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The domestic stock market fell sharply on Monday amid a broad-based sell-off after the government said the Chinese troops 'carried out provocative military movements in Eastern Ladakh to change the status quo' but they were blocked by Indian soldiers. The incidents took place in between August 29-30 night. Further, nervousness around Q1 GDP numbers, which is slated to be released later in the day, and Sebi's new margin norms, too, dragged the market lower.  The S&P BSE Sensex declined 839 points or 2.13 per cent to settle at 38,628 levels. Of 30 constituents, 28 declined and just 2 advanced. Reliance Industries (RIL) was the biggest contributor to the index's loss, followed by ICICI Bank, and HDFC.  NSE's Nifty settled at 11,387.50, down 260 points or 2.23 per cent. India VIX jumped over 24 per cent to 22.84 levels.  All the sectoral indices on the NSE ended in the red. Nifty Bank slumped over 750 points, or 3 per cent to 23,754.35 levels, with all the 12 constituents declining. Nifty PSU Bank index slipped nearly 5 per cent to 1,525 levels. The broader market fared worse than the headline indices. The S&P BSE SmallCap index plunged over 4 per cent to 14,336 levels while the S&P BSE MidCap index settled at 14,661, up 3.8 per cent.  

The bulls continued to dominate markets on Friday, thanks to a healthy buying in financial counters. The S&P BSE Sensex gained for the sixth consecutive session to settle at 39,467 levels, up 354 points, or 0.9 per cent.  NSE's Nifty ended at 11,648, up 88 points or 0.76 per cent. Volatility index, India VIX, continued to decline and ended at 18.24 levels, down nearly 3.5 per cent.  Among individual stocks, IndusInd Bank (up over 8 per cent) ended as the top gainer on the Sensex, followed by Axis Bank, ICICI Bank, and Sun Pharma.  On the other hand, Power Grid (down over 1 per cent) ended as the biggest loser on the index.  On a weekly basis, Sensex gained 2.6 per cent while Nifty added 2.4 per cent.  In the broader market, the S&P BSE MidCap index gained 0.55 per cent to 15,238 levels while the S&P BSE SmallCap index ended at 14,990.55, down 0.23 per cent.  Among sectoral indices on the NSE, Nifty Bank rallied nearly 1,000 points or over 4 per cent to settle at 24,588.95 levels. All the 12 constituents on the index ended in the green.    Buzzing stocks Shares of NMDC ended around 12 per cent higher at Rs 107.50 apiece on the BSE, a day after the company reported its financial results for the quarter ended June 2020 (Q1FY21).  Telecom stocks advanced at the bourses. The telecom companies are awaiting the Supreme Court's judgement in the adjusted gross revenue (AGR) case. After several rounds of hearings, the apex court had, on Monday, reserved its judgment in the case. On the last day of hearing, the court had observed that if telecom companies are unwilling to pay their dues, it would direct the Union government to cancel their spectrum allocation and licence. 

Extending their gaining streak into the fourth session in a row, the domestic equity market settled with over 0.5 per cent gains on Wednesday.   The S&P BSE Sensex reclaimed the crucial 39,000 level to settle at 39,074, up 230 points or 0.59 per cent. IndusInd Bank (up 6 per cent) ended as the top gainer on the index, followed by Reliance Industries (up over 2.6 per cent) and Axis Bank (up over 2.5 per cent). NSE's Nifty ended at 11,550, up 77 points, or 0.67 per cent.   Among sectoral indices on the NSE, barring Nifty FMCG, and Nifty Pharma, all the other indices ended in the green. Nifty Auto advanced nearly 1.5 per cent to 8,100.50 levels.  In the broader market, the S&P BSE MidCap index gained 0.38 per cent while the S&P BSE SmallCap index rose 0.69 per cent.  Buzzing stocks Shares of automobile companies were in focus after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council would look into the auto industry’s demand for lowering the tax rate on two-wheelers, which are now taxed at the highest slab rate of 28 per cent.  Shares of drug firm FDC Ltd rose as much as 6.12 per cent to Rs 336.95 on the BSE after the company launched two variants of the Covid-19 drug Favipiravir under the brand names PiFLU and Favenza. The stock settled at Rs 327.40, up over 3 per cent.    Shares of Indiabulls Housing Finance surged 8 per cent in the intra-day trade on the BSE on the back of heavy volume. The stock eventually settled at Rs 218, up around 5.5 per cent.

