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Energy, banking and metal stocks push Sensex up 302 points

Energy, banking and metal stocks push Sensex up 302 points

Rediff.com12 Jan 2026

From the 30-Sensex firms, Tata Steel, Asian Paints, Trent, State Bank of India, Hindustan Unilever, UltraTech Cement, ICICI Bank and Bharti Airtel were among the gainers. On the other hand, Infosys, Bajaj Finance, Bharat Electronics, Larsen & Toubro and HDFC Bank were the laggards.

Sensex tanks 780 points on renewed trade uncertainties

Sensex tanks 780 points on renewed trade uncertainties

Rediff.com8 Jan 2026

From the 30-Sensex firms, Larsen & Toubro, Tech Mahindra, Tata Consultancy Services, Reliance Industries, Tata Steel, and Trent were among the biggest laggards. On the other hand, Eternal, ICICI Bank, Bajaj Finance, and Bharat Electronics were the gainers.

Sensex gains 398 points on easing of geopolitical tensions

Sensex gains 398 points on easing of geopolitical tensions

Rediff.com22 Jan 2026

Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty rebounded on Thursday after three sessions of losses, tracking gains in global markets after US President Donald Trump struck a conciliatory tone on Greenland. In a volatile session, the 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 397.74 points, or 0.49 per cent, to close at 82,307.37.

Sensex down 102 points on geopolitical concerns

Sensex down 102 points on geopolitical concerns

Rediff.com7 Jan 2026

From the 30-Sensex firms, Maruti, Power Grid, Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles, HDFC Bank, Asian Paints and Tata Steel were among the biggest laggards. However, Titan, HCL Tech, Tech Mahindra, Infosys and Tata Consultancy Services were among the gainers.

Sensex drops 466 points on selling in pvt banking shares

Sensex drops 466 points on selling in pvt banking shares

Rediff.com31 Oct 2025

From the Sensex firms, Eternal, NTPC, Kotak Mahindra Bank, ICICI Bank, Bajaj Finserv, Power Grid, Trent and HDFC Bank were among the major laggards. However, Bharat Electronics, Larsen & Toubro, Tata Consultancy Services, ITC and State Bank of India were the gainers.

Sensex down 322 points on selling in blue-chips

Sensex down 322 points on selling in blue-chips

Rediff.com5 Jan 2026

From the 30-Sensex firms, HDFC Bank, Infosys, HCL Tech, Bajaj Finance, Tata Consultancy Services and Reliance Industries were among the biggest laggards. In contrast, Bharat Electronics, Hindustan Unilever, Tata Steel and UltraTech Cement were among the gainers.

Sensex slips below 82K amid widespread sell-off

Sensex slips below 82K amid widespread sell-off

Rediff.com23 Jan 2026

Market sentiment is likely to remain cautious as investors position themselves for the upcoming Union Budget and the US Fed's interest rate decision, where expectations are muted.

Sensex jumps 485 points on gains in banking, oil shares

Sensex jumps 485 points on gains in banking, oil shares

Rediff.com17 Oct 2025

Among Sensex firms, Asian Paints jumped the most by 4.18 per cent. Mahindra & Mahindra, Bharti Airtel, ITC, Hindustan Unilever, ICICI Bank and Reliance Industries were also among the gainers. However, Infosys, HCL Tech, Eternal, Tech Mahindra and Tata Steel were among the laggards.

Sensex sheds 367 points on foreign fund outflows

Sensex sheds 367 points on foreign fund outflows

Rediff.com26 Dec 2025

From the 30-Sensex firms, Bajaj Finance, Asian Paints, HCL Tech, Tata Consultancy Services, Eternal and Sun Pharma were among the biggest laggards. However, Titan, NTPC, Axis Bank, UltraTech Cement, Reliance Industries and Hindustan Unilever were the gainers.

Nifty hits record intra-day high; Sensex jumps 573 points

Nifty hits record intra-day high; Sensex jumps 573 points

Rediff.com2 Jan 2026

From the 30-Sensex firms, NTPC, Trent, Bajaj Finance, Power Grid, Maruti, State Bank of India, ICICI Bank and Bharat Electronics were among the biggest gainers. In contrast, ITC, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Titan Company, Axis Bank and Bharti Airtel were the laggards.

Sensex sheds 346 pts on foreign fund outflows

Sensex sheds 346 pts on foreign fund outflows

Rediff.com29 Dec 2025

From the 30-Sensex firms, Adani Ports, HCL Tech, Power Grid, Trent, Bharat Electronics and Bharti Airtel were among the biggest laggards. However, Tata Steel, Asian Paints, Hindustan Unilever, and Eternal were among the gainers.

