MARKETS: Indices gain on US-Iran truce, Sensex up 635 pts, Nifty at 12,215

All that happened in the markets today

12:05 PM

Nifty Bank reclaims 32,000

11:53 AM

Sector watch :: Telecom shares trade mixed

11:49 AM

NEWS ALERT | SC rejects telco's open court hearing plea against AGR verdict: CNBC TV18

>> SC likely to hear review petition next week, before Jan 23 deadline

11:48 AM

STOCK ALERT :: Jet Airways locked in 5% upper circuit band for 8th straight day

>> Locked at Rs 41.45 on the BSE.

>> The stock has surged 125% from its recent low of Rs 18.40 hit on December 11, 2019

>> The NCLT on Wednesday warned Jet Airways CoC of contempt proceedings if they do not release interim funds to the resolution professional by January 20 for completion of insolvency proceedings.

11:40 AM

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11:29 AM

NEWS ALERT | BGR Energy Systems bags order worth Rs 224.28 cr on total turnkey contract basis: NSE filing

>> The Electrical Projects Division has secured an order from Tamil Nadu Transmission Corporation Limited (TANTRANSCO) for design, detailed engineering, fabrication, manufacture, supply ,erection, testing and commissioning of 400/230-110 kV AIS substation with associated to transformers, bus reactors, switchgear, accessories, control & relay panels, substation automation system, control room, and complete civil works in Tamil Nadu

11:16 AM

NEWS ALERT | Govt likely to launch integrated steel hub for 5-6 states this week: CNBC TV18 via Agencies

>> West Bengal, Odisha, Jharkhand, Andhra, and Chhattisgarh likely to be part of the hub

>> Hub aimed at boosting steel sector's cost competitiveness & improving steel sector's logistics

11:15 AM

STOCK ALERT:: Jet Airways locked in 5% upper circuit for eighth straight day at Rs 41.45 on the BSE

-- The stock has soared 125 per cent from its recent low of Rs 18.40, hit on December 11, 2019

11:10 AM

Q3 Preview | Corporate earnings may worsen, but profits could get tax-cut boost

Corporate earnings during the October-December 2019 quarter (Q3FY20) are likely to give a contrasting picture. Analysts expect an improvement in net profit growth, thanks to the gains from the cut in corporate tax and a better showing by retail lenders, but the contraction in revenues is likely to get worse, indicating a further weakness in aggregate demand in the economy. READ MORE

11:00 AM

Agri inputs, fertiliser stocks surge on hope of strong earnings in Q3

Shares of fertiliser and agri-related companies rallied on the BSE on Thursday amid expectations of strong earnings growth in the October-December quarter (Q3FY20). Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers (RCF), Godrej Agrovet, Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals (GSFC), Deepak Fertilizers & Petrochemicals Corporation, and Punjab Chemicals and Crop Protection, all rallied in the range of 6 per cent to 9 per cent on the BSE. READ MORE

11:00 AM

MARKET UPDATE | Weizmann Forex (Rs 502), Weizmann (Rs 41.35) hit upper circuit of 10% each

• Both these stocks have zoomed over 100% in past seven trading days

10:57 AM

Broader market :: Small-caps outperform benchmarks; S&P BSE small-cap index up 1.47%

10:49 AM

At 6.2%, India's CPI inflation may have breached RBI target in Dec: Poll

Rising vegetable prices probably pushed Indian retail inflation to its highest in more than five years in December, exceeding the Reserve Bank of India's medium-term target of 4 per cent for a third straight month, a Reuters poll of economists predicted. The median forecast in the Jan. 3-8 Reuters poll of nearly 50 economists predicted India's annual consumer inflation rose to 6.20 per cent in December from November's 5.54 per cent. READ MORE

10:38 AM

MARKET UPDATE:: Sensex extends gains, up 500 pts now

10:35 AM

NEWS ALERT | Coffee Day Ent defaults on interest payment for dues worth Rs 489.48 cr: NSE filing