Indices snap 8-day rally; Sensex slips 236 pts post FM's stimulus measures

All that happened in the markets today

10:28 AM

Adani Green hits fresh all-time high, zooms 944% in Samvat 2076

Shares of Adani Green Energy (AGEL) were locked in 5 per cent upper circuit for second straight day, hitting a fresh all-time high of Rs 941.15 on the BSE on Wednesday on inclusion in MSCI India index. The stock surpassed its previous high of Rs 923, touched on Monday, November 10, 2020. MSCI Inc, a leading provider of research-based indexes and analytics, announced Tuesday the results of the November 2020 semi-annual index review for the MSCI Equity Indexes. MSCI Inc. will add 12 India stocks including AGEL to its standard index and remove two as part of the semi-annual review of the world’s largest index compiler. READ MORE

10:13 AM

SECTOR WATCH:: Nifty Bank index falls 400 points

10:03 AM

Rupee Opening

Rupee opens weaker at 74.44 per US dollar vs Wednesday's close of 74.38/$

10:00 AM

Covid-19 Vaccine Update :: Serum Institute of India & ICMR announce completion of enrolment of phase 3 clinical trials for COVISHIELD in India

9:59 AM

Ashoka Buildcon shares gain 6% on healthy September quarter numbers

Shares of Ashoka Buildcon gained 6 per cent to Rs 69.05 on the BSE in the early morning trade on Thursday after the company reported a healthy 44 per cent year-on-year (YoY) jump in its standalone net profit at Rs 105 crore in the September quarter (Q2FY21), on the back of robust operational performance with lower interest expenses and tax outgo. READ MORE

9:52 AM

Most active stocks by volume

COMPANY	PRICE(rs)	CHG(%)
SUZLON ENERGY	3.34	4.70
VODAFONE IDEA	8.43	-0.59
TATA MOTORS	152.00	0.70
ALOK INDUSTRIES	25.00	-2.72
COAL INDIA	122.55	-2.66

9:43 AM

Sensex extends fall

9:42 AM

Stimulus Package :: FM may announce package today; focus on jobs and stressed sectors

The Central government is likely to unveil another stimulus package focusing on stressed sectors, middle-income groups in urban and rural areas, and employment generation before Diwali, said three key officials in the know. The measures are essential to bolster the pandemic-hit economy, they said. HERE'S WHAT TO EXPECT

9:33 AM

Indiabulls Housing Finance advances over 3%

9:31 AM

Happiest Minds Tech up around 1%

Happiest Minds Technologies and AutonomIQ, a cloud platform that uses AI and machine learning for autonomous testing solutions, announced a partnership to accelerate the enterprise digital transformation journey using autonomous testing capabilities.

9:30 AM

Ashoka Buildcon zooms 5% in a weak market

9:25 AM

Infosys trades in the green

>> Infosys at its investor meet on Wednesday reiterated its optimism to get back to pre-Covid revenue growth momentum. It said it was confident of achieving the same along with growth in profitability. It also reiterated that the large deal win momentum and deal pipeline remains strong.

9:24 AM

Aurobindo Pharma gains 2% post Sept qtr result

9:22 AM

Shree Cement up over a per cent

9:21 AM

Coal India dips on profit booking post Q2 nos