Sensex sinks 389 pts, Nifty below 18,500; IT, PSBs crack; HCL Tech down 7%

CLOSING BELL: Sectorally, defensive indices like the Nifty FMCG and Pharma held gains as they rose 0.8 per cent and 0.4 per cent

9:25 AM

Paytm zooms 5% on buyback proposal

>> The company has scheduled its board meet on December 13 to consider a proposal for buyback of equity shares.

9:24 AM

BSE SmallCap Heatmap :: Index sees uptick of 0.45%; public sector banks lead

9:23 AM

BSE Midcap Heatmap :: Index rises 0.5% led by YES Bank, Cummins India, Indian Overseas Bank

9:22 AM

Broader markets perform better than benchmark indices; all indices gain over 0.3%

9:20 AM

Sectoral trends :: All but Nifty IT index trade in green

9:19 AM

Sensex Heatmap :: Only 3 socks sit in red, all from IT pack

9:18 AM

Opening Bell :: Nifty up 50 pts

9:17 AM

Opening Bell :: Sensex starts 100 pts higher

9:11 AM

Sensex Heatmap :: HCL Tech, Bharti Airtel top laggards in pre-open

9:10 AM

Pre-Open session :: Nifty above 18,650

9:09 AM

Pre-Open session :: Sensex gains over 100 pts

9:06 AM

Commodity Heatmap :: Silver, zinc gain muscle in early deals

9:05 AM

Currency check :: Rupee opens higher at 82.31/$

>> Rupee ended at 82.43/$ on Thursday

9:01 AM

ALERT :: Digispice CEO resigns

>>  Chandrachur Ghosh, Chief Executive Officer, designated as Whole Time Key Managerial Personnel of the Company, has tendered his resignation from the said position on 8th December, 2022.

>> Ghosh will be serving his notice period till 31st January, 2023 and will be relieved from the services of the Company from the close of business hours of 31st January, 2023

8:59 AM

ALERT :: GMM Pfaudler enters into agreement to acquire Mixel France SAS