Sensex up 873 pts at 53,823; Nifty near 16,150; BSE m-cap tops Rs 240 trn

Amid a steep rally, investors got richer by Rs 2.4 trillion, BSE data showed

9:07 AM

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

9:06 AM

Pre-open Session :: Nifty tops 15,950

9:05 AM

Pre-open session :: Sensex rises 90 points

8:54 AM

Top stocks to watch today

Tata Motors: The company said it has increased prices of its passenger vehicles by 0.8 per cent with effect from August 3. The company noted that it would offer protection from the price increase to vehicles that will be retailed on or before August 31.

 

Tejas Networks: Tata Sons arm Panatone Finvest picked up an 8 per cent stake in domestic telecom equipment maker Tejas Networks for over Rs 193 crore through an open market transaction. READ MORE

8:51 AM

Two stock recommendations from Osho Krishan of Anand Rathi

BUY HPCL | TARGET: Rs 285 | STOP LOSS: Rs 260

 

Hindustan Petroleum has seen a strong closing in the last trading session and is currently hovering between its short and medium exponential moving averages on the daily chart. On the oscillator front, 14 period RSI has bounced from the oversold region indicating an early sign of reversal in the counter. Even the stock is situated above the very strong support zone of the 50% Fibonacci retracement. And sustenance above the same could be seen strong trigger for the counter. READ MORE

8:47 AM

NEWS ALERT :: Adani Ports handles cargo volume of 24.44 MMT in July

>> This is a growth of 34% on Year-on-Year basis

8:43 AM

Bulk deals on the BSE as on Monday

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8:40 AM

Bulk deals on the NSE as on Monday

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8:37 AM

FII/FPI sell-off extends into August

8:31 AM

Rupee check

Source: Bloomberg

8:26 AM

Oil check

8:19 AM

SGX Nifty update

>> At 8:19 AM, the index was at 15,864 level, down 47 points

8:16 AM

Covid scare on Wall Street

The Wall Street came off near record highs in overnight session to end flat as fast-spreading delta Covid-19 variant and signs of robust but softer US manufacturing growth soured sentiment.

 

The S&P 500 ended 0.18 per cent lower, the Dow Jones declined 0.28 per cent and the Nasdaq added 0.06 per cent.

8:12 AM

Asian markets in the red

Asian stocks slipped on Tuesday, as the Delta coronavirus variant spread in key markets rattled investor confidence.

 

Japan's Nikkei slipped 0.8 per cent, South Korea's Kospi dipped 0.08 per cent, Australia's ASX fell 0.33 per cent ahead of its central bank's interest rate decision, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng dropped over 1 per cent. 

8:08 AM

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