Sensex up 123 pts, Nifty holds 18,300 ahead of CPI data; banks lend support

CLOSING BELL: Eicher Motors, M&M, IndusInd Bank, Axis Bank, HUL, Tata Motors, HDFC Bank, SBI, Hero MotoCorp, Bajaj Finance and ICICI Bank were the top gainers of the day

3:50 PM

Market Breadth was marginally negative; 1,850 stocks declined v/s 1,650 declining shares on the BSE

3:48 PM

BSE Smallcap Heatmap:: Onward Tech, Intellect Design, Ester zoom up to 16%; Rane Holdings plunges 8%

3:46 PM

BSE Midcap Heatmap:: Glenmark, Polycab shine; Laurus Labs, Zee Entertainment whine

3:45 PM

ALERT :: 6-month extension for probe may not be appropriate, says SC in Adani-Hindenburg case

>> We already gave 2 months' time

>> Petitioners have a valid point; Sebi was seized of the issue prior to SC order

>> Can consider 3-month extension

3:44 PM

Broader indices underperform, fall up to 0.8%; India VIX dips 2.7%

3:41 PM

Nifty 50 Losers:: Hindalco, BPCL, PowerGrid, NTPC decline over 2%

3:39 PM

Nifty 50 Gainers:: Eicher Motors, M&M, IndusInd Bank top charts

3:37 PM

Sensex 30 Heatmap:: 18 Gainers v/s 12 Losers

3:36 PM

ALERT :: SC Special Bench begins hearing the Adani-Hindenburg case

3:35 PM

CLOSING BELL:: NSE Nifty50 added 18 pts to 18,315

3:33 PM

CLOSING BELL:: S&P BSE Sensex ended 123 pts higher at 62,028

3:24 PM

ALERT:: Polycab India Q4 net jumps 32%; stock rises 5%

Polycab India reported a 32 per cent jump in Q4FY23 net profit at Rs 428.40 crore; backed by a 9 per cent YoY growth in revenue to Rs 4,323.70 crore.

3:14 PM

ALERT:: Cipla Q4 net rises 41%; stock slips into red

Cipla reported a 40.7 per cent surge in Q4FY23 net profit at Rs 521.51 crore as against Rs 370.70 crore in Q4FY22. Total income grew by 10.3 per cent YoY to Rs 5,873.93 crore.

3:06 PM

India's April palm oil imports slump 30% to 14-mth low as preference shifts

India's palm oil imports in April slumped 30% from a month earlier to hit a 14-month low, as the premium over rival soft oils prompted buyers to shift to sunflower oil and soyoil, a trade body said on Friday. READ MORE

2:56 PM

ALERT:: Sapphire Foods Q4 net rises 5%; stock down 1%

Sapphire Foods Q4 net profit zoomed over 400 per cent to Rs 135.50 crore for the quarter ended March 2023 as against Rs 26.50 crore in the year ago quarter. Sales rose by 13 per cent YoY to Rs 559 crore from Rs 494.30 crore.