MARKET WRAP: Sensex gains 95 pts, Nifty ends at 11,227; FMCG stocks advance

All that happened in the markets today

9:33 AM

Nifty Bank index dips 1%; IndusInd, PNB, ICICI Bank slip up to 2.5%

9:31 AM

MARKET CHECK :: Sensex at day's low

9:29 AM

VA Tech Wabag jumps around 6%

>> The company's board has considered and approved the issue and allotment of 75,00,000 equity shares of the face value of Rs 2 each, for cash, at a price of Rs 160 apiece aggregating Rs 120 crore by way of preferential issue. The list of proposed investors includes Rekha Rakesh Jhunjhunwala (50,00,000 equity shares).

9:27 AM

Sumitomo Chemical tanks 4%

>> The promoters of Sumitomo Chemical Company weere expected to offload 3.3 per cent take (16.5 million shares) in the company on Wednesday through the offer for sale (OFS) route.

9:25 AM

Lakshmi Vilas Bank slides in early deals

9:24 AM

PNB dips over 1% on report RBI may ask it to take-over LVB

>> he Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is learned to have told state-owned Punjab National Bank to get ready to take over Lakshmi Vilas Bank (LVB) in case the beleaguered lender’s proposed transaction with Clix Capital does not materialise.

9:22 AM

Indiabulls Housing Finance gains 2%

>> The country’s third largest mortgage lender, Indiabulls Housing Finance (IHF), has sold a part of its stake in the UK-based OakNorth Bank to TEMF Limited, a fund managed by Toscafund Asset Management, for approximately Rs 630 crores.

9:21 AM

Reliance Ind trades at day's high on General Atlantic investment

9:20 AM

Sectoral trends at Open

9:19 AM

Sensex Heatmap at Open

9:18 AM

Opening Bell

9:17 AM

Opening Bell

9:13 AM

China's factory activity accelerates in Sept on boost from overseas demand

China's factory activity expanded at a faster pace in September helped by a return to exports growth after several months of shrinking sales, bolstering a steady recovery for the economy as it rebounds from the coronavirus shock.

 

The official manufacturing Purchasing Manager's Index (PMI) rose to 51.5 in September from 51.0 in August, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed on Wednesday, and remained above the 50-point mark that separates growth from contraction. READ MORE

9:11 AM

Commodity Heatmap

9:10 AM

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