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

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

9:09 AM

Pre-open session :: Nifty nears 14,800

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Pre-open session :: Sensex up half a per cent

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Top stocks to watch

Auto stocks: Shares of auto companies will be in focus as they are set to unveil their March sales figures today. Demand sentiments across segments (ex 2W) remains unaffected, despite second concurrent lockdown in certain parts, said analysts at Prabhudas Lilladher.

 

Central Bank of India: The lender said it has cancelled an agreement to sell its stake in housing finance subsidiary to Centrum.

 

Axis Bank: 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. READ MORE

8:58 AM

Bulk deals on the BSE as on Wednesday

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8:55 AM

Bulk deals on the NSE as on Wednesday

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8:52 AM

FII/FPI & DII trading activity on NSE, BSE and MSEI

8:48 AM

Rupee check

(Source: Bloomberg)

8:44 AM

Oil gains ahead of OPEC+ meeting on output policy

>> Crude prices rose on Thursday, recouping some of the previous session’s losses on expectations that a meeting of OPEC and its allies later on Thursday would yield output constraint in the face of resurgent Covid-19 infections in some regions.

>> Brent crude for June delivery was up by 31 cents, or 0.5%, at $63.05 a barrel after falling 2.2% overnight. US oil was up 38 cents, or 0.6%, at $59.54 a barrel, having dropped 2.3% on Wednesday.

(Source: Reuters)

8:40 AM

SGX signals at gap-up start

>> At 8:40 am, the index was at 14,836 levels, up 90 points.

8:35 AM

NEWS ALERT :: Decision to cut interest rates in small savings scheme stands withdrawn, says Govt

8:29 AM

Wall Street update

Big tech rallied on Wall Street and as President Joe Biden announced a multi-trillion-dollar infrastructure investment plan. The Nasdaq Composite gained 1.54 per cent, while the S&P 500 gained 0.36 per cent to a fresh peak. But the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.26 per cent.

8:24 AM

Asian markets check

Asian stocks edged higher early on Thursday. Australian S&P/ASX 200 futures rose 0.38 per cent in early trading, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index rose 0.66 per cent. Japan’s Nikkei zoomed 1 per cent.

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