The Indian market ended higher on Tuesday; however, the gains were capped owing to selling in counters such as Reliance Industries (RIL), and Infosys. Further, continuous rise in Covid-19 cases, too, weighed on investor sentiment.  India has recorded 60,975 coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, taking its total to 3,170,942.    The S&P BSE Sensex today ended 45 points or 0.12 per cent higher at 38,844 levels, with Bajaj Finance (up over 4 per cent) being the top gainer and NTPC (down over 1 per cent) the biggest loser. NSE's Nifty settled flat at 11,472, up around 6 points or 0.05 per cent. India VIX increased over 2 per cent to 19.6 levels.  Earlier, the benchmark indices scaled the highest level in the last six months, on the back of firm global cues. The S&P BSE Sensex hit an intra-day high of 39,009 levels. The Nifty50 index also dipped below the 11,500 after holding on to the psychological level for the first one hour. The Nifty sectoral indices were mixed, with the Nifty PSU Bank index, up over 1 per cent, leading the list of gainers. In the broader market, the S&P BSE SmallCap index ended 0.11 per cent higher while the S&P BSE MidCap index gained 0.5 per cent. 

Continuing its northward journey, the domestic stock market ended around 1 per cent higher on Monday, led by buying in private banks, and finance stocks. The S&P BSE Sensex rallied 364 points or 0.95 per cent to settle at 38,799 levels while NSE's Nifty ended at 11,466 points, up 95 points or 0.83 per cent. Volatility index, India VIX, declined over 4 per cent to 19.12 levels.  HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, HDFC, and Reliance Industries (RIL) were among the major contributors to the Sensex's gains while Power Grid, Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M), and Infosys were the major drags.  In the broader market, the S&P BSE MidCap index ended nearly 0.5 per cent higher at 15,019 levels while the S&P BSE SmallCap index outperformed the benchmark by surging nearly 1.6 per cent to 14,855.09 levels.  Among sectoral indices on the NSE, Nifty Private Bank index gained the most - up 2.45 per cent to 12,484.50 levels. Nifty Bank climbed 533 points or 2.39 per cent to 22,833 levels. On the flip side, Nifty Realty lost 1 per cent while Nifty IT index slipped 0.3 per cent. 

After rallying for three straight days, the domestic stock market came under selling pressure on Thursday amid weak global cues. The S&P BSE Sensex lost 394 points, or 1 per cent to settle at 38,220 while NSE's Nifty ended at 11,312 levels, up 96 points, or 0.84 per cent. India VIX rose over 4 per cent to 20.80 levels.  HDFC Ltd (down over 2 per cent) ended as the biggest loser on the Sensex while NTPC (up nearly 7 per cent) was the top gainer.  Of 30 constituents, 25 ended in the red while the other five settled in the green. Reliance Industries (RIL) contributed the most to the Sensex's fall, followed by HDFC, ICICI Bank, and HDFC Bank.  The broader market, however, ended with decent gains. The S&P BSE MidCap index added 0.87 per cent to settle at 14,869.42 levels while the S&P BSE SmallCap index ended at 14,421.54, up 0.72 per cent.  Among sectoral indices on the NSE, Nifty Private Bank index slipped over 1 per cent while Nifty Bank index fell 1.3 per cent to 21,999. Nifty Media, on the other hand, rose over 3 per cent to 1,598.65 levels.

The Indian stock market ended Friday's volatile session in the negative territory amid weak global cues. The relentless rise in Covid-19 cases both in India as well as on the global front weighed on investor sentiment. The S&P BSE Sensex slipped 143 points or 0.39 per cent to settle at 36,594 levels while NSE's Nifty ended at 10,768, down 45 points or 0.42 per cent.  HDFC, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, and Axis Bank contributed the most to the Sensex's fall. Axis Bank ended as the top loser on the index while Reliance Industries (RIL) ended as the biggest gainer - up around 3 per cent. RIL hit a fresh lifetime high of Rs 1,884.40 during the day before settling at Rs 1,878.50 on the BSE.  On a weekly basis, Sensex gained 1.6 per cent while Nifty rose 1.5 per cent.  The sectoral trends on the NSE remained mixed. While financials, metals and auto stocks declined in the trade, pharma, FMCG, and realty counters rallied. The Nifty Pharma gained 0.85 per cent to 10,072.25 levels. On the other hand, Nifty Bank slipped over 2 per cent to 22,398.45 points.  In the broader market, the S&P BSE MidCap index fell 0.72 per cent while the S&P BSE SmallCap index declined 0.35 per cent. Read by: Sukanya Roy  

