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Sensex rises 248 points to close at lifetime high; Nifty nears its peak

A strengthening rupee, encouraging domestic inflation data and unabated foreign capital inflows further bolstered sentiment, traders said

Markets fall for 2nd day amid weak global equities, Nifty dips 30.15 points

Benchmark indices finished on a weak note on Thursday, extending their previous day's decline amid a negative trend in global equity markets after the US Fed hiked interest rates by 75 basis points. The 30-share BSE Sensex declined 69.68 points or 0.11 per cent to settle at 60,836.41. During the day, it tanked 420.95 points or 0.69 per cent to 60,485.14. Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty dipped 30.15 points or 0.17 per cent to end at 18,052.70. From the Sensex pack, Tech Mahindra, PowerGrid, NTPC, Infosys, Wipro, HDFC, Tata Consultancy Services and Mahindra & Mahindra were the major laggards. State Bank of India, Titan, Bharti Airtel and Hindustan Unilever were among the winners. Elsewhere in Asia, markets in Seoul, Shanghai and Hong Kong ended lower. Stock exchanges in Europe were trading in the negative territory in mid-session deals. Wall Street had ended significantly lower on Wednesday. "Fed's refusal to tone down the rate hike narrative shattered the global markets as ...

Busiest week for IPOs this year with four offers set to hit market

The last time four IPOs had hit market was in Dec 2021; latest rush notwithstanding, year 2022 has been lukewarm for IPOs with sustained FPI outflows, spike in volatility, correction in broader mkts

Analysts positive on Bank Nifty, advise picking up stocks on dips

Bank Nifty index has been outperforming the benchmark Nifty. It has gained 4% in the past one month and 16% YTD. In comparison, Nifty is up less than 2% both on a one-month and YTD basis

Markets extend gains for 5th session on fag-end buying IT stocks shine

World stocks were largely negative ahead of a slew of central bank meetings

Sensex and Nifty rebound nearly 1%, snap three-day losing run

Gains in Reliance Industries, HDFC, HDFC Bank, Kotak Bank, HUL, and ITC helped indices bounce back

Half of top 500 stocks trading below their 200-DMA, shows data

Analysts said that half of the BSE 500 firms trading below 200-DMA clearly indicates that market sentiment isn't strong and there is heightened selling pressure in the broader markets

Indices log best 1-day gains in five weeks, soar 2.3% as bond yields cool

FPIs buy shares worth Rs 1,345 crore

What's in store for the markets in the second half of FY23?

Benchmarks ended nearly flat after a challenging H1FY23. But the indices may be eyeing greater volatility in the remaining part of this fiscal. Find out how the next 6 months may shape up for markets

Sensex and Nifty drop for seventh day running; FPIs pull out $2 billion

Benchmark indices crash 5.5% as FPIs yank out $2 billion

Indices jump even as crucial Fed meet gets underway; Sensex up 578 points

Financials and pharma stocks led the advance amid positive flows from foreign portfolio investors

Biggest single-day slump for markets in 3 months; Sensex falls 1,093 pts

The dollar in the last three sessions rose 0.7 per cent against the rupee

In the red again: IT, pharma pull indices down for second day in row

In the broader market, the BSE mid-cap gauge climbed 0.31% and small-cap index advanced marginally by 0.06%

Indices see best weekly gains in over a month; IT, pvt bank stocks lead

Both indices ended the day off their intraday highs, with the Sensex finishing at 59,793, up 105 points or 0.18 per cent, while the Nifty50 at 17,833, up 35 points or 0.2 per cent

Bank credit growth hits near nine-year high of 15.5%, shows RBI data

Achieving 20% growth going forward remains a challenge; deposits for week ended August 26 up 9.5%

Amid global selloff, markets see intraday wild swings, Sensex down1,015 pts

The benchmark Sensex opened gap-down 827 points (down 1.4 per cent), then went on to fall -1,015 points, or 1.7 per cent over its previous day's close

Indian markets slide on US Fed's hawkish tilt; Sensex down 861 points

Experts say any fall in US equities could reflect in the domestic markets as well

Markets slip into red on fear of hawkish Fed, down 2.5% in two sessions

Profit-booking after over 17 per cent gains in just two months added to this fall

Foreign investors pour over Rs 12k cr in Indian equities in last 10 days

The increase in the amount of money coming into the market has helped benchmark indices to rise sharply and rupee to appreciate against the US.

Indices end in green for fourth session in a row; Sensex gains 545 points

On Monday, the FPIs bought shares worth Rs 2,320 crore, according to provisional figures from exchanges