Sensex, Nifty end flat after listless trade; auto stocks rally, banks fall

CLOSING BELL: Reliance Industries, Wipro, IndusInd Bank, Axis Bank, Tech M, Tata Steel, Maruti Suzuki, and M&M were the top Sensex gainers, rising between 0.5 per cent and 1.2 per cent

9:21 AM

HEATMAP | Only 10 of 30 Sensex stocks edge higher

9:18 AM

OPENING BELL | Nifty opens with mild gains; turns flat

9:17 AM

OPENING BELL | Sensex fractionally dips at open

9:11 AM

PRE-OPEN | Nifty likely to open above 18,500

9:09 AM

PRE-OPEN | Sensex slightly up in pre-open deals

9:02 AM

CURRENCY ALERT | Rupee opens 4 paise weaker at 81.67/$

8:57 AM

F&O Strategy: Nandish Shah recommends Bull Spread on Larsen & Toubro

The derivative analyst from HDFC Securities recommends to Buy L&T 2100 Call and simultaneously Sell 2160 Call of the 29-December expiry. Read here

8:53 AM

Mehul Kothari recommends to buy Bajaj Finance, Redington; Check Why

The technical analyst from Anand Rathi has reiterated the Buy call on Redington (India) with a higher price target of Rs 210; Also, expects Bajaj Finance to rally to Rs 7,060. Read here

8:50 AM

Stocks to Watch: PNB, Tube Investments, Indian Oil, Laurus Labs, SBI, Lupin

PNB/ UTI AMC: The Punjab National Bank (PNB) on Thursday said it received the government’s approval to divest its entire stake (15.22 per cent) in UTI Asset Management Company as part of its non-core asset sale plan to shore up its capital base. 

 

SBI: State Bank of India (SBI), the country’s largest lender, is planning to raise Rs 10,000 crore worth of infrastructure bonds during the current financial year.

 

HDFC Bank: The private-sector lender has decided to elevate Kaizad Bharucha as deputy managing director and appoint Bhavesh Zaveri to the board as whole-time executive director. Read more

8:45 AM

Gautam Adani's $5 bn bet aimed at silencing debt-obsessed critics

Gautam Adani is seeking legitimacy in the face of questions about his group's breakneck expansion from a traditional port operator to a sprawling empire. Read here

8:41 AM

DIIs sell Rs 236 crore of shares on Thursday

8:36 AM

Equities record Rs 1,232 crore of FPI buying on Thursday

8:32 AM

SGX Nifty above 18,600 levels

8:29 AM

Brent fractionally higher; trades at $85 per barrel

8:25 AM

European stocks close higher on dovish Fed minutes pivot