Mumbai, April 13 (IANS) A benchmark index of Indian equities markets, the 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex), closed Monday’s trade with gains of over 165 points, as healthcare and capital goods stocks rose. The wider 50-scrip Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) also made gains during Monday’s trade. It ended the day’s trade at 8,834 Read More

MUMBAI: Small is big. Investors and market experts worried over the tepid performance of the Nifty and the Sensex need only to look at the broader market where the picture appears to be considerably brighter. The mid-cap indices on both the BSE and the NSE have been hitting new all-time highs for the past three Read More

Mumbai, April 10 (IANS) A benchmark index of Indian equities markets, the 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex), was trading flat in the afternoon session, even while consumer durables and oil and gas stocks rose. The wider 50-scrip Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) was also trading flat in the afternoon session. It was down 21.45 Read More

Mumbai, April 10 (IANS) A benchmark index of Indian equities markets, the 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex), was trading more than 45 points down in the late-afternoon session, even while metals and consumer durables stocks rose. The wider 50-scrip Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) was also trading in the red during the late-afternoon session. Read More

Mumbai, April 10 (IANS) A benchmark index of Indian equities markets, the 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex), on Friday was trading flat in the pre-afternoon session, even while consumer durables and oil and gas stocks rose. The wider 50-scrip Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) was also trading flat in the pre-afternoon session. It was Read More

The benchmark BSE Sensex rose over 167 points in early trade today after rating agency Moody’s raised India’s rating outlook from stable to positive. Besides, a firming trend at other Asian markets buoyed the sentiments here. The 30-share index, which had gained 750.26 points in past four sessions, rose further by 167.33 points, or 0.58%, Read More

Mumbai, April 8 (IANS) A benchmark index of Indian equities markets, the 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex), made healthy gains in late-afternoon trade on Wednesday and was trading 187 points up during the session. The wider 50-scrip Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) also made gains during the late-afternoon trade session. It was trading 52.95 Read More

The 30-share Sensex was up 191 points at 28,707.75 and the 50-share Nifty was up 54 points at 8,714. Logging its fourth consecutive rise on Wednesday, the benchmark BSE Sensex ended over 190 points higher at 28,707.75, mainly led by gains in Reliance, Infosys and Coal India amid sustained foreign fund inflows.

The 30-share Sensex was up 191 points at 28,707.75 and the 50-share Nifty was up 54 points at 8,714. Logging its fourth consecutive rise on Wednesday, the benchmark BSE Sensex ended over 190 points higher at 28,707.75, mainly led by gains in Reliance, Infosys and Coal India amid sustained foreign fund inflows. Rate-sensitive banking, realty Read More

Markets came off their early highs but continued to trade firm led by index heavyweights Infosys, Reliance Industries and ITC. At 10:30AM, the 30-share Sensex was up 67 points at 28,584 and the 50-share Nifty was up 27 points at 8,687. “The Nifty needs to hold above 8620 zone Read More

Mumbai, April 8 (IANS) A benchmark index of Indian equities markets, the 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex), made healthy gains during the pre-afternoon trade session on Wednesday. It was trading with gains of over 100 points during the session under review. The wider 50-scrip Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) also made gains during the Read More

By Abhishek Vishnoi MUMBAI (Reuters) – Stocks, bonds and rupee fell on Tuesday after the RBI kept interest rates on hold at 7.50 percent and took no action to inject more funds into the financial system, disappointing some investors. In opting to keep the key lending repo rate unchanged, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Read More

Equity markets in Australia pared earlier gains after the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) chose to put off a cut in interest rates , keeping borrowing costs steady at a record low of 2.25 percent on Tuesday. In other parts of Asia, stocks advanced on the back of an inspiring lead from Wall Street overnight. Read More

The Securities and Exchange Board of India is working on regulations for index providers — entities which design and develop benchmark indices such as the S&P BSE Sensex and the CNX Nifty. The framework would be aimed at addressing issues such as avoiding conflicts of interest, creation of a robust Read More

MUMBAI: Shares of realty major DLF and Jindal Steel & Power today witnessed selling pressure after the announcement that both the firms will be dropped from the National Stock Exchange’s benchmark index Nifty from March 27. Jindal Steel & Power tumbled 4 per cent to Rs 186.45 on the NSE. Similarly, DLF’s scrip fell by Read More

Mumbai, April 6 (IANS) A day ahead of the first monetary policy review of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for 2015-16, a benchmark index of Indian equities markets, the 30-scrip BSE Sensitive Index (Sensex), made healthy gains during Monday’s trade. The wider 50-scrip Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) also made gains during Read More

13:33 HRS IST Mumbai, Apr 6 (PTI) Regulator Sebi will soon put in place new norms for changes in constituents of the key stock market indices, including Sensex and Nifty, as it frames a separate mechanism for regulating the index providers. The index operators, which include subsidiaries of stock exchanges and independent entities such as Read More

After a holiday-truncated week, the benchmark BSE Sensex rose over 107 points in early trade today on increased buying by funds and retail investors on encouraging manufacturing data for March. The 30-share index, which had gained 302.65 points in the previous session on last Wednesday, jumped further by 107.44 points, or 0.38%, to 28,367.58. Also, Read More

Mumbai, April 1 (IANS) A benchmark index of Indian equities markets, the 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex), made healthy gains during the late-afternoon trade session on Wednesday. It was trading 147 points or 0.52 percent up as bank and healthcare stocks rose. The wider 50-scrip Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) also made gains during Read More

Mumbai, April 1 (IANS) A benchmark index of Indian equities markets, the 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex), made healthy gains during the mid-afternoon trade session on Wednesday. It was trading 110 points or 0.39 percent up as healthcare stocks rose. The wider 50-scrip Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) also made gains during the mid-afternoon Read More