Sensex starts FY22 with a 521-pt gain, ends above 50K; Metals, PSBs shine

The overall market breadth was in the ratio of 1:3 in the favour of advances

9:36 AM

Wipro gains 1.5% on acquisition of Ampion

>> The company has announced acquisition of Australia-based Ampion for a cash consideration of $117 million. The transaction is expected to be completed during the quarter ending June 30, 2021.

9:35 AM

HAL stock takes flight on highest-ever revenue in FY21

>> Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) has registered its all-time high revenue of over Rs 22,700 crore for FY21, even as operations were hit by production shut-downs and supply chain disruptions after the outbreak.

9:33 AM

NIIT zooms over 15% on buyback plan

>> The company said its up to Rs 237 crore buyback offer will open on April 12. On December 24, 2020, NIIT Ltd's Board of Directors had approved a proposal for buyback of up to 9,875,000 equity shares for an aggregate amount not exceeding Rs 237 crore. The buyback price has been fixed at Rs 240 apiece.

9:32 AM

Godrej Properties slides over 2%

>> The company has increased stake in Godrej Realty to 100 per cent from 51 per cent by acquiring equity shares from HDFC Property Fund.

9:31 AM

Likhitha Infra surges 7% on new order win

>>  The company said it had received orders worth Rs 200.22 crore from various oil & gas distribution Companies during the March quarter 2021.

9:29 AM

Bharti Airtel up 0.7%

>> Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea (Vi) failed to pay the first instalment towards AGR dues to the Department of Telecommunications. The first instalment had to be paid on March 31

9:27 AM

Central Bank of India jumps 5%

>> The lender said it has cancelled an agreement to sell its stake in housing finance subsidiary to Centrum.

9:26 AM

Escorts gains over half a per cent on highest ever March sales

9:24 AM

Axis Bank up 0.5%

>> The private sector bank has entered into a share purchase agreement for sale of 100 per cent stake in its subsidiary, Axis Bank UK Ltd, to OpenPayd Holdings.

9:23 AM

Broader market :: S&P BSE SmallCap adds 1%

9:22 AM

Sectoral trends on the NSE :: All, barring realty, indices trade in the green

9:21 AM

Sensex Heatmap :: Only 1 counter trades in the red

9:20 AM

Opening Bell :: Nifty holds 14,800 in early deals

9:19 AM

Opening Bell :: Sensex gains nearly 1%

9:14 AM

March Auto Sales :: Escorts Agri Machinery sales up 126.6% YoY

>> Escorts Ltd Agri Machinery Segment (EAM) in March 2021 sold 12,337 tractors, highest ever March sales and registering a growth of 126.6 percent against 5,444 tractors sold in March 2020.