Nifty
Equities settle marginally high; Tata Steel top gainer
Sensex settled at 57,808.58 points, up 187.39 points or 0.33 per cent from the previous close. Nifty settled at 17,266.75, up 53.15 points or 0.31 points. Among sectoral indices, Nifty metal, pharma and PSU bank rose the most on Tuesday, while Nifty realty, media, and IT declined.
Banking indices outperform broader markets, rise 10-20% in Jan
In the past one-month period, Nifty bank index rose nearly 11 per cent to 39,330 points. Just on Wednesday, it gained over 2 per cent. Besides, credit card spending also continued to be strong, the brokerage house said. During the past month, Nifty PSU bank and Nifty private bank rose 21 per cent and 10 per cent, respectively. On Wednesday too, these two indices jumped sharply.
Equity markets open on positive note a day after Budget
The Sensex of the BSE opened at 59,293.44 points and touched a high of 59,441.72 points. The Sensex touched a low of 59,193.05 points. The Sensex had previously closed at 58,862.57 points. The Sensex is trading at 59,405.48 points up by 542.91 points or 0.92 per cent.
FII outflows plunge equity indices; Sensex, Nifty settle 1% down
As per data, FIIs sold Rs 4,679.8 crore on BSE, NSE and MSEI in the capital market segment. Besides, global inflationary woes as well as rise in crude oil prices supported the downtrend. Consequently, Sensex settled at 59,464 points, down 1.06 per cent or 634 points, whereas Nifty settled at 17,757 points, down 1.01 per cent or 181 points, from its previous close.
Equities settle in green; Nifty IT, realty top gainers
After a continuous sell-off in the past three months, foreign portfolio investors returned into the equity market and have turned net buyers in the first week of January. FPIs returning into the market also kept equity markets buoyed in 2022. The Sensex and Nifty settled at 60,616 points and 18,055 points, up 0.4 per cent and 0.3 per cent from their previous close, respectively.
Equities rise in early trade; General Insurance top gainer
At 9.30 a.m., Sensex traded at 58,171 points, up 0.7 per cent from its previous close of 57,794 points. It opened at 57,849 points. Similarly, Nifty traded at 17,321 points, up 0.7 per cent from the previous close of 17,203 points. It opened at 17,244 points.
Year end and expiry to see markets more circumspect
BSE SENSEX gained 112.57 points or 0.20 per cent to close at 57,124.31 points while NIFTY gained 18.55 points or 0.11 per cent to close at 17,003.75 points. The broader markets saw BSE100, BSE200 and BSE500 close on a mixed bag with BSE100 up 0.04 per cent while BSE200 and BSE500 lost 0.02 per cent and 0.04 per cent respectively.
Global risk-on sentiment buoys indices; PSU banks' stocks rise
Initially, both the indices opened with an upgap and rose for the third consecutive session. Globally, Asian shares were modestly higher on Thursday after stocks advanced on Wall Street with encouraging reports about the potential impact of the Omicron variant of coronavirus and stronger US economic data. Similarly, European stock markets had a higher but fairly cautious opening on Thursday, building on gains late in Wednesday's session.
Sensex drops to 58,283 points, Nifty witnesses fall under 17,400
The markets had opened on a positive note as the S&P BSE Sensex traded at 59,151. The markets closed with Sensex recording a drop of 503 points dragged by realty, oil & gas, PSU banks. The Sensex settled at 58,283 points registering a drop of 0.86 per cent and Nifty settled at 17,368 points registering a drop of 0.82 per cent from their previous closing points.
Sensex drops to 56,747 and Nifty witnesees fall by 284 points to fall under 17,000
The Nifty IT index displayed the worst performance in the market by falling low by 2.70 per cent. The Nifty Pharma index also dropped by 1.87 per and Nifty Auto plunged by 1.84 per cent. The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) traded at 57,588 points, down 0.2 per cent day at 9.30 a.m. This further crashed by over 900 points and Sensex closed after a drop to 56,747 points.
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