Sensex ends 446 pts higher, Nifty tops 17,800; RIL hits record high, up 2%

Stock market LIVE: On the sectoral front, barring Nifty Realty, Pharma, PSU Bank, all indices trade in the green

9:35 AM

Paras Defence shares locked in 5% upper circuit on rating action

>> ICRA has assigned 'A-' rating to the cash credit facility on long term scale, obtained from Kotak Mahindra Bank and the outlook is Stable.

9:34 AM

Rail Vikas Nigam climbs 3% on signing MoU with Tata Steel

>> Company entered into a memorandum of understanding with Tata Steel Ltd. for implementation of infrastructure projects either on nomination basis or through special purpose vehicle route.

9:31 AM

HFCL hits 5% upper circuit on Rs 287 crore order win

>> Domestic telecom gear maker HFCL on Monday said it has bagged an order of Rs 286.96 crore from RailTel Corporation for setting up a data communication network for the defense forces. The order is to be executed within a year, HFCL said in a regulatory filing.

9:30 AM

Srei Infra Finance hits 5% lower circuit as RBI supersedes board

>> The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday superseded the boards of Srei Infrastructure Finance and Srei Equipment Finance, which will be taken for insolvency proceedings owing to governance concern and payment defaults by them. This is the second instance of the RBI superseding a finance firm’s board.

9:28 AM

Sector Watch :: IT, pharma indices see profit taking; metal pack gains

9:27 AM

BSE MIDCAP index also scales fresh record high

9:26 AM

BSE SMALLCAP index hits fresh record high!

9:24 AM

Sensex Heatmap | Top gainers & losers in opening session

>> TOP GAINERS: Maruti, HUL, HDFC

>> TOP LOSERS: HCL Tech, TechM, DRL

9:24 AM

Nifty check at open

9:23 AM

FIRST TRADE :: Nifty50 slips below 17,700

9:22 AM

OPENING BELL :: Sensex sheds 100 points

9:21 AM

Markets at open

9:09 AM

COMMODITY CHECK

9:07 AM

Sensex Heatmap | Top gainers & losers in pre-open trade

9:06 AM

Pre-open Session :: Nifty near 17,700