Sensex jumps 575 points, Nifty ends above 25,300

Sensex jumps 575 points, Nifty ends above 25,300

Rediff.com15 Oct 2025

Among Sensex firms, Bajaj Finance and Bajaj Finserv were the biggest gainers. Asian Paints, Larsen & Toubro, Trent, UltraTech Cement, Eternal and Adani Ports were also among the winners. However, Tata Motors, Infosys, Tech Mahindra and Axis Bank were among the laggards.

Sensex ends in red; ITC is biggest drag

Sensex ends in red; ITC is biggest drag

Rediff.com1 Jan 2026

From the 30-Sensex firms, ITC tanked 9.69 per cent, following Bajaj Finance, Asian Paints, Bharat Electronics and ICICI Bank. In contrast, NTPC, Eternal, Mahindra & Mahindra, Larsen & Toubro and Power Grid were among the gainers.

Sensex ends lower on foreign fund outflows, selling in blue-chips

Sensex ends lower on foreign fund outflows, selling in blue-chips

Rediff.com13 Jan 2026

From the 30-Sensex firms, Trent, Larsen & Toubro, Reliance Industries, InterGlobe Aviation, Maruti, ITC, Adani Ports and Bharat Electronics were among the biggest laggards. In contrast, Eternal, ICICI Bank, Tech Mahindra, State Bank of India and Tata Consultancy Services were among the gainers.

Sensex down 376 points on selling in RIL, HDFC Bank

Sensex down 376 points on selling in RIL, HDFC Bank

Rediff.com6 Jan 2026

Reliance Industries cracked 4.42 per cent, while ITC, Kotak Mahindra Bank, InterGlobe Aviation, and HDFC Bank were also among the laggards. However, ICICI Bank, Sun Pharma, Hindustan Unilever, and State Bank of India were among the gainers.

Sensex jumps 1,022.50 points; Nifty inches near record high

Sensex jumps 1,022.50 points; Nifty inches near record high

Rediff.com26 Nov 2025

Among Sensex firms, Bajaj Finserv, Bajaj Finance, Tata Steel, Reliance Industries, Sun Pharma, Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles, Axis Bank and Infosys were among the major gainers. Bharti Airtel and Asian Paints emerged as the laggards from the pack.

STT hike on Futures drags markets down; Sensex crashes 1,547 points

STT hike on Futures drags markets down; Sensex crashes 1,547 points

Rediff.com1 Feb 2026

Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty dived sharply by nearly 2 per cent on Sunday after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposed a hike in the Securities Transaction Tax (STT) on derivatives. Reversing the early gains, the 30-share BSE Sensex plunged sharply by 2,370.36 points or 2.88 per cent to slide below the 80,000-mark at 79,899.42 in afternoon trade as the finance minister announced a hike in STT on futures contracts to 0.05 per cent from the current 0.02 per cent.

Sensex end lower by 54 points on foreign fund outflows

Sensex end lower by 54 points on foreign fund outflows

Rediff.com15 Dec 2025

From the Sensex firms, Mahindra & Mahindra, Maruti, Adani Ports, Bajaj Finserv, Titan, and HDFC Bank were among the major laggards. However, Hindustan Unilever, Trent, HCL Tech, Asian Paints, and Tata Steel were among the gainers.

Sensex down 78 points on weak global trends

Sensex down 78 points on weak global trends

Rediff.com18 Dec 2025

Among Sensex firms, Sun Pharma, Tata Steel, Power Grid, Asian Paints, NTPC and Bharti Airtel were the biggest laggards. Tata Consultancy Services, Tech Mahindra, Infosys, Adani Ports, Axis Bank and HCL Tech were among the gainers.

Sensex jumps 448 points on fresh fund inflows

Sensex jumps 448 points on fresh fund inflows

Rediff.com19 Dec 2025

From the 30-Sensex firms, Bharat Electronics, Power Grid, Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles, Asian Paints, Reliance Industries, and Bajaj Finserv were among the biggest gainers. However, HCL Tech, Kotak Mahindra Bank, ICICI Bank, and Sun Pharma were the laggards.

