Stock markets will be driven by inflation data, trade-related news, earnings and trading activity of foreign investors in a holiday-shortened week, analysts said on Sunday. Global market trends will also influence trading sentiment this week, they added.
India's mergers & acquisitions (M&As) market recorded deals worth $45.44 billion in the first half of 2025, up nearly 3.3 per cent from a year ago, even as ultra large-ticket transactions remained subdued. During the first half, the 7.1 per cent rise in deal count to 1,614 signals continuing appetite among domestic conglomerates and private equity (PE) funds for mid-sized and smaller assets.
According to industry experts, companies in sectors such as consumer durables (fans, air-conditioners), power cables and the electrical industry will be hit, given that they are big users of copper.
The National Election Watch has said that several companies make political donations, which makes it necessary to probe if the donations have led to any favours. Vicky Nanjappa reports.
Five people were killed and over 50 fell unconscious following a leakage of chlorine gas at an industrial unit in Sonebhadra district Wednesday.
An alleged unauthorised communication equipment has been seized from the office of prominent NGO Greenpeace at a village in Singrauli district of Madhya Pradesh and two persons have been arrested for trying to disrupt the police probe, a senior police official said on Wednesday.
The hike in clean energy cess is likely to impact input cost for thermal power producers
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
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Participants will watch out for the Brexit poll outcome in the late morning trades tomorrow.
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Investors watch out for cues from the on-going winter session of the Parliament.
Union Budget 2014-15 is positive for metals and mining companies.
The S&P BSE Sensex surged 160 points to close at 25,262.
Sensex rises, snapping two-session losing streak; banks, auto gain.
In the US, the ratio of the CEO to average worker pay ratio was 373:1 in 2014.
The government will unveil the Consumer Price Index data and the Wholesale Price Index data for August on Monday.
Metal sector is not too happy from Budget announcements for the sector
The S&P BSE Sensex ended up 28 points at 25,844 and the Nifty50 ended flat at 7,915.
BSE Auto was the top sectoral loser with a 4.6% fall followed by realty sector down 3.7% and consumer durables 3.6% post disappointing IIP numbers
Markets under pressure; IT financials grab spotlight.
The Sensex had bounced back with gains of 94 points or 0.3%
Nifty is likely to remain under selling pressure unless and until it breach the 7,700-7,720 levels on closing basis.
The top gainers on the Sensex were Cipla, Bharti Airtel, Maruti Suzuki, Hero Moto & Sesa Sterlite.
Top gainers from the Sensex pack are ONGC, HDFC, HUL, RIL and Cipla.
Markets will remain closed on Thursday, 12 November 2015 on account of Diwali Balipratipada.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 339 points at 28,119 and the 50-share Nifty closed 100 points lower at 8,438.
Sensex lacklustre, bluechips in focus.
The broader markets, however, outperformed their larger peers.
Auto stocks Hero MotoCorp and Mahindra & Mahindra gained 1-2 per cent on the back of strong sales in the month of September.
Dhirendra Mulkalwar, one of the protestors who raised a protest banner at Essar's Mumbai headquarters, on why he joined Greenpeace's Junglistan group that is working to save India's forests.
Weak GDP data and unfaouvrable global data has pulled down Sensex, Nifty.
Benchmark share indices ended at record closing highs, amid a volatile trading session on Monday, with IT majors leading the gains.
In the broader market, BSE midcap and BSE smallcap indices underperformed the larger counterparts and ended flat with a negative bias.
At 15.05 PM, the 30-share Sensex was up 281 points at 28,238 and the 50-share Nifty gained 86 points at 8,577
The index had risen over 585 points in the previous three sessions.
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