Bulls ride on IT, metal stocks to drive Sensex 1,128 pts higher at 50,136

The Sensex index settled above the 50,000-mark for the first time since March 23

3:05 PM

BSE IT index jumps over 3%, best sectoral performer

3:01 PM

Stocks that hit 52-week high on BSE today

Company	PRICE(rs)	52 WK HIGH	CHG(%)
3M India	29300.00	29975.00	1.68
Adani Transmissi	895.15	924.40	3.01
Dr Lal Pathlabs	2612.75	2683.90	1.57
EClerx Services	1070.65	1108.00	4.17
Godrej Industrie	542.80	549.25	2.20

2:48 PM

India VIX eases nearly 1%

> VIX is a measure of market volatility

2:47 PM

Sectoral trends at this hour

2:32 PM

Market Check :: Sensex surges 1,200 points; these are the top gainers & losers at this hour

2:25 PM

Q&A | Strong demat account addition is here to stay: Ravi Kumar of Upstox

Growing financial awareness, rising interest in equity participation, digital trading platforms that offer intuitive technologies at flat-brokerage fees, and easy internet access are key factors behind record additions of demat accounts in the current financial year. We strongly believe that this trend is here to stay and it's not just a lockdown phenomenon READ FULL INTERVIEW HERE

Ravi Kumar, co-founder and CEO, Upstox

2:12 PM

Highest-ever fundraising via IPOs in FY21; FY22 will be tough: Analysts

Despite the pandemic, fund mobilisation via the primary market route was the highest ever in financial year 2020-21 (FY21) with India Inc raising Rs 1,88,900 crore (Rs 1.88 trillion) through public equity markets as compared to Rs 91,670 crore raised in FY20, suggests a report from Prime Database, a leading provider of capital market database. READ MORE

2:07 PM

European markets check

(Source: Reuters)

2:02 PM

One-way rally! Sensex reclaims 50,000-mark

1:52 PM

IRCON International zooms 8% as firm to consider bonus issue

On March 3, 2021, the promoter of IRCON -- which is under the Railways Ministry and into construction of transportation infrastructure., undertook an offer-for-sale (OFS) issue to offload 16 per cent stake in the company. The issue consisted of 2.25 crore shares with a floor price of Rs. 88 per share. The issue was subscribed 2.06 times. READ MORE

1:40 PM

Nazara Tech shares locked in 20% lower circuit

1:30 PM

Metals, IT, Pharma drive Sensex 900-pts up

1:29 PM

Tata Power bags orders to develop 60 MW solar

Tata Power on Tuesday said it has bagged an order to develop 60 MW (mega watt) solar project for Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam. The company has received a letter of award from Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL) on March 26, 2021, to develop a 60 MW solar project in the state of Gujarat, Tata Power said in a regulatory filing. The energy will be supplied to GUVNL under a power purchase agreement (PPA), valid for a period of 25 years from scheduled commercial operation date, the company said.

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1:20 PM

How one of world's greatest hidden fortunes was wiped out in days

Hwang and his private investment firm, Archegos Capital Management, are now at the center of one of the biggest margin calls of all time--a multibillion-dollar fiasco involving secretive market bets that were dangerously leveraged and unwound in a blink. READ MORE

1:13 PM

Mid, small-cap indices lag benchmark Nifty