Investors' wealth eroded nearly Rs 7 lakh cr as markets slumped

Investors' wealth eroded nearly Rs 7 lakh cr as markets slumped

Rediff.com19 Feb 2026

The BSE Sensex plummeted 1,236 points, wiping out nearly Rs 7 lakh crore in investor wealth, driven by escalating tensions between the US and Iran and subsequent market selloff.

BSE Sensex tops other assets classes by a hefty margin in 40 years

BSE Sensex tops other assets classes by a hefty margin in 40 years

Rediff.com9 Jan 2026

The BSE Sensex has been one of the top-performing areas of investment in the past 40 years, consistently delivering double-digit returns in rupee terms, beating assets such as global equities, precious metals, and fixed income.

Sensex surges 862 points tracking rally in global peers

Sensex surges 862 points tracking rally in global peers

Rediff.com16 Oct 2025

From the Sensex firms, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Titan, Axis Bank, Adani Ports, Mahindra & Mahindra, Reliance Industries, Tata Motors and HDFC Bank were among the major gainers. However, Eternal and Infosys were the laggards.

'Sensex Captures Changing Structure Of Economy'

'Sensex Captures Changing Structure Of Economy'

Rediff.com26 Dec 2025

'Only four or five original companies remain; the rest have been replaced every decade as sectors evolve or leadership shifts.' 'Companies that fail to adapt -- like many textile mills from the 1970s and shipping firms from the 1980s -- disappear.' 'Benchmark indices reward those who reinvent themselves in line with economic demands.'

Sensex rises 329 pts on rally in pharma, banking shares

Sensex rises 329 pts on rally in pharma, banking shares

Rediff.com10 Oct 2025

Among the Sensex firms, State Bank of India, Maruti Suzuki India, Axis Bank, NTPC, BEL, Adani Ports, Eternal, Sun Pharmaceuticals, Power Grid, ITC, UltraTech Cement, Trent, HCL Technologies, Mahindra & Mahindra, and HDFC Bank were the major gainers. On the other hand, Tata Steel, Tata Consultancy Services, Tech Mahindra, Titan, Bajaj Finserv, Tata Motors, Bharti Airtel and Bajaj Finance were among the laggards.

Sensex, Nifty close marginally lower on foreign fund outflows

Sensex, Nifty close marginally lower on foreign fund outflows

Rediff.com30 Dec 2025

From the 30-Sensex firms, Eternal, Infosys, Asian Paints, UltraTech Cement, Bajaj Finance, HCL Tech and Titan were among the biggest laggards. However, Tata Steel, Mahindra & Mahindra, Bajaj Finserv and Axis Bank were among the biggest gainers.

Sensex slips 43 pts; IT shares fall on profit-taking

Sensex slips 43 pts; IT shares fall on profit-taking

Rediff.com23 Dec 2025

Among Sensex firms, Infosys, Bharti Airtel, Adani Ports, Sun Pharma, Tech Mahindra, Eternal, Axis Bank and Maruti were the major laggards. However, ITC, UltraTech Cement, Tata Steel and HDFC Bank were among the gainers.

Sensex rallies 638 pts, Nifty settles above 26,000

Sensex rallies 638 pts, Nifty settles above 26,000

Rediff.com22 Dec 2025

From the 30-Sensex firms, Trent, Infosys, Bharti Airtel, Tech Mahindra, Bharat Electronics and Maruti were among the biggest gainers. However, State Bank of India, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Larsen & Toubro and Titan were the laggards.

Stock markets end higher; ITC, banks lead recovery

Stock markets end higher; ITC, banks lead recovery

Rediff.com6 Feb 2026

Stock markets closed higher on Friday after the Reserve Bank of India kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged as expected and proposed allowing banks to lend to Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) with certain prudential safeguards to deepen the financing pool for the real estate sector.

Sensex dips 31 points amid relentless foreign fund outflows

Sensex dips 31 points amid relentless foreign fund outflows

Rediff.com3 Dec 2025

From the Sensex firms, Bharat Electronics, Mahindra & Mahindra, Titan, NTPC, State Bank of India, Adani Ports, Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles and Bajaj Finserv were among the major laggards. Tata Consultancy Services, ICICI Bank, Infosys and HDFC Bank were among the gainers.

Sensex, Nifty settle with modest gains

Sensex, Nifty settle with modest gains

Rediff.com14 Nov 2025

From the Sensex pack, Eternal, Bharat Electronics Ltd, Trent, Axis Bank, State Bank of India, Bajaj Finance, Sun Pharmaceuticals, Asian Paints, Adani Ports, Hindustan Unilever, Reliance Industries, ITC, PowerGrid, Tata Motors Ltd's Commercial Vehicles business, and Bajaj Finserv were the gainers. Infosys, Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles, Tata Steel, ICICI Bank, Tech Mahindra, Titan, UltraTech Cement, Maruti Suzuki India, and Larsen & Toubro were the laggards.

