In a volatile May when S&P BSE Sensex has slipped 566 points or 0.75%, silver has outsmarted not just the headline index but also its shinier peer gold, and Bitcoin. The white metal has jumped by nearly 11.29% or over Rs 9,580 per kg in this month so far as its industrial appeal returns along … Read more
Mumbai: India’s benchmark indices ended nearly 1% higher on Thursday, in a late surge, driven by short covering ahead of the expiry of Nifty‘s weekly futures and options contracts. NSE’s Nifty rose 203.3 points or 0.92% to close at 22,403.85. BSE’s Sensex rose 676.69 points or 0.93% to end at 73,663.72. Both indices fell as … Read more
“If trouble comes when you least expect it, then maybe the thing to do is to always expect it.” Cormac McCarthy Considered in a proper historical and comparative perspective, the 30-share Sensex, which breached the 25,000 mark in May 2014 and the 50,000 mark on January 21, 2021, smashed the psychological 75,000 barrier, zooming to … Read more
Equity indices retreated from a record high on Friday as investors resorted to profit booking. The 30-share Sensex dropped 733 points to settle at 73,878 and Nifty declined 172 points to 22,475. Stocks that were in focus include names like CEAT, which fell 2.93%, Coforge, which was down 10.03%, and ABFRL, whose shares dropped 3.43% … Read more
After touching a fresh peak, Nifty ended last week marginally higher as earnings, Fed meeting and election-related speculations kept investors busy. While most sectors are contributing positively except for IT, banking performance is likely to heavily influence market sentiment, analysts say. “The rising VIX is indicative of potential volatility. Market can turn highly volatile in … Read more
The Nifty50 pared gains after hitting fresh record highs on Tuesday in intraday trade. The S&P BSE Sensex fell nearly 200 points while the Nifty50 closed in the red after hitting a record high of 22,783. Sectorally, buying was seen in power, realty, and auto while energy, oil & gas, healthcare, and IT stocks saw … Read more
Nifty ended April derivative series higher by 1.1% in which market-wide rollovers were marginally higher as compared to the previous month and stood at 93.2% vs 92.9% last expiry. Thursday’s session saw Kotak Mahindra Bank shares ending 11% lower at Rs 1,643 on NSE while Hitachi Energy India shares ended nearly 14% up at Rs … Read more
Equity indices ticked higher for the fourth straight session on Wednesday, helped by positive trend in global equities. The 30-share Sensex climbed 114 points to settle at 73,852 and the Nifty advanced 34 points. Stocks that were in focus included names like SAIL, which rose 7.36%, MCX, which was down 4.63%, and HUL, whose shares … Read more
Benchmark Sensex climbed 354 points to close above the record 75,000 mark for the first time while broader Nifty scaled a fresh lifetime high on Wednesday. Stocks that were in focus included names like Canara Bank, which jumped nearly 0.62%, Paytm, which fell 1.16%, and PB Fintech, whose shares rose 3.22% on Wednesday. Here’s what … Read more
Benchmark indices hit new peaks on Tuesday with Sensex breaching the historic 75,000-mark for the first time during intra-day before ending the session marginally lower on profit-booking at higher levels. Stocks that were in focus included names like Hindustan Zinc, which jumped nearly 17%, Vodafone Idea, which fell 2%, and Angel One, whose shares declined … Read more