Sensex gyrates 294 pts, ends 19 pts down; Nifty holds 15,900; IT, banks dip

The mid- and small-cap indices meanwhile, outperformed and ended over 0.4 per cent higher each

8:31 AM

NSE bulk deals on Thursday

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8:29 AM

FIIs turn net sellers on Thursday

8:25 AM

Results today :: A total of 18 cos will report their Q! earnings later in the day

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8:22 AM

Rupee check

Source: Bloomberg

8:18 AM

Oil prices extend fall

In the commodities market, Brent crude futures slipped 0.38 per cent to $73.19 per barrel.

OPEC, on Thursday, stuck to its forecast for a strong recovery in world oil demand in the rest of 2021 and predicted oil demand to rise by 3.4 per cent to 99.86 million barrels per day (bpd) in 2022 similar to pre-pandemic rates, led by growth in China and India.

8:15 AM

SGX Nifty Alert

>> At 8:14 AM, the index was at 15,958 levels, up 37 points.

8:10 AM

Wall Street ends mixed on Thursday

In overnight trade, US stocks declined as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s persistent dovishness raises concern about the sustainability of the economic recovery. Overall, Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.15 per cent while the S&P 500 lost 0.33 per cent and Nasdaq Composite 0.7 per cent.

8:06 AM

Asia sees a weak start

In early Asian trade, markets were mixed and US futures declined. Japan’s Topix index added 0.1 per cent, South Korea’s Kospi index retreated 0.4 per cent and both S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures shed 0.1 per cent each.

8:03 AM

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