stocks will also be in focus as the auto majors are due to announce their sales figures today.
Mar 01, 2021, 10:07 AM IST
Stock market bloodbath, Sensex crashes over 1,900 points, Nifty tanks 568 points
All 30 Sensex constituents ended in the red. ONGC was the top loser, shedding around 6.50 per cent, followed by M&M, Bajaj Finserv, Axis Bank, Kotak Bank, PowerGrid, HDFC Bajaj Finance and ICICI Bank.
The rupee dived 104 paise to settle at 73.47 (provisional) against the US dollar.
Feb 26, 2021, 16:29 PM IST
Sensex tanks over 1,000 points in opening trade; Nifty slips below 14,900
IndusInd Bank was the top loser in the Sensex pack, shedding around 3 per cent, followed by ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, HDFC, M&M, SBI, HDFC Bank, Reliance Industries and Tech Mahindra.
On the other hand, Nestle India, Maruti, HUL and Bharti Airtel were among the gainers.
Feb 26, 2021, 09:56 AM IST
Sensex jumps 258 points; Nifty reclaims 15,000 level
Barring FMCG, all key sectoral indices ended in green with metal index remaining an outlier. Financials, auto and pharma indices recorded gains to the tune of 1 per cent.
Notably, midcap and smallcap stocks outperformed broader indices sharply as improved visibility of earnings recovery attracted investors to this space.
Feb 25, 2021, 16:38 PM IST
Sensex rallies over 500 points in early trade; Nifty tops 15,100
Axis Bank was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, rising around 3 per cent, followed by IndusInd Bank, Axis Bank, ONGC, Kotak Bank, SBI, HDFC Bank, Reliance Industries and Infosys.
On the other hand, Nestle India, Asian Paints, HUL and Tech Mahindra were among the laggards.
Feb 25, 2021, 10:40 AM IST
NSE technical glitch: BSE, NSE equity and derivatives markets to remain open till 5 pm today
The move came after the National Stock Exchange (NSE) suffered an outage earlier in the day due to technical glitches. Trading across segments came to a halt at 1140 hrs due to connectivity issues.
However, the broader Indian markets were not impacted as communication lines at BSE remained operational.
Feb 24, 2021, 16:36 PM IST
Sensex jumps over 200 points in early trade; Nifty tops 14,750
Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) were net sellers in the capital market as they offloaded shares worth Rs 1,569.04 crore on Tuesday, as per exchange data.
Domestic equities look to be good at the moment despite mixed cues from Asian markets, said Binod Modi Head-Strategy at Reliance Securities.
Feb 24, 2021, 10:14 AM IST
Sensex, Nifty end marginally higher; ONGC rallies 6%
ONGC was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, rallying around 6 per cent, followed by IndusInd Bank, L&T, UltraTech Cement, Titan, SBI and NTPC.
On the other hand, Kotak Bank, Maruti, Bajaj Auto, HDFC Bank and HCL Tech were among the laggards.
Feb 23, 2021, 16:37 PM IST
Sensex surges over 300 points in early trade; Nifty above 14,700
After touching a high of 50,128.85 in early trade, the 30-share BSE index was trading 260.39 points or 0.52 per cent higher at 50,004.71.
After a similar movement, the broader NSE Nifty was quoting 81.50 points or 0.56 per cent up at 14,757.20.
Feb 23, 2021, 10:01 AM IST
Markets extend losses for 5th straight session, Sensex tanks 1,145 points; Nifty drops below 14,700
Major losers in the Sensex pack were DrReddy's, M&M, Tech Mahindra, IndusInd Bank, Axis Bank, TCS, LT, RIL, Maruti, HCL Tech, Powergrid and HDFC, falling upto 4.77 percent. On the other hand major gainers were ONGC, HDFC, and Kotak Bank, rising upto 1.14 percent.
Feb 22, 2021, 16:36 PM IST
Sensex falls over 200 points in early trade; Nifty below 15,000
In the previous session, Sensex ended 434.93 points or 0.85 per cent lower at 50,889.76, and Nifty gave up the 15,000 level, dropping 137.20 points or 0.91 per cent to 14,981.75.
Foreign institutional investors were net buyers in the capital market as they purchased shares worth Rs 118.75 crore on Friday, as per exchange data.
Feb 22, 2021, 09:59 AM IST
Sensex tanks 435 points; Nifty gives up 15,000-mark
Bank and auto Indices corrected sharply by 2-3 percent, while PSU bank index witnessed steeper correction by over 5 percent after registering back-to-back gains in last five trading days.
According to Binod Modi, Head-Strategy at Reliance Securities, domestic equities fell sharply as profit booking across the sectors dragged the benchmark indices.
Feb 19, 2021, 16:14 PM IST
Sensex drops over 250 points in early trade; Nifty slips below 15,050
PowerGrid was the top loser in the Sensex pack, shedding around 3 percent, followed by ICICI Bank, NTPC, Bajaj Auto, Maruti, Bajaj Finance and SBI.
On the other hand, HUL, Reliance Industries, Bharti Airtel, L&T, M&M and HCL Tech were among the gainers.
Feb 19, 2021, 10:15 AM IST
Sensex sheds 379 points Nifty ends below 15,200
Indian markets could not sustain early gains and started trading in negative zone in the afternoon session as selling pressure was witnessed following weak global cues mainly from western markets as investors awaited key economic data, said Narendra Solanki, Head- Equity Research (Fundamental), Anand Rathi.
Feb 18, 2021, 16:44 PM IST
Sensex, Nifty open marginally higher; ONGC top gainer
In the previous session, Sensex slumped 400.34 points or 0.77 per cent to close at 51,703.83. The broader NSE Nifty tumbled 104.55 points or 0.68 per cent to 15,208.90.
Foreign institutional investors were net buyers in the capital market as they purchased shares worth Rs 1,008.20 crore on Wednesday, according to exchange data.
Feb 18, 2021, 10:11 AM IST
