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  Sensex drops over 400 points in opening session; Nifty at 8,148.45

  Business | April 03, 2020 9:52 IST

  Kotak Bank was the top loser in the Sensex pack, cracking up to 7 per cent, followed by IndusInd Bank, Hero MotoCorp, Asian Paints, Titan, and ICICI Bank. On the other hand, PowerGrid, ONGC, HCL Tech, and Sun Pharma were the gainers.

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  Sensex spikes over 800 points in opening session; Nifty jumps to 8,480.95

  Business | March 31, 2020 9:59 IST

  On the global front, bourses in Shanghai were trading on a positive note after China's manufacturing sector steadily resumed production after the COVID-19 shutdown, with 98.6 per cent of the major industrial firms nationwide having restarted work.

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  Sensex tanks over 1,000 points in opening session; Nifty at 8,389.30

  Business | March 30, 2020 10:03 IST

  On the global front, bourses in Shanghai, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Seoul were trading significantly lower. Meanwhile, the Indian rupee depreciated 28 paise to 75.18 against the US dollar in morning trade. Brent crude futures, the global oil benchmark, fell 4.44 per cent to USD 26.71 per barrel. 

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  Sensex rallies over 1,100 points in opening session; Nifty jumps to 8,980.90

  Business | March 27, 2020 9:55 IST

  Finance Minister’s package did not address to the needs of the corporate sector, analysts said, adding that this would, perhaps, be followed by monetary stimulus by RBI along with forbearance on loan repayments. 

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  Sensex surges over 700 points in opening session; Nifty tops 8,400-level

  Business | March 26, 2020 10:11 IST

  Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) remained net sellers in the capital market, as they sold equity shares worth Rs 1,893.36 crore on Wednesday, according to provisional exchange data. Brent crude futures, the global oil benchmark, fell 0.51 per cent to USD 27.25 per barrel. 

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  Sensex surges over 1,600 pts; Nifty reclaims 8,200 level

  Business | March 25, 2020 13:50 IST

  Equity benchmark Sensex rallied over 1,600 points in afternoon session on Wednesday led by gains in index heavyweights Reliance Industries, HDFC twins, ICICI Bank and Kotak Bank as government took drastic measures to combat Covid-19 outbreak.

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  Sensex jumps 428.41 points to 27,102.44 in opening session; Nifty at 7,885.40

  Business | March 25, 2020 9:37 IST

  European as well as Wall Street indices reversed from losses as investors banked on hopes of economic stimulus from policymakers. Sensex traded 500 points higher to trade at 27,299, and Nifty gained 130 points higher to 7,970-mark. 

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  Sensex zooms over 1,200 points in opening session; Nifty jumps to 8,027.25

  Business | March 24, 2020 11:12 IST

  Analysts say volatility cannot be ruled out for the time being as investors assess the policy decisions announced by authorities around the globe to fight the rapid spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

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  Sensex nosedives over 2,700 points as coronavirus fears grow

  Business | March 23, 2020 9:57 IST

  Although the markets saw an across-the-board selling, bank and auto stocks were the worst-hit. Axis Bank and ICICI Bank both plunged over 10 per cent each while Maruti Suzuki India was down 9.7 per cent.

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  Sensex plummets over 1,800 points in opening session; Nifty at 8,026.50

  Business | March 19, 2020 10:15 IST

  At 9.24 a.m., Sensex was at 26,878.50, lower by 1,991.01 points or 6.90 per cent from the previous close of 28,869.51.It had opened at 27,773.36 and has so far touched a low of 26,875.10

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  Sensex nosedives over 1,200 points after opening on positive note

  Business | March 18, 2020 12:57 IST

  Before market hours this morning, S&P Global Ratings lowered India's economic growth forecast to 5.2 per cent for 2020, saying the global economy is entering a recession amid the coronavirus pandemic. The agency had earlier projected a growth rate of 5.7 per cent during the 2020 calendar.

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  Sensex jumps over 500 points in opening session; Yes Bank up 45 per cent

  Business | March 18, 2020 9:57 IST

  All sectoral indices were trading higher in Wednesday’s trade. Nifty IT, Nifty Metal and Nifty Pharma, were up over 2 per cent each. Nifty Bank index was too trading higher led by gains in Yes Bank, RBL Bank and IndusInd Bank.

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  Sensex nosedives over 2,500 points in afternoon trade; Nifty below 9,500

  Business | March 16, 2020 15:03 IST

  On the corporate front, Yes Bank will be in focus after reporting a staggering Rs 18,654-crore loss for the December quarter due to higher recognition of dud assets on the books, and an erosion of capital buffers to the brink.

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  Sensex ends 62 pts higher; RIL rebounds over 3 pc

  Business | March 11, 2020 15:56 IST

  Top gainers in the Sensex pack included Hero MotoCorp, Reliance Industries, ICICI Bank and L&T, while Tata Steel, IndusInd Bank, ONGC, SBI and Infosys ended significantly lower.

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  Rupee slips past 74 per US dollar on weak equities, coronavirus-led slowdown fears

  Business | March 09, 2020 18:31 IST

  The rupee on Monday slipped past the 74-level against the US dollar to settle at 74.14 (provisional), down 27 paise tracking heavy selling in domestic equity market amid rising concerns over coronavirus-led economic slowdown.

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  Sensex nosedives over 1,400 points in opening session; Yes Bank shares plummet

  Business | March 06, 2020 10:14 IST

  At 9.36 a.m., the BSE Sensex trimmed some losses and was trading at 37,376.66, lower by 1,093.95 points or 2.84 per cent from the previous close of 38,470.61.

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  Sensex jumps nearly 300 points in early trade; Nifty tests 11,300

  Business | March 05, 2020 10:11 IST

  The IMF on Wednesday said will make available about USD 50 billion through its rapid-disbursing emergency financing facilities for low income and emerging market countries that could potentially seek support on account of coronavirus.

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  Stock market update: Sensex slumps 700 points amid coronavirus fears

  Business | March 04, 2020 14:05 IST

  At 1.43 p.m., the BSE Sensex was trading at 37,879, lower by 744.70 points or 1.93 per cent from the previous close of 38,623.70. It had opened at 38,715.72 and has so far touched an intra-day high of 38,791.70 and a low of 37,846.10.

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  Sensex, Nifty start on choppy note; Bajaj Auto, Bharti Airtel in greens

  Business | March 04, 2020 10:04 IST

  In the previous session, the 30-share BSE barometer surged 479.68 points or 1.26 per cent to end at 38,623.70, and the broader Nifty jumped 170.55 points or 1.53 per cent to close at 11,303.30.

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  Sensex rallies over 500 points in opening trade; Nifty tests 11,300

  Business | March 03, 2020 10:02 IST

  In the previous session, the 30-share BSE barometer closed 153.27 points or 0.40 per cent lower at 38,144.02, and the broader Nifty closed lower by 69 points or 0.62 per cent at 11,132.75.