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Weightloss Drugs Hit 1,000 Crore Mark

Weightloss Drugs Hit 1,000 Crore Mark

Rediff.com22 Dec 2025

'As more patients are prescribed these drugs, intolerance due to gastrointestinal and other side effects will become more visible, leading to higher discontinuation rates.'

IPOs mark a new era for India's hospitality industry with scale, ambition

IPOs mark a new era for India's hospitality industry with scale, ambition

Rediff.com15 Jul 2025

India's hospitality sector is rolling out the red carpet for investors. A flurry of upcoming IPOs, or initial public offerings, the entry of new players, and ambitious expansion plans by Indian and global hotel brands are ushering in what could be the industry's most formalised era yet. Leading the charge are real estate titans, who are turning their hotel arms into global hospitality chains.

Volatile Sensex ends up 150 points

Volatile Sensex ends up 150 points

Rediff.com22 May 2009

The NSE Nifty ended at 4,239, up 28 points. The index had dropped 565 points in the last two trading sessions.

Sensex rushes past 17,000

Sensex rushes past 17,000

Rediff.com30 Sep 2009

After a strong start to the week on Tuesday, the Sensex this morning opened 15 points higher at 16,868 amid subdued global cues.

Sensex ends up 194 points; Adani Enterprise soars

Sensex ends up 194 points; Adani Enterprise soars

Rediff.com24 Apr 2009

The NSE Nifty ended at 3481, up 57 points. The market breadth was positive. Out of 2,602 stocks traded, 1,536 advanced and 970 declined. The rest remained unchanged.

Sensex ends up 460 points; Jaiprakash, TCS soar

Sensex ends up 460 points; Jaiprakash, TCS soar

Rediff.com21 Oct 2008

The NSE Nifty ended at 3235, up 112 points. The market breadth was fairly positive - out of 1,613 stocks advanced, 975 declined and the rest were unchanged.

 Sensex ends up 375 points; RCom gains 5.3%

Sensex ends up 375 points; RCom gains 5.3%

Rediff.com15 May 2008

Agressive buying in late noon deals helped the index touch the day's high at 17,366 - up 388 points from Wednesday's close. The index finally ended with a gain of 375 points at 17,353. The market breadth was fairly positive - out of 2,755 stocks traded, 1,772 advanced, 909 declined and the rest were unchanged.

Sensex ends up 225 points; TCS gains 7%

Sensex ends up 225 points; TCS gains 7%

Rediff.com14 May 2008

The index touched a high of 17,015 - up 389 points from the day's low. The Sensex finally ended with a gain of 225 points at 16,978. The market breadth was marginally positive - out of 2,750 stocks traded, 1,425 advanced, 1,239 declined and 86 were unchanged on Wednesday.

Sensex gains 313 points, autos, IT up

Sensex gains 313 points, autos, IT up

Rediff.com2 May 2008

The Sensex opened with a positive gap of 273 points at 17,560 on the back of strong US markets on Thursday and a rally in Asia. Autos, IT and selective banking stocks were the key movers. It inally ended with a gain of 313 points at 17,600. The NSE Nifty moved up 62 points to close at 5,228. Reliance Infrastructure gained 6.9% to Rs 1523, ICICI Bank was up 6.4% to Rs 935.50 and Maruti Suzuki gained 6.2% to Rs 788. Wipro gained 2.8%, Satyam was up 2.5% and TCS advanced 2.3%.

Sensex ends up 116 points, SBI zooms 4%

Sensex ends up 116 points, SBI zooms 4%

Rediff.com20 Jun 2007

The NSE Nifty ended up 35 points at 4,249.

Sensex ends at 12,645, up 215 points

Sensex ends at 12,645, up 215 points

Rediff.com19 Mar 2007

The NSE Nifty closed at 3,679, up 70 points.

Sensex regains 12,000-mark after 7 months

Sensex regains 12,000-mark after 7 months

Rediff.com4 May 2009

The NSE Nifty ended at 3,654, up 180 points. The market breadth was positive - out of 2,612 stocks traded, 1,771 advanced, 760 declined and 71 were unchanged on Monday.

Sensex sheds 25 points at close

Sensex sheds 25 points at close

Rediff.com18 Oct 2006

The markets opened flat on the back of weak Asian and US cues

Sensex ends up 301pts; HDFC gains 6%

Sensex ends up 301pts; HDFC gains 6%

Rediff.com17 Jun 2008

Fresh buying in banking and realty stocks helped the index to touch a day's high of 15,733 - up 375 from day's low.

Sensex up 99 points; HDFC gains 5.6%

Sensex up 99 points; HDFC gains 5.6%

Rediff.com30 May 2008

The index finally ended with a gain of 99 points at 16,415. The NSE Nifty finished with a gain of 35 points at 4,870. HDFC soared 5.6% to Rs 2,569. Ranbaxy surged 4.7% to Rs 529. BHEL gained 3.9% at Rs 1,662.

