The markets have opened in the red as global peers were down and heavy profit booking was seen in technology, metal, power, auto, cement and telecommunication stocks.
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The benchmark Sensex on Tuesday surged to a new high, gaining more than 113 points in early trade on the Bombay Stock Exchange
The markets opened flat on the back of weak Asian cues
Maruti Suzuki, Asian Paints, L&T, ONGC and Infosys have gained between 1%-1.5%.
NSE Nifty closed at 3544 down 9 points.
The Sensex closed below the 12000 level at 11,970.47 down 100.83 points and the Nifty slipped below 3,450 mark during the day and closed at 3,457 down 35 points.
Sensex ended up 110.10 points at 11,660.79, while Nifty closed up 24 points at 3390.
The markets have opened on a positive note but became volatile soon after
Companies in the small-cap universe are having a dream run - the Nifty Smallcap 100 index has shot up more than 25 per cent on a year-to-date basis, even as the benchmark Nifty is up 7 per cent. This is the best start for the index since 2017 when the Nifty Smallcap 100 index surged 32.3 per cent between January 1 and May 10. However, in terms of outperformance to the Nifty, this year's performance is the best in more than a decade. A combination of sectoral tailwinds and lack of institutional selling pressure has helped small companies escape from the correction triggered by the second wave of Covid-19.
The Nifty gained 22 points to close at 3435. \n
The Sensex closed at 11,706.85 up 87 points. The Nifty gained 25 points to close at 3426.
The markets opened flat on the back of weak Asian cues
The markets closed in the positive terrain after witnessing choppy session during the day. The Sensex closed at 11,572.20 up 40 points.
The markets opened in red on the back of weak global cues
The markets have opened on negative note. At 9:57 am, the Sensex was down 30 points at 11472.
The markets opened strong mirroring the uptrend in Asian markets
Nifty lost further ground below the 5400 mark at 5311, down 84 points.
The markets have opened on negative note, as global cues were down.
Retail investors now own a bigger slice of smallcap companies than at the start of 2023-24 (FY24), underscoring their growing conviction about investing in this red-hot space. Data from Capitaline shows mutual funds' (MFs') average holding in the National Stock Exchange Nifty Smallcap 250 rising to 9.26 per cent from 8.67 per cent during the first six months of FY24, with the number of companies with over 20 per cent MF holdings increasing from 24 to 28. In comparison, MF holdings in Nifty50 companies have gone up only marginally, from 9.67 per cent to 9.75 per cent.
The markets have opened in the positive terrain in line with global peers on account of buying interest seen in construction, pharma, banking and capital goods
At 9:58 am, the Nifty was trading at 3573 up 4 points and the Sensex was trading at 12393 up 26 points.
'After multiple days of losses, any relief rally is welcome. However, the trend hasn't changed.'
Out of 2,939 stocks traded on the BSE, there were 1,438 advancing stocks as against 1,378 declines.
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.
Benchmark indices ended on a flat note on Thursday as fag-end selling wiped out intra-day gains amid weak global trends. The BSE benchmark Sensex slipped 8.03 points or 0.02 per cent to settle at 53,018.94. During the day, it had gained 350.57 points or 0.66 per cent to 53,377.54. Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty fell 18.85 points or 0.12 per cent to close at 15,780.25.
Global firm Accenture's fourth quarter results prove that the worst is behind for the Indian information technology (IT) sector, said analysts on Friday (September 27). While the pace and the broadness of recovery is debatable, they said Accenture's results and revenue growth guidance for the next financial year (FY25) reduce downside risks for Indian IT companies.
The Sensex, which had soared by around 600 points in the aftermath of the FM's speech, surrendered more than 400 points from intra-day highs and slipped below the 18k mark to end up a mere 122 points at 17823 and the Nifty ended up 30 points at 5333.
The IT index had a cracker of a time to spurt around 2% and emerge as the leading gainer on the BSE.
The markets opened smart but gave up some gains immediately witnessing volatility
The markets opened weak mirroring the global trend. At 9:57 am, the Sensex was trading at 11926 down 44 points and the Nifty was tarding at 3444 down 13 points.
The NSE Nifty ended at 6075, up 13 points, thanks to strength in the oil, IT and realty stocks.
The markets opened strong on account of buying seen in select index pivotals
At 11.58 am IST, the Sensex is up 59.24 points or 0.47% at 12682.52, and the Nifty up 8.10 points or 0.22% at 3665.4.
ICICI MF recently filed for an ETF that will track the Nifty Alpha Low-Volatility 30 Index. It is part of the suite of smart-beta indices with the NSE, with the portfolio designed using a combination of two factors.
The markets opened on a strong note due to continued optimism on the back of expected robust third quarter corporate performances
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