MARKETS: Sensex zooms 917 pts, Nifty nears 12K; Titan rises 7%, ITC up 4%

All that happened in markets today

10:23 AM

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

10:14 AM

SECTOR WATCH:: Metal stocks gain

10:02 AM

TCS gains 1.5% as it bags $1.5 bn contract from Walgreens Boots Alliance

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) gained over 1.5 per cent on Tuesday after the company said it has bagged a $1.5 billion (about Rs 10,650 crore) contract from pharma company Walgreens Boots Alliance, spread over a period of 10 years. Under the contract, TCS will provide managed services including application maintenance and support, required infrastructure and security operations. READ MORE

9:59 AM

MARKET CHECK:: Sensex holds gains

9:52 AM

GlaxoSmithKline Pharma plunges 13% on net loss of Rs 661 crore in Q3

Shares of GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals tanked 13 per cent to Rs 1,429 on the BSE on Tuesday after the company reported a consolidated net loss of Rs 661 crore for the December 2019 quarter, mainly on account of financial impact related to the voluntary recall of Zinetac. The drug firm had posted a net profit of Rs 114 crore in the year-ago quarter. READ MORE

9:45 AM

Reliance Industries up 2%

9:44 AM

BUZZING STOCK:: HDFC gains 2%

9:37 AM

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9:33 AM

Market check

9:29 AM

Ahead of results | PNB gains over 1%

>> Also, board granted permission for raising funds through issuance of Basel-III compliant Tier-II Bonds amounting up to Rs 1000 crore in one or more tranches

9:26 AM

Result Impact | Affle India hits 52-week high

>> Digital advertisement firm Affle on Monday posted a 31.3 per cent increase in consolidated net profit at Rs 21.4 crore for the third quarter ended December. The company had posted a net profit of Rs 16.3 crore during the same period a year ago.

9:25 AM

TCS gains 0.8%

>> IT major Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) on Monday said it has bagged a $1.5 billion (about Rs 10,650 crore) contract from pharma company Walgreens Boots Alliance, spread over a period of 10 years.

9:23 AM

Result Impact | Deepak Nitrite rises 2%

>> Chemicals maker Deepak Nitrite on Monday posted nearly four-fold jump in its consolidated net profit to Rs 156.71 crore for the third quarter of the current financial year, on robust sales.

9:22 AM

Asian Paints reverses morning gains

9:21 AM

Result Impact | Shriram Transport Finance zooms over 10%