Sensex bounces 599 pts from lows, ends 104 pts down; Nifty tops 18,350

CLOSING BELL: Adani Enterprises, TCS, Axis Bank, Reliance Industries, ICICI Bank, IndusInd Bank, Nestle India, Ultratech Cement, SBI, and Infosys helped the frontline indices rebound

9:21 AM

HEATMAP: Losses all across Sensex; Axis Bank, SBI manage fractional upticks

9:19 AM

OPENING BELL: Nifty sheds 100 pts to slip below 18,350

9:17 AM

OPENING BELL: Sensex off to weak start; falls over 300 pts

9:11 AM

PRE-OPEN SESSION: Nifty looking to open near 18,350

9:09 AM

PRE-OPEN SESSION: Sensex slips 200 points in pre-open deals

9:03 AM

CURRENCY ALERT: Rupee opens 5 paise stronger at 82.66/$

8:58 AM

Bank of Japan widens yield curve band; Yen appreciates 3%

The bank said it will modify its yield curve control band expanding the range of 10-year Japan government bond yield fluctuations from its current plus and minus 0.25 percentage points to plus and minus 0.5 percentage points.

The adjustment is intended to improve market functioning and encourage a smoother formation of the entire yield curve, while maintaining accommodative financial conditions, it said.

Via CNBC.com

8:55 AM

ALERT:Japan holds its benchmark rates steady

The bank has maintained its ultra-low rate at -0.10 per cent.

8:55 AM

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8:46 AM

Stocks to Watch: Hinduja Global, Just Dial, IRB Infra, SWRE, Ramco Systems

 Ramco Systems: The company’s board is scheduled to meet on December 22 to consider and approve a proposal for raising of funds by way of issue of equity shares and / or Warrants convertible into equity shares.

Hindustan Zinc (HZL): The Vedanta group company plans to invest over $1 billion (around Rs 8,270 crore) to convert its diesel-fired mining vehicles into battery-operated ones and also to fully turn a green energy user, over the next five years. READ MORE

8:42 AM

BUZZING STOCK: Hinduja Global board approves buyback worth Rs 1,020 cr via tender route

Hinduja Global board approves buyback of 60 lakh shares worth Rs 1,020 cr via tender offer at Rs 1,700/share

8:39 AM

MONETARY POLICY: China keeps benchmark lending rates unchanged

The People’s Bank of China kept its one-year and five-year loan prime rates unchanged in December.

The central bank maintained its one-year loan prime rate at 3.65% and its five-year loan prime rate at 4.30%, in line with expectations in a Reuters poll.

Via CNBC.com

8:35 AM

DIIs pump Rs 687 crore into equities on Monday

8:31 AM

Equities record Rs 538 crore of FPI selling on Monday

8:28 AM

Brent Crude nearly 1% up at $80 per barrel