Asia's falling stocks have triggered an exodus of funds from the region.
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As if wanting to be an antidote to the coronavirus pandemic, the Indian stock market adorned carnival robes in 2021 with a tsunami of liquidity unleashed by global central banks coupled with supportive domestic policies and the world's largest vaccination drive sparking off a world-beating rally on Dalal Street, despite bouts of uneasiness over fizzy valuations. While the wider economy shuttled between recovery and relapse, dictated by multiple mutations of the virus, equity market benchmarks appeared headed in just one direction -- skywards. The dizzying upward journey has added a whopping Rs 72 lakh crore during 2021 to investors' wealth, measured as the cumulative value of all listed shares in the country, taking it to nearly Rs 260 lakh crore.
Most Asian markets ended with gains.
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Tata Motors was the worst performer on the Sensex, plummeting 10.32 per cent to Rs 436.55 after the company reported a steep 96.22 per cent decline in consolidated net profit for the December quarter.
The surge in the stock market has failed to stem the trend of small-sized brokers shutting operations.
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After touching a fresh all-time low against the US dollar on Thursday, the rupee jumped 27 paise to end at 68.46.
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Rise in investor sentiment, return of risk appetite aid shares across the board
Tata Group shares were among the top losers while Adani Ports emerged as the top gainer
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Financials emerged as the top gainers while auto shares rallied on robust September sales
Tracking gains in bluechip stocks, investors were also seen building up position in broader markets, lifting the small-cap and mid-cap indices by 0.83 and 0.15 per cent
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However, investors have turned cautious over the likelihood of Britain leaving the European Union.
Share rises further to 73 per cent from 66 per cent last year; Some overseas i-banks seen scaling down operations
'Trading is about psychology; 75% of it is about keeping your emotions in check.'
Market players said the sell-off was triggered by pessimism that the government may not be able to balance growth with macro-stability.
'The day-to-day control of banks is in the hands of political bosses and bureaucrats who are not answerable.' 'The political system uses the banks as a helicopter to throw money to the sector they want to patronise in order to win the next election.'
China's CSI300 stock index shed 1.1 per cent, hitting a five-week low, while shares of Hong Kong-listed Chinese companies sagged 0.9 per cent.
Stellar results compared to TCS led to reversal of valuation discount.
A tenacious Roberto Bautista Agut battled back to beat world number one Novak Djokovic 1-6, 7-5, 6-3 and advance to the quarter-finals of the Miami Open on Tuesday as the Spaniard claimed his second win over the Serb this year.
The BSE IT sector, however, failed to snap a three-day losing streak and closed around 0.14 per cent lower.
The top losers from the Sensex pack are ONGC, Coal India, Vedanta, Reliance Inds and L&T.
Wipro said recently it was expecting its revenue growth to drop 2.33 per cent or stay flat between $2,015 and $2065 million.
2019 appears a story of two halves for Indian equities - a more difficult first half might precede a stronger second half, said Abhiram Eleswarapu, bottom, left, Head of India Equity Research, BNP Paribas in an interview with Ashley Coutinho.
Angelique Kerber, who will reclaim the world number one ranking on Monday, breezed to a 6-2, 6-1 second-round victory over fellow German Andrea Petkovic at the BNP Paribas Open on Saturday.
March was the first full quarter for Infosys under its new CEO Salil Parekh.
Busting a major 'front running' case in the stock market, Sebi on Friday ordered impounding of unlawful gains worth nearly Rs 15 crore (Rs 150 million) from brokerage firm Sharekhan and 15 other entities.
'I am not surprised that hubris brought Chanda Kochhar down. It would appear that as a person she thought she could do no wrong and as a leader she considered herself above what her company demanded of others in terms of financial probity and honesty. That, my friends, is NOT a good way for a leader to feel,' says S Muraleedharan, former managing director, BNP Paribas.
In all, 37 central banks around the world have eased monetary policy so far this year to boost growth, fight deflation or both
The 50-share NSE Nifty gained 53.30 points or 0.61 per cent to 8,778.
Investors lost around Rs 1.57 lakh crore in market valuation on Friday.
Broader markets outperformed with BSE Midcap and BSE Smallcap adding 0.23% and 0.45%, respectively
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