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Equity indices settle marginally low
India's key equity indices -- Sensex and Nifty -- settled marginally lower on Friday. Sensex settled 0.4 per cent or 233 points down at 57,362 points, whereas Nifty 0.4 per cent or 70 points down at 17,153 points. "After the recent 10 per cent rally, the market has turned sideways with a negative bias due to increase in commodity prices, tightening monetary policy and inflationary pressure
Equities open a tad low, Sensex declines over 100 pts
India's key equity indices -- Sensex and Nifty -- opened marginally lower on Friday. At 9.45 a.m., Sensex was 0.2 per cent or 130 points down at 57,466 points, whereas Nifty 0.2 per cent or 30 points down at 17,193 points. Among the stocks, Titan, Tata Consumers, Maruti Suzuki, Tech Mahindra, and Asian Paints were the top five losers, while Hindalco, Tata Steel, SBI, Bajaj Auto, JSW Steel the top losers during the opening session, NSE data showed.
Equity indices open on negative note; Sensex declines nearly 300 pts
India's key equity indices -- Sensex and Nifty -- opened on a negative note on Thursday. The indices extended their losses from the previous session. At 9.24 a.m., Sensex was 0.5 per cent or 289 points down at 57,395 points, whereas Nifty was 0.4 per cent or 74 points down at 17,172 points.
Equity indices settle lower in volatile trade; Sensex down 304 pts
Paring the entire opening session gains, India's key equity indices -- Sensex and Nifty -- settled on a negative note on Wednesday. Sensex settled 0.5 per cent or 304 points lower at 57,685 points, whereas Nifty 0.4 per cent or 70 points down at 17,246 points. Among the sectoral indices, Nifty auto was the top loser, declining 1.04 per cent during the session.
Erasing opening session losses, Sensex, Nifty settle over 1% high
Sensex settled 1.2 per cent or 697 points up at 57,989 points, whereas Nifty 1.2 per cent or 198 points up at 17,315 points. "The domestic market started with a negative bias taking cues from rising crude prices and hawkish signals from Fed on aggressive policy tightening," said Vinod Nair, Head of Research at Geojit Financial Services.
Investors bag Rs 19 lakh crore as Sensex up 5,000 pts in 8 sessions
During the same time period, Nifty rose over 1,400 points. Some moderation in internal commodity prices -- including crude oil -- had pushed investors to make a comeback in the markets. After hitting a 14-year high of $130 in early March, international crude oil prices are currently hovering around $108, which led to volatility in the financial markets abating a bit.
Stocks in which foreign investors raised stake amid outflows
Amid the massive foreign fund outflows, few domestic stocks such as Chambal Fertiliser, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation and ACC, among some others, have attracted foreign investors' attention. Healthy fundamentals and sector-specific outlook of these companies have made them prime targets for foreign investors.
Indices settle high led by rally in realty, metal; Sensex up 1,040 pts
Keeping its early gains intact, India's key equity indices -- Sensex and Nifty - settled sharply higher on Wednesday led by rally in all the sectoral indices. Among all, Nifty metal, realty, and oil and gas were the top movers during the session, rising 2.6 per cent, 3.6 per cent, and 2.0 per cent, respectively. Coming to the indices, Sensex settled 1.9 per cent or 1,040 points up at 56,816 points, whereas Nifty 1.9 per cent or 312 points up at 16,975 points.
Equity indices in green; Sensex, Nifty up over 1% each
India's key equity indices -- Sensex and Nifty -- traded in the green in the opening session on Wednesday. At 9.54 a.m., Sensex was 1.4 per cent or 777 points up at 56,554 points, whereas Nifty 1.3 per cent or 220 points up at 16,883 points. Among the specific stocks, Indusind Bank, Axis Bank, Bajaj Finance, Grasim Industries and Bajaj Finserv were the top five gainers among the Nifty 50 companies, rising 3.7 per cent, 3.5 per cent, 3.0 per cent, 2.8 per cent, and 2.7 per cent, respectively.
Indices snap 5-day winning streak, Sensex & Nifty fall over 1%
India's key equity indices -- Sensex and Nifty -- closed the session deeply in the red as investors' focus shifted to the US Fed's FOMC meeting to be concluded on Wednesday. With Tuesday's losses, the benchmark indices snapped their five-day bull run. After reducing policy rates in wake of Covid, market participants widely expect the US Fed to tighten monetary policy rates.
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