Significant weakness in banking, metal and technology stocks saw the index slide to a low of 15,125 - down 455 points from the day's high. The Sensex recouped some losses but eventually ended with a loss of 292 points at 15,212. The NSE Nifty shed 68 points to settle at 4,552.
Rate hike move by the Reserve Bank of India triggered a fresh round of selling. The index tumbled to a low of 13,727 - down 622 points from the previous close. The Sensex finally ended with a loss of 557 points at 13,792.
Sensex opened with a negative gap of 325 points at 14,452. The index barely managed to touch a high of 14,484, and then started slipping deeper into red.
The BSE Bankex soared 8% (461 points) to 6,189. The Realty index surged 5.5% (242 points) to 4,670, and the Oil & Gas index rallied 4.3% (380 points) to 9,232. The NSE Nifty moved up 145 points to settle at 4,092.
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The BSE Bankex and the FMCG index gained over 4% each at 7904 and 2384, respectively. The market breadth was bullish - out of over 2,600 scrips traded, over 1,500 logged gains today. ICICI Bank advanced nearly 6% to Rs 809. Ranbaxy was up over 5% at Rs 484. Jaiprakash Associates moved up nearly 5% to Rs 232.
The NSE Nifty ended at 2946, up 139 points. The market breadth was fairly positive - out of 2,642 stocks traded, 1,629 advanced, 899 declined and the rest were unchanged on Monday.
The Sensex opened with a negative gap of 50 points at 20,637, and dropped to a low of 20,438 points in early trades.
The Sensex opened with a huge positive gap of 92 points at 20,393, and dropped to a low of 20,077 in early deals.
All the sectoral indices, too, rallied sharply today. The BSE IT index zoomed over 6% (261 points) to 4582. The BSE Bankex, Power, PSU and TECk indices moved up 3-5% each today.
The index, however, could not hold gains and slipped into negative zone by mid-noon trades. Aggressive profit-taking in the market saw the index slip to 19,338 -- down 581 points from the day's high. The NSE Nifty ended at 5,786, down 61 points.
The market breadth was fairly positive -- out of 2,837 stocks traded, 1,813 advanced, 968 declined and 56 were unchanged on Tuesday.
The NSE Nifty ended at 4,389, up 30 points.
The NSE Nifty ended at 4,209, up 101 points.
The Sensex opened with a positive gap of 22 points at 15,295.
The Sensex opened with a positive gap of 66 points 14,610.
The Sensex opened with a positive gap of 20 points at 13,949
The Sensex opened with a positive gap of 158 points at 13,954.
The Sensex opened a tad higher at 13,772 - up seven points.
The NSE Nifty gained 57 points to close at 4,142.
The Sensex opened 30 points higher at 12,736.
The Sensex opened with a positive gap of 102 points at 12,747
The NSE Nifty closed at 3,638, down 133 points.
Christopher Wood, global head of equity strategy at Jefferies reiterate his bullish view on Indian equities on the back of a steady fall in Covid cases coupled with a sharp economic recovery in India, reports Puneet Wadhwa.
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The index touched a low of 14,026, before settling with a loss of 168 points at 14,041.
The markets opened on a strong note due to continued optimism on the back of expected robust third quarter corporate performances
Yet another weak start for the market, which opened in red, continuing the ongoing carnage in the Dalal Street but became volatile
The markets continue to consolidate at the higher levels and ended the day on a flat note with selective buying seen in index pivotals.
The Sensex opened with a positive gap of 99 points at 15,094. The index touched a high of 15,349, and a low of 15,056. Sensex ended up 294 points. HDFC, ICICI Bank, Wipro, Bharti Airtel, Hindustan Unilever, Reliance, ITC, L&T, ACC,Tata Motors, Ambuja Cements and TCS were major gainers. Tata Steel, Reliance Energy and Jaiprakash Associates were major losers. Reliance topped the value chart with a turnover of Rs 202 crore, followed by GSS America and Reliance Natural Resources.
The Sensex finally closed with a loss of 114 points at 12,623. The Nifty closed at 3,657, down 26 points.
The Sensex closed at 11,893.79 up 233 points. The Nifty gained 66 points to close at 3,455.
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