After a one-day blip, the domestic stock market once again ended in the positive territory on Thursday, led by buying in the financial counters.  Further,  investor sentiment also got a boost after Prime Minister Narendra Modi, at the India Global Week Summit, said India was seeing green shoots of economic recovery. "Story of global revival will have India playing a leading role," he said at the event.  The S&P BSE Sensex today gained 409 points or over 1 per cent to settle at 36,738 with SBI (up 4 per cent) being the top gainer and ONGC (down over 1 per cent) the biggest loser. HDFC, RIL, HDFC Bank, and Bajaj Finance contributed the most to the Sensex's gains. NSE's Nifty ended at 10,813, up 108 points or 1 per cent. India VIX, the volatility index, declined over 5 per cent to 24.75 levels.  IT major TCS settled 0.3 per cent lower on the NSE at Rs 2,213 ahead of its June quarter results due later in the day.  On the sectoral front, the Nifty Metal index rallied the most - up 2 per cent, followed by Nifty Financial Services and Nifty Bank indices.  Nifty FMCG, on the other hand, was the only index that ended in the red - down 0.33 per cent to 30,672 levels.  The broader indices underperformed the benchmarks. The S&P BSE MidCap ended flat at 13,493, up 0.07 per cent while the S&P BSE SmallCap index gained 0.49 per cent to settle at 12,848 points.

Extending its gaining streak into the fifth straight session, the domestic stock market ended in the green on Tuesday, supported by buying in financial and IT counters.  The S&P BSE Sensex ended at 36,675, up 187 points or 0.51 per cent with Bajaj Finance (up around 8 per cent) being the top gainer and Power Grid (down 3 per cent) the biggest loser. NSE's Nifty closed at 10,799.65 points, up 36 points or 0.33 per cent. Financial stocks rallied up to 20 per cent on the BSE after Bajaj Finance said its assets under management (AUM) under moratorium declined from 27 per cent, at the end of April 2020, to about 15.5 per cent at the end of June 2020. Bandhan Bank, too, reported healthy loan and deposit growth in the April-June quarter on a yearly basis despite nationwide Covid-19-induced lockdown.    Shares of IT companies also gained in the trade ahead of the announcement of their June quarter (Q1FY20) results. Tata Consultancy Services will kickoff the earnings season by announcing its numbers on Thursday, July 9. The Nifty IT index rose over 2 per cent to 15,785 levels.  In the broader market, the S&P BSE MidCap index gained 0.58 per cent while the S&P BSE SmallCap index added 0.57 per cent.

Indian stock market ended with around 1.5 per cent gains on Monday amid across-the-board buying. Strong global cues and encouraging business update by certain companies for Q1FY21 boosted investor sentiment. For instance, HDFC Bank ended around 3 per cent higher after it reported strong loan growth of 21 per cent year-on-year (YoY) at Rs 1.04 trillion for the first quarter of the financial year 2020-21 (Q1FY21).  The S&P BSE Sensex gained 466 points or 1.29 per cent to settle at 36,487 levels. Reliance Industries (RIL), HDFC Bank, TCS, Bajaj Finance, and M&M were the major contributors to the index's gains. NSE's Nifty ended at 10,764, up 156 points or 1.47 per cent. India VIX continued to decline and ended 2.7 per cent lower at 25.06 levels.  RIL hit a fresh record high of Rs 1,858 during the day before settling at Rs 1,851.40, up over 3.5 per cent on the BSE. Broader market, too, participated in the rally. The S&P BSE MidCap index gained 1.27 per cent to 13,458 levels while the S&P BSE SmallCap rallied 1.3 per cent to 12,767 points.  On the sectoral front, barring Nifty Pharma, all the other indices on the NSE ended in the green. Nifty Auto climbed 2.88 per cent and the Nifty Bank rose 1.59 per cent. Nifty Realty ended over 3 per cent higher.  BUZZING STOCKS Real estate developer Sobha ended nearly 5 per cent higher after the company said it managed to clock 70 per cent of sales volume during Q1 2021 as compared to Q4 2020.  On the flip side, Marico ended around 2 per cent lower after the company said it has seen a 13-15 per cent decline in revenues for the quarter ended June 2020 (Q1FY20-21). The Q1 contributes 31 per cent to revenues.