Sensex ends up 45 points, TCS slumps 11%

Sensex ends up 45 points, TCS slumps 11%

Rediff.com22 Apr 2008

The Sensex opened 52 points lower at 16,687, and soon slipped to a low of 16,598. The Sensex finally ended with a gain of 45 points at 16,784. The NSE Nifty moved up 12 points to close at 5,049. BHEL and Jaiprakash Associates soared 5.5% each to Rs 1,872 and Rs 246, respectively. ACC, ONGC and Cipla gained 2.3% each at Rs 819, Rs 1,054 and Rs 231, respectively. HDFC, ICICI Bank, ITC, DLF, L&T, Tata Motors and Ambuja Cements were other gainers. TCS slumped 10.6% to Rs 887.

Sensex ends up 90 points, Infosys gains 6%

Sensex ends up 90 points, Infosys gains 6%

Rediff.com16 Apr 2008

The Sensex opened with a positive gap of 135 points at 16,289. It finally ended with a gain of 90 points at 16,244. The NSE Nifty closed with a gain of eight points at 4,887. Infosys zoomed 6% to Rs 1,600. Wipro surged 5.4% to Rs 447. Satyam and TCS ended on a flat note at Rs 454 and Rs 974, respectively. Reliance Communications, ICICI Bank and ITC, Reliance Energy and Hindalco were other gainers. Ambuja Cements dropped 3.6% to Rs 112. BHEL declined over 3% to Rs 1,778.

Sensex  ends at 17,291, up 140 points

Sensex ends at 17,291, up 140 points

Rediff.com28 Sep 2007

Reliance Energy zoomed nearly 8% to Rs 1,206. Tata Steel soared 7% to Rs 850.

Sensex closes at 14,404; up 137 points

Sensex closes at 14,404; up 137 points

Rediff.com2 Feb 2007

Volatility can be the order of the day

No jitters; Sensex advances 301 points

No jitters; Sensex advances 301 points

Rediff.com15 May 2009

The index, in the last hour, surged to a high of 12,220, up 347 points. The NSE Nifty ended at 3,672, up 78 points.

Sensex ends up 296 points; BHEL zooms 8.6%

Sensex ends up 296 points; BHEL zooms 8.6%

Rediff.com11 Jun 2008

The NSE Nifty moved up 74 points at 4,524. The market breadth was positive - out of 2,716 stocks traded, 1,830 advanced, 809 declined, and 77 were unchanged. The index finally ended with a gain of 296 points at 15,185.

Sensex ends up 405 points, Bharti, RCom shine

Sensex ends up 405 points, Bharti, RCom shine

Rediff.com25 Apr 2008

The Sensex opened with a positive gap of 61 points at 16,782. It finally ended with a gain of 405 points at 17,126. Bharti Airtel zoomed 9.6% to Rs 925 and RCom soared 8.3% to Rs 577. ICICI Bank surged 4.5%, HDFC and SBI rallied 4% each, Satyam, NTPC and Larsen & Toubro were up over 1% each and ITC, ONGC, R-Energy, Wipro, Tata Steel, BHEL and M&M were other gainers. ACC dropped nearly 2% to Rs 783 while Maruti and DLF were down around 1%.

Sensex ends up 258 points, Tata Steel soars 9%

Sensex ends up 258 points, Tata Steel soars 9%

Rediff.com21 Apr 2008

The Sensex opened with a positive gap of 130 points at 16,611. It finally ended with a gain of 258 points at 16,739. The NSE Nifty gained 79 points to close at 5,037. Tata Steel soared 8.6% to Rs 777. Jaiprakash Associates surged 7.3% to Rs 233. Reliance Communications rallied 5.5% to Rs 559. Ranbaxy and Bharti Airtel moved up nearly 4% each to Rs 499 and Rs 854, respectively. HDFC Bank, SBI and ICICI Bank advanced 3.5% each to Rs 1,445, Rs 1,741 and Rs 864, respectively.

Sensex ends up 156pts, Infosys gains 3%

Sensex ends up 156pts, Infosys gains 3%

Rediff.com26 Feb 2008

The BSE market breadth was positive - out of 2,785 stocks traded, 1,650 advanced, 1,076 declined and 59 were unchanged on Tuesday.The Sensex finally ended with a gain of 156 points at 17,806. The NSE Nifty gained 69 points at 5,270

Sensex ends up 341 points, Tata Steel gains 7%

Sensex ends up 341 points, Tata Steel gains 7%

Rediff.com13 Feb 2008

After dropping to a low of 16,726 in noon deals on profit-taking, the Sensex finally ended with a gain of 341 points at 16,949. The NSE Nifty moved up 91 points to 4,929. The BSE market breadth was fairly negative - out of 2,741 stocks traded, 1,909 declined, 798 advanced and 34 were unchanged on Wednesday.

Sensex closes down 38 points at 14,478

Sensex closes down 38 points at 14,478

Rediff.com6 Feb 2007

The NSE Nifty is trading at 4,207.70, down 8 points.

Sensex ends near day's high

Sensex ends near day's high

Rediff.com8 Dec 2009

The NSE Nifty is at 5,148, up 82 points. The prominent gainers were HDFC Bank, Wipro, HUL, NTPC, Sterlite and Tata Power, up 1-2% each.

