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

All that happened in the markets today

9:24 AM

SBI gains 2% in morning deals

>> State Bank of India will provide a guarantee of project completion to homebuyers with the objective of pushing up demand for residential units. The scheme also aims to complete housing projects that are stalled. SBI has signed an agreement with Sunteck Realty for three existing projects in Mumbai Metropolitan Region.

9:23 AM

Jubilant Foodworks scales fresh peak

9:21 AM

HPCL gains over 4%

9:20 AM

Top gainers and losers on S&P BSE Sensex during Opening trade

9:19 AM

Sectoral trends at NSE during Opening trade

9:18 AM

Market at Open

9:17 AM

Market at Open

9:11 AM

Amazon-Future Retail deal: How the tie-up benefits both the firms

The stock of Future Retail (FRL) has been trending up over the last couple of trading sessions, gaining 5 per cent after it announced a partnership with Amazon, which will expand the offline and online presence of both entities. The company also announced that it will raise debt worth $500 million to fund the purchase of infrastructure assets from Future Enterprises (FEL). READ MORE

9:03 AM

Top gainers and losers on S&P BSE Sensex during Pre-open

9:03 AM

Market at Pre-open

9:02 AM

Market at Pre-open

9:01 AM

Rupee opening

Rupee opens higher at 71.43/$ vs Wednesday's close of 71.70 against the US dollar

8:59 AM

MFs post 3x surge in equity flows in Dec, SIP contribution at all-time high

The mutual fund (MF) industry saw a sharp bounce in equity flows in December, with equity schemes garnering Rs 4,499 crore of flows or 3.4x last month’s tally. The contribution through systematic investment plans (SIPs) touched an all-time high of Rs 8,518 crore, continuing its steady growth month-on-month.

 

The jump in flows comes after a 78 per cent decline in November, the second-lowest tally seen in 39 months. READ MORE

8:56 AM

Use volatility in markets to book profit in global funds, say advisors

In the last one-year period, international funds have delivered returns of 25.49 per cent, outperforming large-cap funds by a wide margin. The latter has delivered returns of 10.63 per cent, thanks to polarisation in markets that favoured large-cap stocks. READ HERE

8:51 AM

NTPC's shopping spree may turn out to be a gift for its investors

Seen more as a play on dividend, investors may not be disappointed with NTPC’s flattish stock performance over the previous year. In fact, analysts remain bullish on the firm.

Majority of the analysts say the recent buys and capacity expansion plans will work to NTPC’s advantage. READ MORE