Sensex tanks 709 pts from day's high, ends 311 pts down; Nifty holds 17,500

F&O Expiry: 25 of the 30 Sensex constituents and 34 of the 50 Nifty constituents ended in the negative territory including Adani Ports, Bajaj Finance, IndusInd Bank, Infosys, TCS, Axis Bank, and HDFC

3:17 PM

Gold hits one-week high as dollar dips; Jackson Hole symposium in focus

Investors across financial markets are bracing for the U.S. central bank to reiterate its commitment to tame inflation or signal a "pivot" to subdued interest rate hikes. Powell will address the annual global central banking conference at Jackson Hole on Friday. READ MORE

3:10 PM

Sensex 30 Heatmap:: Bajaj Finance, Infosys, TCS top losers

3:02 PM

Market Check:: Sharp sell-off drags Sensex into red; down over 550 pts from day's high

2:56 PM

Overall sown area of Kharif crop declines by 2.5%: Bank of Baroda report

"Overall sown area of Kharif crops continues to lag and has declined by 2.5 per cent compared to last year. Sown area of rice (8.3 per cent) and pulses (5.3 per cent) is much lower, in comparison with last year and needs to be watched," the report notes. READ MORE

2:47 PM

Global Check:: US, UK stock futures up over 0.5% each

Source: Investing.com

2:38 PM

DreamFolks Services IPO: Grey market premium jumps 15% on strong demand

In the grey market, shares of Dreamfolks Services were trading at Rs 75 per share, which implies listing at Rs 401 per share against the upper price band of issue price. READ MORE

2:29 PM

Top traded stocks on NSE so far:: Voda Idea, RBL Bank, BHEL log hefty volume

2:21 PM

Improving margins signal capital goods cycle in early stages of revival

Signs of renewed capex and improving margins; high inflation, supply-chain disruptions and black-swan events among risks. READ ANALYSIS

2:13 PM

Top gainers among Bank Nifty:: PNB soars over 6%, Bank of Baroda 3%

2:04 PM

After 16% jump in 3 months, analysts see more upside in Nifty PSB index

Among individual shares, Bank of Baroda, Canara Bank, State Bank of India, Indian Bank, and Union Bank of India soared between 11 per cent and 29 per cent during the period. READ MORE

1:56 PM

Market Check:: Nifty PSU Bank index soars 3.7%; Realty, Consumer Durables also shine

1:48 PM

Realty firm Omaxe to invest Rs 2,100 crore to build sports, retail complex

The total investment is estimated at about Rs 2,100 crore, of which Rs 1,300 -1,400 crore will be on sports complex and the rest on retail area. READ MORE

1:38 PM

BSE 500:: Top losers so far

Brightcomp Group was down 5 per cent and was the top loser among the BSE 500 stocks so far on Thursday. It was followed by Suzlon Energy, Coromandel International, eClerx Services and JK Paper, down over 2 per cent each.

1:29 PM

India's robust growth gives RBI room for more rate hikes, says DBS Group

India's strong growth offers room for the Reserve Bank of India to raise rates by another 60 basis points as the central bank seeks to stamp out high inflation, said DBS Group Research. READ MORE

1:20 PM

Primary Market Update:: DreamFolks Services IPO subscribed up to 3.6x so far on Day 2

The retail portion was subscribed up to 13.7 times, while the HNIs segment received bids of 3.6 times. Here's what brokerages recommend doing. READ MORE