Bulls on rampage! Sensex, Nifty hit record highs

Bulls on rampage! Sensex, Nifty hit record highs

Rediff.com6 Dec 2023

Among major Sensex movers, ITC rose the most by 1.70 per cent, Wipro by 1.43 per cent, Tech Mahindra by 1.36 per cent and Nestle India by 1.27 per cent. Other gainers included HCL Tech, Asian Paints and Reliance. On the other hand, ICICI Bank, NTPC, UltraTech Cement and Tata Steel traded with a loss of up to 0.82 per cent.

BSE-listed firms' m-cap touches record high of Rs 346.47 lakh crore

BSE-listed firms' m-cap touches record high of Rs 346.47 lakh crore

Rediff.com5 Dec 2023

Equity investors became richer by Rs 2.4 lakh crore as key benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty scaled new peaks in morning trade on Tuesday, amid persistent foreign fund inflows. Analysts said foreign institutional investors have reversed their selling strategy and have been consistent buyers during the last seven days. This momentum is a reflection of institutional confidence in the Indian market, they said.

Markets hit new peaks on heavy buying in banking stocks

Markets hit new peaks on heavy buying in banking stocks

Rediff.com8 Dec 2023

Equity benchmark Nifty scaled the psychological milestone of 21,000 in afternoon trade on Friday, and the Sensex touched its all-time intraday high of 69,888.33 after the central bank's decision to keep policy rates unchanged in line with market expectations. The 50-share benchmark index opened on a bullish note, after taking a breather on Thursday, and rose to 21,006.10. As many as 25 stocks were trading in the green, and 24 stocks defied the broader market and were trading in the negative territory.

Are Markets In An Oversold Zone?

Are Markets In An Oversold Zone?

Rediff.com8 Nov 2023

'Focus on 19,400/64,900 as the key resistance levels for the Nifty/Sensex.'

BSE, NSE close at record highs; Sensex breaches 69K

BSE, NSE close at record highs; Sensex breaches 69K

Rediff.com5 Dec 2023

Among the Sensex firms, Adani Enterprises and Adani Ports sustained their gaining momentum and traded higher by 4.40 per cent and 4.37 per cent, respectively. BPCL, Axis Bank, Mahindra & Mahindra and SBI were the other major gainers. On the other hand, HCL Tech, Infosys and Bajaj Auto traded in the negative zone with a loss of up to 1.54 per cent.

Time To Be Cautious In Small And Midcap Funds?

Time To Be Cautious In Small And Midcap Funds?

Rediff.com18 Mar 2024

Those who cannot bear significant downturns (as much as 40 per cent) or have a short horizon should exit entirely.

Sensex, Nifty race to over 1-week high amid global stock rally

Sensex, Nifty race to over 1-week high amid global stock rally

Rediff.com28 Dec 2021

The 30-share BSE Sensex surged by 477.24 points or 0.83 per cent to close at more than one-week high of 57,897.48. As many as 28 of its constituents closed with gains while two declined. The broad-based Nifty of the National Stock Exchange rose by 147.20 points or 0.86 per cent to settle 17,233.45, tracking gains in Sun Pharma, Asian Paints, and Reliance Industries.

Sensex spurts 389 points as oil, metal stocks recover

Sensex spurts 389 points as oil, metal stocks recover

Rediff.com28 Feb 2022

Among major Sensex movers, Reliance Industries soared by 3.29 per cent as energy prices rose due to the war in Ukraine. Tata Steel emerged as the lead gainer among Sensex scrips, jumping by 6.61 per cent. Power Grid, Titan, NTPC, ICICI Bank, L&T, Infosys and Sun Pharma were among the gainers.

Finfluencers: Real Or Fake Experts?

Finfluencers: Real Or Fake Experts?

Rediff.com27 Jul 2023

A mass fan following or a large number of views on a YouTube channel can't possibly constitute 'credentials'.

2 factors that will drive markets the next five days

2 factors that will drive markets the next five days

Rediff.com6 Dec 2020

Sentiment in the market will also be guided by other major market movers like trend in the rupee, Brent crude and foreign capital flows.

Muhurat Trading: Markets end flat, broader markets outperform

Muhurat Trading: Markets end flat, broader markets outperform

Rediff.com30 Oct 2016

The BSE Midcap ended up 0.5% while the Smallcap index ended nearly 1% higher

Sensex, Nifty extend record run on vaccine booster

Sensex, Nifty extend record run on vaccine booster

Rediff.com30 Dec 2020

Among major Sensex movers, Ultratech Cement rose over 4 per cent, Bajaj Finance by 2.63 per cent and Maruti by 2 per cent. BSE Sensex closed up by 133.14 points at a record high of 47,746.22. NSE Nifty rose by 49.35 points at its lifetime high of 13,981.95.

Sensex ends below 28,000 led by financials; ICICI Bank dips 2%

Sensex ends below 28,000 led by financials; ICICI Bank dips 2%

Rediff.com19 Oct 2016

Financials were the top losers after sharp gains in the previous session along with ITC