Page 3 - Stock Market Rally

Driven by bank, metal stocks, Sensex soars 226 points to end at record high

Global equities marched higher after US senators agreed on a bipartisan infrastructure deal, with investors wagering on more stimulus measures in the coming months

On the radar: Analysts expand coverage amid sharp stock market rally

200 firms of the BSE 500 universe are tracked by more brokerages than a year ago

Amid surge in retail participation, STT collection set to double in Q1FY22

Strong first quarter could help STT mop-up surpass Budget Estimates for FY22, say govt officials

Sensex, Nifty trade at fresh highs amid gains in banking stocks

At the closing bell, the 30-share BSE index quoted 221.52 points or 0.42 per cent higher at 52,773.05

Latest meme stock: Danish biotechnology company jumps almost 1,400%

Orphazyme A/S, which develops therapies to treat genetic disorders, says it has no idea why its American depositary shares surged overnight

Sensex, Nifty scale fresh peaks; Reliance Industries leads charge

A sharp recovery in the rupee added to the momentum, even as lacklustre global cues capped the gains, traders said

Upper limits for mid-, small-caps zoom amid markets rally, shows data

In 2013, amid the taper tantrum sell-off, it had dropped to just $1 billion, shows an analysis done by ICICI Securities

Why GDP data is irrelevant to markets

Technology has changed how we collect data and which data set is more reliable

Indian shares near record highs as parts of country ease lockdowns

The blue-chip NSE Nifty 50 index rose 0.25% at 15,709.20 and the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex was up 0.15% at 52,171.70 by 0347 GMT, led by metal stocks and public sector banks

Best of BS Opinion: Seal a tax deal, the road ahead for SBI, and more

Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Monday

Decoding the stock market rally to new highs despite Covid pandemic

Momentum indicators suggest the market will keep running up until there is adverse news-flow; corrections as and when they come will be deep

The bull ride

Retail exuberance keeps stock markets going

Visible Covid & market rally, invisible growth

The market rally is visible, as is the horrendous impact of Covid 19. What is invisible is earnings growth

Investors richer by Rs 5.8 trn in two sessions of massive market rally

Investors' wealth zoomed by Rs 5,78,634.72 crore in two days of intense market rally, with participants adding Rs 2,74,908.83 crore to their fortune on Tuesday. Over the past two sessions, the BSE gauge Sensex has gained about 1,461 points or 2.99 per cent. The benchmark rallied 612.60 points or 1.24 per cent to settle above the 50,000-mark on Tuesday. Following the two-day massive rallies, the market capitalisation of BSE-listed companies jumped by Rs 5,78,634.72 crore to a record Rs 2,16,39,367.91 crore on Tuesday. "The rise can be attributed to a decline in India's COVID cases and stability in the global markets," said Ajit Mishra, VP - Research, Religare Broking Ltd. Last time on April 1, the BSE benchmark had closed above 50,000-level. On Tuesday, M&M was the top gainer in the 30-share pack, rallying nearly 6 per cent, followed by Bajaj Auto, Titan, Bajaj Finance and HDFC Bank. Bharti Airtel, ITC, Dr Reddy's, SBI and Hindustan Unilever Limited were the laggards. In the ...

Small-Cap index hits new high; analysts see more upside

A large part of this rally is attributed to the economic recovery over the past few months, which analysts feel will directly benefit small and mid-sized companies

After decade-best performance in FY21, where are markets headed in FY22?

Despite the economy slipping into a technical recession with all the economic activity coming to a standstill for months together, markets registered their best financial year performance in a decade

IPO gold rush: Buoyed by global liquidity, firms lap up Rs 31k cr in FY21

30 firms raised Rs 31,277 cr through IPOs in 2020-21, significantly higher than Rs 20,352 cr mopped up through 13 initial share sales in the preceding fiscal year

1st lockdown anniversary: Will party continue for retail investors on D-St?

India, exactly, a year-ago entered the Covid-19-led lockdown which gave enough ammunition to the bears to wreak havoc on Dalal Street. Benchmark indices had lost over 33% in just 13 sessions

Market bulls charge ahead: Sensex gains 1,147 pts, Nifty surges past 15,000

Bajaj Finserv was the best-performing Sensex stock, rising 5.2 per cent; Reliance Industries and Bajaj Finance surged 4.5 per cent and 4.5 per cent, respectively

Stocks rally after trading resumes: Sensex rises 2.1% to close at 50,782

Nifty gains 2%, ends at 14,982