Sensex tanks 610 pts; Nifty slips below 26K

Sensex tanks 610 pts; Nifty slips below 26K

Rediff.com8 Dec 2025

Among the Sensex constituents, Bharat Electronics Ltd, Eternal, Trent, Tata Steel, Bajaj Finance, Adani Ports, Bajaj Finserv, State Bank of India, PowerGrid, Asian Paints, Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles, Titan, NTPC, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Larsen & Toubro and Bharti Airtel were among the laggards. Tech Mahindra, HCL Technologies, Reliance Industries and HDFC Bank were the only gainers.

Sensex jumps nearly 450 pts on buying in metal shares

Sensex jumps nearly 450 pts on buying in metal shares

Rediff.com12 Dec 2025

Among Sensex firms, Tata Steel, Eternal, UltraTech Cement, Larsen & Toubro, Maruti and Bharti Airtel were the major gainers. However, Hindustan Unilever, Sun Pharma, ITC and Asian Paints were among the laggards.

Sensex ends above 83K buoyed by US Fed rate cut

Sensex ends above 83K buoyed by US Fed rate cut

Rediff.com18 Sep 2025

Among Sensex firms, Eternal, Sun Pharma, Infosys, HDFC Bank, HCL Tech, Hindustan Unilever, Power Grid, ITC and Adani Ports were the major gainers. However, Tata Motors, Trent, Bajaj Finance and Asian Paints were among the laggards.

Sensex jumps 427 points on buying in metal, auto shares

Sensex jumps 427 points on buying in metal, auto shares

Rediff.com11 Dec 2025

Among the Sensex constituents, Eternal, Tata Steel, Kotak Mahindra Bank, UltraTech Cement, Maruti Suzuki India, Sun Pharmaceuticals, Tech Mahindra, HDFC Bank, Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles, Infosys, Trent, Mahindra & Mahindra, Reliance Industries and HCL Technologies were the gainers. However, Asian Paints, Bharti Airtel, Bajaj Finance, PowerGrid, Axis Bank, ICICI Bank and Titan were among the laggards.

Sensex, Nifty scale record highs on rate cut hopes

Sensex, Nifty scale record highs on rate cut hopes

Rediff.com27 Nov 2025

Among Sensex firms, Bajaj Finance, ICICI Bank, Hindustan Unilever, Bajaj Finserv, HCL Tech and HDFC Bank were the major gainers. However, Maruti, Eternal, UltraTech Cement and State Bank of India were among the laggards.

Sensex down 275 points on fag-end selling

Sensex down 275 points on fag-end selling

Rediff.com10 Dec 2025

Among the Sensex constituents, Eternal, Trent, Bharti Airtel, Infosys, Tech Mahindra, UltraTech Cement, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, Bajaj Finance, Tata Consultancy Services, Bharat Electronics Ltd, Larsen & Toubro and Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles were the laggards. However, Tata Steel, Sun Pharmaceuticals, ITC, NTPC, Reliance Industries, HCL Technologies, PowerGrid, and Asian Paints were among the gainers.

Sensex, Nifty hit fresh highs in early trade

Sensex, Nifty hit fresh highs in early trade

Rediff.com1 Dec 2025

From the Sensex firms, Adani Ports, Bharat Electronics, Eternal, Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles, State Bank of India and Kotak Mahindra Bank were among the biggest gainers. However, ITC, Bajaj Finance, Titan and Tech Mahindra were the laggards.

How stock markets will fare on this Budget Day

How stock markets will fare on this Budget Day

Rediff.com1 Feb 2026

Bharat Electronics, Power Grid, NTPC and HDFC Bank were among the other major gainers. However, Infosys, Tata Steel, Eternal and Tech Mahindra were among the laggards.

Sensex jumps 583 points, Nifty ends above 25,000

Sensex jumps 583 points, Nifty ends above 25,000

Rediff.com6 Oct 2025

Among Sensex firms, Tata Consultancy Services, Tech Mahindra, Axis Bank, Bajaj Finance, Eternal, Infosys, Kotak Mahindra Bank and Bajaj Finserv were the major gainers. However, Tata Steel, Adani Ports, Power Grid and Titan were among the laggards.