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Stock markets fall for 5th day; Sensex plunges 617 points on profit booking

May 30, 2024 admin

The new logo of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building is seen in Mumbai. File | Photo Credit: REUTERS Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty declined nearly 1% on Thursday, continuing their falling streak for the fifth day running due to profit booking amid monthly expiry in the derivatives segment. The 30-share BSE Sensex plunged…

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Sensex tumbles 700 points amid broad-based selloff; Nifty slips from record

May 3, 2024 admin

An employee of a stock trading firm looking at share prices. File | Photo Credit: Vivek Bendre Equity benchmark Sensex plummeted over 700 points to sink below the 74,000 level and Nifty retreated from a record high on Friday as investors pared exposure to telecom, capital goods and tech stocks. Heavy selling pressure in Reliance…

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Markets extend gains for 5th session; Sensex revisits 74k

April 25, 2024 admin

A bird flies past a screen displaying the Sensex results on the facade of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building in Mumbai. File | Photo Credit: REUTERS Rising for the fifth straight session, equity benchmark Sensex rallied nearly 500 points to reclaim the 74,000 mark while the Nifty closed above the 22,550 level on April…

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Stock markets rebound after two days of fall amid global rally

November 2, 2023 admin

Bombay Stock Exchange on Dalal Street. File | Photo Credit: Vivek Bendre Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty rebounded nearly 1% on Thursday after a two-day decline, following a rally in global markets amid the U.S. Federal Reserve keeping rates unchanged. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 489.57 points or 0.77% to settle at 64,080.90. During…

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Stock markets rally for 6th day running on buying in HDFC Bank, L&T, RIL

September 8, 2023 admin

Benchmark BSE Sensex rallied further 333 points to extend its winning run to a sixth straight session on Friday driven by buying in index heavyweights HDFC Bank, Larsen & Toubro and Reliance Industries. Shrugging off weak global market trends, the BSE Sensex jumped 333.35 points or 0.50% to close at 66,598.91. During the day, it…

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Markets log 4th day of rally on buying in HDFC Bank

September 6, 2023 admin

Pedestrians walk past the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building, in Mumbai. File | Photo Credit: PTI Equity benchmark indices ended in the positive territory on Wednesday on buying in HDFC Bank and a largely firm trend in Asian markets. Fag-end buying helped the BSE Sensex climb 100.26 points or 0.15% to settle at 65,880.52. During…

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Markets log gains for 3rd day on buying in Reliance, Infosys

September 5, 2023 admin

Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty closed higher for the third straight day on Tuesday on gains in market heavyweights ITC, Reliance Industries and Infosys amid a bearish trend in global equities. Besides, robust domestic macroeconomic data added to the positive momentum, traders said. The BSE benchmark index climbed 152.12 points or 0.23% to settle…

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Sensex, Nifty rise for second day on encouraging macro data, firm global trend

September 4, 2023 admin

File. | Photo Credit: Vivek Bendre Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty rallied for the second straight session on September 4 following encouraging domestic macroeconomic data amid a firm trend in global markets. Fresh foreign fund inflows and intense buying in IT and commodity stocks also bolstered sentiment, traders said. The BSE benchmark Sensex climbed…

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Sensex declines by 365 points on selling in financials, IT shares amid rate hike concerns

August 25, 2023 admin

Bombay Stock Exchange in Mumbai. File | Photo Credit: Vivek Bendre Benchmark Sensex declined by 365 points and Nifty settled below the 19,300 level in a volatile trade on Friday as financials, IT and oil shares took a hit amid concerns over potential rate hikes and weak trend in global markets. Falling for a second…

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Stock markets decline for second day on losses in private banks, weak global trends

August 11, 2023 admin

Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty declined for a second straight day on Friday due to losses in HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank and a negative trend in Asian and European markets. The trend in the domestic market remained weak post the RBI monetary policy and the unexpected announcement of reducing cash in the banking…

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