Investors lose Rs 4.16 trillion as Sensex sheds nearly 1,000 points in 2 days; rupee drops to 72.70 a dollar
About 80 per cent of companies reported results that were better than Wall Street analysts expected
Brokerage firms are aggressively investing in technologies, especially to cater to tech-savvy millennials with high disposable incomes, who are flocking to the stock market to create wealth
The Nifty index rose 81 points, or 0.7 per cent, to settle at 11,551.7
The US has the world's largest stock market at just over $31 trillion
Broader indices are well off their historic highs. The NSE 500 hit a high of 9,895 on January 24, 2018, and is down 5% from those levels
Gains have been lopsided as investors sought safety in the biggest stocks amid headwinds from a brewing trade conflict and elevated prices of oil, India's top import
Following Tuesday's $406 billion wipeout, Chinese stocks have lost more than $1.6 trillion in market cap
Shares of Avenue Supermarts get a lot of market attention as they have soared more than five times over their IPO price
Shares of metal companies buoyed on the back of the global commodity rally
Naren says, 'Rise in crude oil prices, limited fiscal flexibility, events in run-up to 2019 elections can affect market sentiment'
Stocks in Hong Kong and emerging markets show particularly strong returns in April
The Sensex is down 10% from the record highs of January
Earnings at more than two-third of Nifty's 50 companies exceeded or matched analysts' estimates
No dearth of awareness and education for retail investors when it comes to staying invested for long to reap actual benefits
Some others termed the crash in stock prices as 'end of season sale'
There are indications that a double-digit earnings recovery for the corporate sector is not far
The benchmark BSE Sensex rose 251.12 points to end at a new peak of 34,843.51
In Sensex, private lender ICICI Bank emerged as the best performer with a rise of 2.63 per cent, followed by Maruti Suzuki at 1.27 per cent
Sensex opened higher and continued its upward march to touch a new intra-day record high of 34,385.67