Sensex

BSE, NSE to investors: Trade cautiously in around 480 illiquid stocks

April 09, 2020 11:18 am

BSE and NSE have listed out 440 and 38 illiquid stocks, respectively, where additional due diligence is required.

Selling pressure continues: Sensex declines 674 points

April 04, 2020 12:27 am

Crude futures surged for a second day on Friday, with benchmark Brent up 10 per cent on hopes that a global deal to cut crude supply worldwide will emerge early next week.

Covid-19: PM Modi's video fails to entice markets ahead of extended weekend

April 03, 2020 12:21 pm

The S&P BSE Sensex Index slid 1.2 per cent to 27,913.75 as of 9:57 a.m. in Mumbai, following Wednesday’s worst start to a new fiscal year since 2007.

Shutdowns weigh heavy on sentiment, Sensex tanks 13% in biggest daily crash

March 24, 2020 7:17 am

The rupee also came under pressure and plunged below the 76 level to close at 76.22 against the dollar on capital outflows and strengthening of the dollar abroad.

Coronavirus infects D-Street as Sensex crashes 2,919 points in biggest single-day fall

March 12, 2020 8:28 pm

The S&P BSE Sensex fell 2,919.26 points (8.18 per cent), its biggest one-day fall in absolute terms, to settle at 32,778.14. During the intraday trade, the 30-share benchmark slipped as much as 3,204.30 points (8.98 per cent) to 32,493.10. From hitting a high of 42,273 on January 20, the Sensex is now down by over 23 per cent, in the bear phase.

Indices halt two-day losing streak; Sensex climbs 62 points, Nifty settles at 10,458

March 11, 2020 4:19 pm

Among the stocks on Sensex, the shares of oil-to-telecom behemoth Reliance Industries (RIL) climbed 3.60 per cent to end at Rs 1,153.25 apiece on the BSE. This apart, the ICICI Bank stock settled 1.80 per cent higher at Rs 465.40. HDFC Bank too rose 1.11 per cent to end at Rs 1112.75.

Sensex registers biggest one-day fall in 4.5 years, plunges 1,942 points on coronavirus fears, oil price crash

March 09, 2020 5:46 pm

Share Market LIVE, Stock Market Today LIVE Updates: All the sectoral indices on NSE ended in a sea of red on Monday. The Nifty Metal index was the top laggard of the day, slipping 7.72 per cent dragged by Welspun Corp, Vedanta and NMDC. This apart, the Nifty PSU Bank index too slipped 6.07 per cent weighed by Bank of India, Union Bank of India and Canara Bank.

Explained: Why Indian markets are in the red

March 06, 2020 11:21 am

While all the 30-stocks that make the benchmark Sensex at the BSE fell in Friday morning trade, the banking index was leading the fall.

Explained: What has spooked Indian markets?

March 01, 2020 2:01 pm

Investors hit the sell button in early trade Friday, with Indian market indices, tracking the slide in global markets, dropping to near 5-month lows.

Sensex falls below 40K-level on rising coronavirus fears

February 27, 2020 1:16 am

The BSE Sensex settled the day with a loss of 392.24 points, or 0.97 per cent, at 39,888.96 — the lowest closing in over three weeks — after plunging over 521 points intra-day.

Sensex rises 700 points after government sticks to its fiscal deficit target

March 01, 2016 11:14 am

Mumbai, Mar 01 (ANI): Sensex rose sharply on Tuesday a day after Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said the government would stick to its fiscal deficit target. The benchmark Sensex was trading 700 points higher where as Nifty was up by 220 points. Analysts said a commitment by Jaitley in the annual budget to meet the fiscal deficit target of 3.5 percent of the gross domestic product would raise confidence among foreign investors after heavy selling this year. A market expert, Sunil Shah, attributed the sudden jump in stock markets to the government decision to put money in farm sector to revive rural economy. Shah added that the coming monsoon will revive the growth and there will be a demand push because of the thrust given by the government towards the rural economy.

No need for 'exaggerated panic' among investors: Jaitley

February 12, 2016 11:55 am

New Delhi, Feb 12 (ANI): As the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Sensex plunged around 800 point on Thursday, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday came out to calm the investors, saying that there was no need for an 'exaggerated panic' among investors. Jaitley emphasised that the investors should keep in mind the inherent strength of the Indian economy while investing. He added that the Government is fully committed to empower and support public sector banks by providing whatever capital requirements is required, adding that the problem of recovering bad loans from the borrowers will soon be ended.

Sensex Crashes Most In 7 Years, But Will The Slide Continue?

August 25, 2015 12:24 pm