The domestic stock market ended Tuesday's volatile session on a flat note with negative bias, thus erasing all their early gains ahead of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address to the nation scheduled at 4 PM today.  The Centre on Monday issued guidelines for “unlock 2.0”, but the rapid increase in Covid-19 cases in several parts of the country meant it stopped short of reopening schools, colleges, and coaching institutions.  The S&P BSE Sensex ended at 34,916, down 46 points or 0.13 per cent and the NSE's Nifty settled at 10,302, down 10 points or 0.10 per cent.  Reliance Industries (RIL), HDFC Bank, ITC, and TCS were the major contributors to the Sensex's fall. Power Grid  (down 2 per cent) ended as the biggest loser on the index while Maruti Suzuki India (MSIL) was the top gainer - up 2.8 per ecnt. Tata Steel climbed over 4 per cent in the early deals after the announcement of its March quarter results. The stock ended at Rs 327, up 1.7 per cent on the BSE. The trend among Nifty sectoral indices was mixed, with the Nifty Auto index ending over 1 per cent higher, leading the list of gainers. On the flip side, PSU bank stocks fell the most, followed by pharma, and media stocks.  In the broader market, small cap index underperformed the benchmarks and midcap pack. The S&P BSE MidCap index shed 0.14 per cent while the S&P BSE SmallCap index lost 0.75 per cent.

The Indian equity market ended over 0.5 per cent lower on Monday, dragged down by financial and metal stocks. The Standard and Poor’s warning that the Indian economy is in deep trouble also weighed on investor sentiment. The rater has projected the Indian economy's growth to contract by 5 per cent this fiscal. Further, the decline in global stocks due to a surge in the Covid-19 cases continued to be on the investors' radar.   The headline index S&P BSE Sensex slipped 210 points or 0.6 per cent to settle at 34,961.52. NSE's Nifty ended the day at 10,312, down 71 points or 0.68 per cent.  Among individual stocks, Axis Bank, IndusInd Bank, and Bajaj Finance slipped up to 5 per cent.  Notably, S&P had downgraded the ratings of both Axis Bank and Bajaj Finance during the weekend. On the other hand, shares of ITC rose as much as 4 per cent after the announcement of its March quarter results. Meanwhile, Vodafone Idea ended 7 per cent higher at Rs 11.12 on the BSE ahead of its March quarter results due tomorrow.  The trends at the sectoral front remained weak as barring Nifty FMCG, all the other indices on the NSe ended in the red. Nifty PSU Bank index slipped over 3 per cent while Nifty Metal index fell 2.64 per cent. Nifty FMCG, on the other hand, gained 0.72 per cent.  The second-rung stocks underperformed the benchmarks. For instance, the Nifty Midcap 100 index fell 1.6 per cent while the Nifty SmallCap 100 index shed 1.38 per cent.

Rally in information technology (IT) stocks, HDFC Bank, and Reliance Industries (RIL) helped the benchmark index, S&P BSE Sensex, settle with 329 points or 0.94 per cent gains at 35,171 levels on Friday.  NSE's Nifty rallied 94 points or 0.91 per cent to end at 10,383. Volatility index, India VIX, dropped over 4 per cent to 28.50 levels.  Information technology (IT) companies' shares rallied on Friday after Accenture came out with better-than-expected quarterly numbers. The company reported an adjusted third-quarter profit of $1.90 a share, which beat the $1.85 average estimate of 22 analysts surveyed by Bloomberg. In the management commentary, Accenture said it expects a decline in IT budgets due to the weak economic growth outlook. However, spends on digital transformation will increase, offset by lesser spend on running operations. Accenture will transform run operations providing cost savings, which will be invested back into digital transformation. Reacting to the development, most IT stocks traded in the green. The S&P BSE Information Technology index ended over 5 per cent higher at 15,125 levels. Infosys, Mindtree, Mastek, and NIIT Tech were among the top gainers on the index - rising up to 7 per cent. Among individual stocks, Infosys gained 7 per cent, TCS rose 5 per cent while Wipro ended over 3 per cent higher.    On a weekly basis, Sensex gained 1.26 per cent while Nifty added 1.35 per cent.  The broader indices underperformed the benchmarks. The S&P BSE MidCap index ended 0.27 per cent higher at 13,258.44 levels while the S&P BSE SmallCap rose 0.19 per cent to 12,630 points.  

