Sensex ends choppy day 242pts up, Nifty near 21,350; realty, IT stocks soar

Closing Bell on Friday December 22: The BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices outran the benchmarks with 0.74 per cent and 1 per cent gains, respectively

9:19 AM

Sensex Heatmap :: 9 stocks trade with negative bias; ICICI Bk, Infy among top losers

9:18 AM

Opening Bell :: Nifty starts above 21,250

9:17 AM

Opening Bell :: Sensex starts flat with positive bias

9:11 AM

Commodity check :: Crude oil rises 1.5% in early deals on MCX, Gold 0.4%

9:08 AM

Pre-Open Session :: Nifty nears 21,300

9:07 AM

Pre-Open Session :: Sensex holds gains of around 200 pts

9:03 AM

Currency check :: Rupee starts 2 paise higher at 83.25/$ vs Thursday's close of 83.27/$

9:00 AM

Financial risk, reward, goal: Here's the right way to book profit

With stock markets at a new high, investors want to book profits ahead of the New Year. Worries about Covid-19 or US markets moving down slightly could be factors too, but it's important to book profit correctly. Read

8:56 AM

Vizag Steel Plant forges deal with JSPL for Rs 900 cr working capital

The Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd, known as Vizag steel plant, has forged a deal with Jindal Steel and Power Ltd to get an infusion of working capital up to Rs 900 crore in a bid to propel sales revenue, monthly turnover and slash losses. Read

8:52 AM

Motilal Oswal smallcap collects Rs 1,350 crore during new fund offering

Motilal Oswal Mutual Fund’s smallcap fund collected Rs 1,350 crore during the new fund offering (NFO) period amid growing appeal of smallcap funds in India. According to the fund house, over 150,000 investors subscribed to the NFO, putting in an average of Rs 85,000. Read

8:48 AM

Gold price unchanged at Rs 63,000, silver rises Rs 700 to Rs 79,200

The price of 24-carat gold remained unchanged during early trade on Friday, with ten grams of the precious metal selling at Rs 63,000, according to the GoodReturns website. The price of silver witnessed climbed Rs 700 with one kilogram of the precious metal selling at Rs 79,200. Read

8:44 AM

Angola leaves OPEC+ over output quota dispute; oil at $80

Angola's oil minister said on Thursday that the country's membership in the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries was not serving its interests.
 

Angola had previously protested a decision by the wider OPEC+ group to reduce the country's oil output quota for 2024.

Via Bloomberg

8:40 AM

Rupee closes 10 paise weaker at 83.27/$ Thursday

8:37 AM

DIIs buy Rs 1,465 crore worth of shares Thursday

8:33 AM

FIIs sell Rs 1,636 crore of shares Thursday