Banks, RIL drag Sensex 311 pts down, Nifty below 17,850; Adani Ent falls 6%

CLOSING BELL: Maruti Suzuki, Kotak Bank, SBI, HDFC, Axis Bank, Titan, Bajaj Finance, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Nestle India, and RIL were the top Sensex laggards, falling in the range of 1 - 1.4 per cent

9:30 AM

Samvardhana Motherson advances nearly 3% on SAS Autosystemtechnik's acquisition

The company announced it is buying SAS Autosystemtechnik (SAS), which manufactures auto cockpit modules, from French company Faurecia for Rs 4,790 crore.

9:28 AM

Infosys appoints new group head of human resources; stock up 0.2%

The IT services company has appointed Shaji Mathew as the group head of human resources with effect from March 22, 2023. Shaji will be taking over from Krish Shankar who retires on March 21, 2023.

9:27 AM

HUL to sell atta, salt brand to Singapore-based firm; stock rises over half a per cent

The comoany has signed an agreement to sell its atta and salt brands--Annapurna & Captain Cook--to Singapore-based Uma Global Foods and Uma Consumer Products for Rs 60.4 crore.

9:25 AM

Kalpataru Power off highs; Co bags order worth over Rs 3,100 crore

9:24 AM

Surya Roshni dips on profit booking; co bags order worth Rs 114 crore

9:23 AM

Broader indices ::MidCap index underperforms peers; SmallCap index in-line with benchmarks

9:22 AM

Sectoral trends :: Healthcare Index down 1%, Auto Index outrun

9:20 AM

Sensex Heatmap :: Wipro, Nestle, Bajaj Finance top losers; Airtel, Ultratech rise

9:18 AM

Opening Bell :: Nifty opens with a mild downtick

9:17 AM

Opening Bell :: Sensex off to a muted start

9:11 AM

Commodity Heatmap :: Crude oil starts as top gainer on MCX

9:09 AM

Pre-Open Session :: Nifty holds 17,950

9:08 AM

Pre-Open Session :: Sensex gains over 100 pts

9:07 AM

ALERT :: Kalpataru Power wins new order worth Rs 3,185 crore

9:05 AM

ALERT :: Coforge launches Quasar eBOL for the logistics sector

>> Quasar eBOL is an edge compute / cloud-based platform

>> The solution will be used for extraction and process automation of unstructured paper Bill of Lading

>> The solution helps in improving asset utilization and reducing costs as it digitizes, streamlines, and automates load planning and billing for freight handling.