All the sectoral indices ended the day in the red with the Nifty Realty, Metal, and PSU Bank indices dropping up to 3 per cent
Asian shares mostly rose on Tuesday, cheered by a rally to all-time highs on Wall Street. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 rose 0.6 per cent to 29,953.97. South Korea's Kospi added 0.3 per cent to 3,054.77. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 jumped 1.1 per cent to 6,846.20. Hong Kong's Hang Seng gained 0.5 per cent to 28,971.04, while the Shanghai Composite inched down nearly 0.1 per cent to 3,417.02. The slower rollouts of the coronavirus vaccine in Asia, compared to the US and Europe, continues to put investors in the region in a cautionary mode, although South Korea, Taiwan, Japan and other nations have had fewer deaths. Weighing on sentiment is news that the vaccine from AstraZeneca had had reports blood clots after usage, whether or not a side-effect, (that) have resulted in a precautionary' suspension in Europe," said Venkateswaran Lavanya of Mizuho Bank in Singapore. This has setback Europe's vaccination progress even more starkly compared to the US, Lavanya said in a report. The news is
Global investors are urging the Securities and Exchange Board of India to fix the upstairs market
Among sectoral indices, the Nifty Metal index remained the star performer today, closing 1.8 per cent higher, followed closely by the Nifty IT index (up 1.6 per cent).
DRC Systems India Limited, the demerged entity of IT consultancy Infibeam Avenues, got listed on bourses on Wednesday. The shares were listed at Rs 128.75 and Rs 128.80 on BSE and NSE respectively in opening deals. In a statement, the company said it received approval from BSE and NSE for listing and trading of its equity shares with effect from Wednesday. DRC Systems offers a vast range of customized IT solution and consultancy services to clients in India and International from the embryonic stage to the high-level stage. This includes development, maintenance, testing and all related ancillary services. Pursuant to the approval of Composite 'Scheme of Arrangement' from The National Company Law Tribunal, Ahmedabad Bench through an order on November 27, 2020, Infibeam Avenues Ltd demerged its Theme Park & Event business to DRC Systems. As consideration under the provision of the 'Scheme of Arrangement'for the transfer and vesting of the Themepark & Event Software Undertaking,
During the investigation, Sebi found that the five entities were allegedly indulged in non-genuine trades and created a false and misleading appearance of trading in the stock options segment
The broader markets were under pressure today with the S&P BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices closing 0.6 per cent and 0.4 per cent down, respectively
Trends among sectoral indices remained muted with the Nifty PSU Bank, Metal, and IT indices ending up to 1.5 per cent higher on the NSE.
On the upside, ONGC, Maruti Suzuki, Nestle India, Titan, Reliance Industries, and L&T supported the markets with up to 2.5 per cent gains
The US bond yields which have become influential on stock prices, globally, spiked to 1.48 per cent
he frontline Nifty50 index made a dash for 15,300-mark in the intra-day trade, and hit a high of 15,273.
Stocks advanced in Asia on Wednesday after a wobbly day on Wall Street, when the S&P 500 gave back most of its gains from a day earlier. Hong Kong led the advance, gaining 1.7 per cent. Tokyo, Seoul, Shanghai and Sydney also were higher. Investors have taken heart from an easing in bond prices that has alleviated worries over possible interest rate hikes. Bond yields have eased and the yield on the 10-year Treasury inched down to 1.40 per cent early Wednesday. But expectations for stronger economic growth in coming months continue to fuel worries that interest rates will head higher. It feels like we are in the eye of the storm," Stephen Innes of Axi said in a commentary. Investors have recently focused on selling high-priced technology shares but are also watching for policy changes as President Joe Biden's USD 1.9 billion stimulus package heads into the Senate after narrowly passing in the House. How much overheating and inflation will the Biden fiscal stimulus generate remains
Wall Street had retreated overnight after beginning March with a bang, with the S&P 500 staging its best one-day rally in nine months on Monday
Broader markets outperformed the benchmark indices, highlighting underlying strength in the market. The S&P BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices ended 1.55 per cent & 1.6 per cent higher, respectively
The advance to decline ratio favoured bulls as nearly 2x stocks rose for every 1 stock that declined on the BSE
Stock exchanges said on Monday their systems were working normally after some investors complained on social media of certain technical issues with their brokers
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan edged up 0.1%, after shedding 3.7% last Friday'
The benchmark BSE Sensex crashed more than 1,900 points
In the intra-day trade, the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex tumbled 2,149 points while the Nifty50 index slumped 629 points
Sectorally, the Nifty Metal, PSU Bank, and Bank indices advanced 25 per cent, 40 per cent, and 20 per cent, respectively during the February F&O series