The Nifty 50 and Sensex, the country’s key equity indices, finished Thursday’s trading session higher despite experiencing some turbulence during the day. Despite a dearth of encouraging global indicators, metal, real estate, and bank stocks led the indices. The Nifty 50 closed at 23,567.00, up 51.00 points or 0.22%, while the 30-share BSE Sensex finished…
Stock Market Holiday: Due to the Lok Sabha elections in Mumbai, the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) will be closed today, Monday, May 20, in accordance with the BSE’s market holiday calendar. The SLB, derivative, and equity divisions, among others, will all be closed today. The Multi-Commodity Exchange (MCX) will…
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Sensex: On May 18, the Indian equities indices concluded the special session with a gain. At 22,502, the Nifty 50 closed the day’s trade up 36 points, or 0.16%. Sensex closed the day’s trade at 74,006, up 89 points, or 0.12%. The big winners were ONGC, Tata Motors, Power Grid Corp, Hindalco, and Nestle India….
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The launch of futures and options contracts (F&O) on the Nifty Next 50 index was announced by the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) on Thursday. This action is probably a part of a larger plan of action being done by the biggest stock exchange in India to recover some of the market share that…
The Nifty 50 index experienced a precipitous decline of over 200 points in two minutes and a subsequent recovery of 160 points in the following seven minutes, indicating significant volatility in the Indian stock market during Thursday’s trading session. The benchmark Nifty 50 experienced a sharp decline of about 200 points at 1:25 PM on…
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Iran drones: As soon as the opening bell rang on Monday morning, the Sensex, Nifty, and other important sectoral indices fell sharply. This was due to concerns about whether the market should factor in any rate cuts this year from Iran’s drone strike on Israel and the latest statistics on US inflation. Near-term negative drivers…
Sensex: During Monday’s trading session, the benchmark equity indices concluded the day trading higher. BSE Sensex increased 363.20 points, or 0.49%, to 74,014.55, while NSE Nifty 50 gained 135.10 points, or 0.61%, to close at 22,462.00. The final closing value of the Bank Nifty index was 47,578.25, up 453.65 points or 0.96%. With large-cap and…
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Sensex: Positive global cues caused equity benchmarks to rise sharply on Thursday in late morning deals. Strong gains in metal and state-owned lenders provided support for the domestic index surge. In trading at 72,852, the 30-share BSE Sensex pack gained 751 points, or 1.04 percent, while the NSE Nifty index as a whole gained 235…
Sensex and Nifty: On Friday, weak global cues caused another round of selling on Indian equities markets. Warm inflation figures affected the mood at Dalal Street, where bears held the upper hand over bulls and the recovery was only temporary. In the wider markets, traders remained cautious and refrained from taking any unnecessary risks. Sensex…
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Sensex: Wednesday’s closing gains in capital goods, oil and gas, banking, metal, and auto stocks helped benchmark indices close higher. After closing the session in the green, the market made a U-turn in the final hour of trading. Nifty finished the day up 97 points at 21,840, while the Sensex increased 267 points to 71,822….
