Equity indices trade firm, IT scrips jump
Aug 23, 2021, 01:00 PM ISTEquity benchmark indices traded firm during early hours on August 23 with IT stocks witnessing smart gains.
Equity benchmark indices traded firm during early hours on August 23 with IT stocks witnessing smart gains.
Equity frontline indices were on upward swing during early hours on Friday with metal and banking scrips showing substantial gains. At 10:15 am, the BSE SandP Sensex was up by 229 points or 0.42 per cent at 55,073 while the Nifty 50 moved higher by 70 points or 0.43 per cent to 16,435.
Equity benchmark indices traded higher during early hours on August 03 bucking weak Asian trends with FMCG stocks gaining ground. At 10:15 am, the BSE S and P Sensex was up by 312 points or 0.59 per cent at 53,263 while the Nifty 50 moved higher by 76 points or 0.48 per cent to 15,961.
Equity indices suffered losses during early hours on Wednesday with all sectoral benchmarks in the negative zone.
Equity benchmark indices shaved early gains to end flat on June 30 as the last day of Q1 FY22 came to a close amid the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic.
Equity gauges scaled upward on Thursday with banking and financial taking the lead.
Key equity indicators erased morning gains and nosedived in the afternoon session on Wednesday amid broad-based selling pressure.
Key equity indices remained range-bound on Tuesday before ending at flat levels with metal stocks taking a hit.
Equity benchmark indices cracked by 2 per cent on April 30 due to unabated rise in COVID cases and hiccups in vaccination drive amid unfavourable global cues. The BSE SandP Sensex closed 984 points or 1.98 per cent lower at 48,782 while the Nifty 50 plunged by 264 points or 1.77 per cent to 14,631.
Equity benchmark indices trimmed early gains to close flat on April 29 after traders booked profit in auto and financial scrips amid economic uncertainty.
Equity benchmark indices remained bullish despite trimming some early gains on April 26 following some reports that India's second wave of coronavirus will peak soon. The BSE SandP Sensex closed 508 points or 1.06 per cent higher at 48,387 while the Nifty 50 ticked up by 144 points or 1 per cent to 14,485.
Equity benchmark indices showed resilience amid resurgence in COVID-19 cases and closed half a per cent higher on April 15 led by pharma and financial scrips.
Equity benchmark indices closed 1.3 per cent higher on Tuesday as the government fast-tracked emergency approvals for foreign-produced COVID vaccines amid alarming spike of coronavirus infections across India.
Equity benchmark indices gained marginally during early hours on Wednesday as the Reserve Bank of India kept key interest rates unchanged amid rising COVID-19 cases in the country.
Equity benchmark indices fell sharply on Monday as a record jump in Covid-19 cases led to lockdown-like restrictions in economically important state of Maharashtra.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi didn't mince words to berate Congress in poll-bound Assam terming the grand old party 'leaderless' on March 18.
Equity benchmark indices closed lower after a volatile trading session on Wednesday as investors weighed the impact of rising Covid-19 cases amid mixed global cues.
Equity benchmark indices gave up early gains during volatile trade on Tuesday and closed in the red. Market experts said traders booked profit across counters to realign their portfolios.
Equity benchmark indices began the first trading session of year 2021 on a positive note with the possibility of touching new height.
Equity benchmark indices fluctuated between gains and losses during early hours on December 23 as investor focus globally swung between concerns about a new faster-spreading variant of the coronavirus and hopes that more US fiscal aid will propel an
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