From its 3-year lows of 25,639, hit on March 24, 2020 amid the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic, the benchmark index is now up 96 per cent
The Sensex rose 347 points, or 0.77 per cent, to end at 45,427, while the Nifty gained 97 points, or 0.73 per cent, to close at 13,356
Though most analysts expect the global central banks to keep the liquidity tap open that should keep the markets supported, valuations of the Indian markets, they say, are beginning to look stretched
Mismatch doesn't bode well for economy that's set for its first contraction in more than four decades, say analysts.
Fifty two, or 37%, of the 142 schemes under consideration had a cash holding of less than 5 per cent at the end of June, as against 43 in May
As markets realise that it will take a long time for the economy to revive and things coming back to normal, they will drift lower.
JPMorgan's measure of implied volatility for EM currencies had its biggest weekly drop since 2011
The surprise index has tended to be a leading indicator for the performance of developing-nation equities
Sensex gains 996 points as banking stocks rally
The recovery seen in the markets from their March 2020 lows has been quite sharp, with the S&P BSE Sensex and the Nifty50 indices gaining 27.61 per cent and 27.18 per cent, respectively since then
The weak opening of the European markets and a sharp deprecation in the rupee against the dollar weighed on stock prices
Led by the rally in the markets, market capitalisation (m-cap) of the BSE-listed companies advanced Rs 2,25,554.62 crore to Rs 1,57,06,155.38 crore.
The S&P BSE Sensex has risen about 12% from a low in September, with three members - Reliance Industries, ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank - accounting for 61% of all the gains
The highlight in the market on Thursday was Reliance Industries that became the first Indian company to hit the Rs 10-trillion market valuation mark following a spike in its share price
Investor wealth soared by Rs 2.73 lakh crore on Tuesday in a buoyant equity market where the BSE benchmark zoomed 581.64 points helped by encouraging quarterly results and US-China trade deal optimism. The 30-share Sensex jumped 581.64 points to close at 39,831.84. During the day, it advanced 666.81 points to 39,917.01. The market capitalisation of BSE-listed firms soared Rs 2,73,355.21 crore to Rs 1,52,04,693.34 crore. "A strong momentum is seen in the market as healthy Q2 earnings from big corporate and attractive valuation for mid & small caps is providing a favourable risk-reward to investors. "The clouds over global market are gradually settling down with developments in trade deal and Brexit, while rate cut expectation from (US) FED will further add impetus to emerging markets like India," Vinod Nair, Head of Research, Geojit Financial Services Ltd said. According to Ajit Mishra, Vice President, Research, Religare Broking Ltd, "The markets in the near term are likely to be .
At the fundamental level, analysts say the government's move to slash corporation tax rate from 35 per cent to 25.2 per cent (including surcharge) augurs well for India Inc
The market may have bounced back in the past two trading sessions but experts are saying that we are far from forming a bottom
The Nifty Smallcap 100 index rose 4%, following a 15% fall in the previous two months
Plenty of things could upend the two-year rally in emerging-market equities
Wall Street was modestly lower with healthcare and real estate shares losing ground