Sensex gyrates 1,232 pts, ends 224 pts down; Nifty holds 18,000; banks jump

CLOSING BELL: Financials, largely banks, along with metals gave muscle to the bounce back with the Nifty Metal and the Nifty Bank indices rising over 1 per cent each

2:50 PM

Sensex Contributors :: Financials lead recovery; HDFC twins, ICICI, Kotak Bank, SBI lead

2:40 PM

Metal stocks sizzle in trade: Vedanta jumps over 11%

2:31 PM

BSE 500:: Top losers so far

Vakrangee had down 5 per cent was the top loser among the BSE 500 stocks so far. It was followed by Garware Tech, Infosys, Responsive Industries and ZF Commercial.

2:23 PM

BSE 500:: Top gainers so far

Tata Investment Corporaqtion has zoomed over 17 per cent and was the top gainer among the BSE 500 stocks so far on Thursday. It is followed by Vedanta, Kalyan Jewellers, JK Lakshmi Cement and Aegis Logistics, up over 9 per cent each.

2:12 PM

Banks exempt from 10% TDS on one-time loan settlements, waivers: CBDT

Banks and financial institutions will not have to deduct 10 per cent tax deductible at source (TDS) on one-time loan settlements and waivers, the Central Board of Directs Taxes (CBDT) has said. READ MORE

2:02 PM

Tata firm gets letter of award worth Rs 596 crore for MP solar project

Tata Power Solar Systems Ltd (TPSSL) has received a letter of award worth Rs 596 crore from NHDC to set up a 125MWp floating solar project in Madhya Pradesh. READ MORE

1:55 PM

Stock of this specialty chemicals company zoomed over 100% in five weeks

Shares of Jyoti Resins & Adhesives were locked at 5 per cent upper circuit as they hit new high of Rs 1,769.70 in Wednesday’s intra-day trade. The stock of this specialty chemicals company was locked upper circuit for the fifth straight day as it surged 27 per cent, during the period. READ MORE

1:44 PM

Global Check:: US stock futures edge higher; UK remains tepid

Source: Investing.com

1:33 PM

Sensex 30 Heatmap:: Banking stocks shine, while IT shares whine

1:23 PM

WPI inflation eases to 12.41% in Aug, against 13.93% in Jul: Govt data

The wholesale price-based inflation eased for the third consecutive month in August to 12.41 per cent, on softening in prices of manufactured items, even as food items saw an uptick. READ MORE

1:13 PM

Retail investors help Harsha Engineers IPO sails through on Day 1

1:04 PM

Global Check:: Asian markets paint a dismal picture; Nikkei down 2.8%

Source: Yahoo Finance

12:54 PM

BSE 500:: Stocks recovering smartly from the lows of the day

Tata Investment Corporation has zoomed over 20 per cent from its lows of the day so far. Similarly, Sterlite Technologies, TTML, TCI Expres and Fortis Healthcare were some of the other major movers from the lows of the day on Thursday.

12:42 PM

Market Check:: Sensex at day's high, recovers over 1,000 points from day's low

12:34 PM

Chart check: Global markets crack but Sensex, Nifty may still hit new peaks

The underlying trend for the benchmark indices continues to be bullish given that the Sensex and the Nifty50 indices honor 59,000 and 17,700 levels, respectively. READ MORE