Intraday, the benchmarks declined nearly 1 per cent amid investor concerns that the West Asia turmoil might escalate to a war. During the day, the Nifty slipped as much as 0.99 per cent to 21,777.65, while the Sensex fell 0.93 per cent to 71,816.46 before bouncing back.
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Why excess sugar, oil are as dangerous for liver as alcohol
While alcohol is known to be bad for liver health, consuming foods rich in sugar and oil may be equally dangerous for the organ as well as for overall health, said doctors on Thursday, ahead of World Liver Day.
Sensex gains 42 points, but analysts predict market uncertainty ahead over tension in Middle East
The BSE Sensex is up 42 points and trading at 72,986 points on Thursday. However, tensions in the Middle East and a hawkish stance by the US Fed are likely to weigh on the stock markets, say analysts.
Indian economy resilient, fundamentals of stock exchanges very strong: NSE CEO
The fundamentals of stock exchanges are very strong and the ongoing geo-political situation in the Middle East is not going to have any significant impact on the Indian economy, National Stock Exchange (NSE) MD and CEO Ashish Kumar Chauhan said on Monday.
India’s forex kitty surges to new all-time high of $648.56 bn
India's foreign exchange reserves went up by $2.98 billion during the week ended April 5 to scale a new all-time high of $648.562 billion, data released by the RBI showed on Friday.
Become custodian of your health, do annual checkups: Cardiologist Devi Shetty
On the occasion of World Health Day, top cardiologist Devi Shetty on Sunday advised people to become custodians of their health and take preventive health checkups every year.
India’s forex reserves surge to lifetime high of $645.58 bn
India's foreign exchange reserves rose for a sixth consecutive week to hit a historic high of $645.58 billion for the week ended March 29, according to RBI data released on Friday.
Sensex crosses 74K mark in 1000 points rally
Among the Sensex stocks, Bajaj Fnserv is up more than 4 per cent, Bajaj Finance is up more than 3 per cent. M&M is up 3.3 per cent, SBI is up 2.8 per cent, Powergrid is up 2.5 per cent, L&T is up 2.3 per cent.
India’s forex reserves surge for 3rd week in row to touch $642.5 billion mark
India's foreign exchange reserves surged by $6.4 billion to touch a robust $642.5 billion for the week ended March 15, the latest data released by the RBI on Friday showed.
Sensex up more than 700 points
The uncertainty regarding the Fed decision is over with the Fed keeping the rates unchanged and refraining from a hawkish message, says V. K. Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist, Geojit Financial Services.
India’s forex reserves scale two-year high of $636.1 billion
India's foreign exchange reserves surged by a whopping $10.47 billion to scale a two-year high of $636.1 billion for the week ended March 8, the latest data released by the RBI on Friday showed.
Nifty hits fresh record highs in volatile trade
A sharp recovery was seen in the Nifty post noon on Wednesday. At close, Nifty was up 118 points, or 0.53 per cent, to close at 22,474.05 levels, said Deepak Jasani, Head of Retail Research at HDFC Securities.
Meta suffers mega outage as FB, Instagram, Messenger stop working for millions
In one of the worst outages for Meta in years, its entire family of apps -- Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and Threads -- went down for millions across the globe, including in India, as users were thrown out from their accounts.
Sensex jumps more than 1,000 points on impressive GDP numbers
BSE Sensex jumped more than 1,000 points on Friday reacting to India’s impressive GDP numbers. Sensex was trading up by 1045.99 points up by 1.44 per cent at 73,549.64 points.
Vidyut Jammwal's 'Crakk - Jeetegaa Toh Jiyegaa!' is pure high-octane actions, emotions
The movie kicks off with Siddhu, a fearless daredevil from Mumbai, whose sole ambition is to compete in the underground extreme sports competition known as Maidaan.
Nifty touches fresh record high on strong global cues
In a volatile session, Nifty ended in the green on Thursday, touching a fresh record high helped by positive global cues, said Deepak Jasani, Head Retail Research at HDFC Securities.
Nifty hits fresh record high, up for sixth straight session
Nifty extended its gains for the sixth consecutive session on Tuesday, once again touching a fresh record high in the last hour of trade, said Deepak Jasani, Head of Retail Research at HDFC Securities.
Nifty closes at all-time high, up for fifth straight session
Nifty ended higher for the fifth straight session on Monday after hitting an all-time high on the intra-day charts, said Deepak Jasani, Head of Retail Research at HDFC Securities.
Domestic equities gain for fourth straight session
Domestic equities gained for the fourth consecutive day on Friday, recovering more than 500 points or 2.3 per cent, said Siddhartha Khemka, Head of Retail Research at Motilal Oswal Financial Services.
India's exports rise 3% in Jan, trade deficit narrows to 9-month low
The country’s merchandise imports also increased by 3.0 per cent in January 2024 to $54.41 billion but were lower than $58.25 billion in December 2023.
Indian stock market multiplied 4 times compared to zero returns for China since 2010
In early 2010, the Shanghai composite index was around 3,000. Now it is below that level at around 2,865: No return during the last 14 years. In sharp contrast, Nifty was around 5,000 in early 2010 and is now above 21,500, multiplying more than four times during 14 years, he said.
Sensex slips below 72K mark
The weakness in the Sensex is led by the IT heavyweights with Infosys and Tech Mahindra down more than 1 per cent. The IT index is down more than 1 per cent.
Microsoft to skill 2 mn Indians in AI, to further invest in country: Satya Nadella
Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella on Wednesday announced that the company will train more than two million people in India in generative AI skills, to address talent shortage in the AI era.
Meta expands 'Take It Down' programme to help teens fight sextortion
Meta (formerly Facebook) has worked with the US National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) to expand the 'Take It Down' programme to more countries and languages to help millions of teens combat sextortion.
Nifty suffers sharp fall in last hour of trade
Siddhartha Khemka, Head of Retail Research at Motilal Oswal Financial Services, said Nifty traded sideways for the most part of the session. However, last-hour selling led the index to close with a loss of 82 points.