RIL, pvt banks take Sensex 558 pts up; Nifty tops 14,650; Nifty Metal up 3%

Hindalco, L&T, Tata Steel, Divis Labs, Reliance Industries, Bajaj Finance, and SBI were the top gainers on the 50-share pack

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RIL, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank :: Top contributors towards Sensex's gain today

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Sectoral trends on the NSE

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Sensex Heatmap at Close

Top gainers: L&T, Bajaj Finance, SBI, IndusInd Bank

Top losers: Maruti Suzuki, NTPC, Nestle Ind, Kotak Bank

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CLOSING BELL

An across-the-board buying was visible at the bourses as bargain hunters returned to Dalal Street, helping the benchmark indices climb over 1 per cent on Tuesday. On the BSE, the 30-share Sensex settled at 48,944 levels, up 558 points while the broader Nifty50 closed at 14,653 levels, up 168 points on the NSE. 

3:26 PM

MARKET CHECK :: Sensex hits day's high

3:21 PM

Global Markets: Stocks dip from record levels ahead of Fed decision

Shares dipped from record highs on Tuesday as optimism about the economic recovery was dented by caution ahead of the Federal Reserve's policy decision and a raft of earning updates. The MSCI world equity index, which tracks shares in 49 countries, fell 0.1% by 0810 GMT, following a muted session in Asia and slight early losses in Europe. S&P 500 futures rose almost 0.1%, while earlier the MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell 0.06%.

 

3:11 PM

Adani Ports waives charges for ships carrying Covid related equipment

Adani Ports and SEZ (APSEZ), the nation's largest private sector operator of sea ports, has waived charges for ships exclusively carrying COVID-related equipment, and said such vessels will be given priority berthing.

 

Billionaire Gautam Adani's group has also secured about two dozen cryogenic tanks for transporting medical oxygen, from the UAE, Thailand and Saudi Arabia, it said in a series of tweets. READ MORE

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IBM, HCL Technologies partner to set up cybersecurity solutions for clients

HCL’s Cybersecurity Fusion Centres will be designed to take advantage of IBM’s Cloud Pak for Security, to help create a unified security platform to connect security teams, tools and processes across the threat lifecycle. This collaboration builds on HCL and IBM’s recent alliance expansion to help organizations with digital transformation. READ MORE
 

2:46 PM

March Quarter Results :: Hindustan Zinc reports profit of Rs 2,481 crore

>> Revenue at Rs 6,725 crore

>> Ebitda at Rs 3,875 crore

>> Ebitda margin at 55.8%

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JUST IN | SBI to consider up to $2 bn fund raising via bonds during FY22 on April 28

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Maruti Suzuki Q4 profit declines 13% YoY to Rs 1,116 cr, misses estimates

India’s largest car manufacturer Maruti Suzuki India on Tuesday reported a standalone net profit of Rs 1,116.1 crore for the quarter ended March 31, 2021 (Q4FY21). It was down13.5 per cent from previous year’s profit of Rs 1,291.7 crore on account of lower sales volume, increase in commodity prices, adverse foreign exchange movement, and lower non-operating income partially offset by lower operating expenses, and cost reduction efforts. READ MORE

 

2:26 PM

NEWS ALERT

Night curfew imposed in Assaim from 8 om to 5 am till May 1 with immediate effect

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Zydus Cadila's Virafin to be soon available in 3 UP districts: Reports

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Sensex Heatmap | Top gainers & losers at this hour

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Q&A | Severity of 2nd wave will determine pace of growth, says FT's Radhakrishnan

The length and severity of the second wave of the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic will be the key determinants of the pace of recovery for the Indian economy. Faster-than-expected recovery in the US economy and the resultant tapering of stimulus by the US Federal Reserve could potentially affect risk sentiment and impact flows to emerging markets like India. READ INTERVIEW HERE

Anand Radhakrishnan