Benchmark indices ended with over 1.5 per cent cut on Monday, on weak global cues and a rapid rise in Covid-19 cases.  The S&P BSE Sensex shed 552 points or 1.63 per cent to end at 33,228.80. During the day, the index hit a low of 32,923.74 against Friday's close of 33,780.89. HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, HDFC, and ITC contributed the most to the index's fall. Reliance Industries (RIL) emerged as an outlier. The stock hit a fresh lifetime high of Rs 1,626.70 during the day, before settling at Rs 1,615, up 1.65 per cent. The company's partly-paid shares issued under rights issue made a strong stock market debut today, surging 10 per cent to Rs 710.65 on the NSE, in the early morning trade.  NSE's Nifty ended at 9,813.70, down 159 points or 1.6 per cent. India VIX surged over 6 per cent to 32.71 levels.  The broader market, however, fared better than the frontline indices. The S&P BSE SmallCap index ended unchanged at 11,844.85 while the S&P BSE MidCap index lost over a per cent to 12,455 levels.  Sectorally, PSU Bank and media stocks gained in the trade while others ended in the red. The Nifty PSU Bank index rallied nearly 1.5 per cent to 1,371.50 levels while Nifty Media ended at 1,298.80, up nearly a per cent.  On the other hand, Nifty Bank slipped over 3.5 per cent to 19,912.90 levels while Nifty Private Bank index fell nearly 4 per cent to 10,946.30. 

It was a topsy-turvy session for the domestic equity market on Friday. After tumbling over 3.5 per cent in the early deals, the benchmark indices made a sharp comeback to end 0.7 per cent higher.  The S&P BSE Sensex witnessed 1,508-point swing during the day before settling at 33,781 points, up 243 points or 0.72 per cent. Of 30 constituents, 17 advanced and 13 declined.  NSE's Nifty ended at 9,973, up 71 points or 0.72 per cent.  On a weekly basis, Sensex slipped 1.47 per cent while Nifty shed 1.66 per cent.  Volatility index, India VIX, jumped nearly 4 per cent to 30.82 levels. Among individual stocks, Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) ended over 7 per cent higher at Rs 508.70 apiece on the BSE after the company reported a consolidated loss of Rs 3,255 crore for the March quarter of 2019-20 (Q4FY20) , which it attributed to "impairment provision for certain long-term investments".  Financial stocks bounced back 13 per cent from the day’s low on the BSE after the Supreme Court gave three days to Finance Ministry, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to decide on moratorium period interest.    Reliance Industries (RIL) ended over 3 per cent higher at Rs 1,588.80. Its partly paid-up rights shares are set to debut on the bourses on Monday, June 15. On the sectoral front, barring IT and media stocks, all the other sectoral indices on the NSE ended in the green. The Nifty IT index declined nearly 1.5 per cent to 14,403 levels after media reports said the US President Donald Trump is considering suspending a number of employment visas including the H-1B, most sought-after among Indian IT professionals, in view of the massive unemployment in America due to the coronavirus pandemic.  In the broader market, the Nifty SmallCap 100 index ended at 4,393.50, down 0.11 per cent and the Nifty Midcap 100 index rallied over a per cent to 14,339.35 points. 

Following global peers, the domestic equity market, too, came under heavy selling pressure and ended over 2 per cent lower on Thursday as the investor sentiment took a hit post US Federal Reserve's policy meeting outcome. The US central bank projected a 6.5 per cent decline in the US economy's gross domestic product (GDP) this year and a 9.3 per cent unemployment rate at the year's end.  The S&P BSE Sensex tumbled 709 points or over 2 per cent to 33,538 while NSE's Nifty ended at 9,902, down 214 points or 2.12 per cent.  In a major development, The Supreme Court on Thursday said the Department of Telecommunications' (DoT's) demand for Rs 4 trillion worth of adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues from public-sector undertakings (PSUs) was "totally impermissible".  The court said DoT must consider withdrawing it. The Bench also asked private telecom operators to file affidavits giving details as to how they will pay the AGR dues.  Telecom stocks ended lower. While Vodafone Idea slipped over 13 per cent to Rs 9.39, Bharti Airtel declined nearly 3 per cent to Rs 551.60 levels. All the PSU stocks, too, erased their gains and ended in the negative territory.  Sectorally, all the indices on the NSE ended in the red with the Nifty PSU Bank index taking the biggest knock. The index fell nearly 4 per cent to 1,340.85 levels. Nifty Metal index fell around 3 per cent to 1,954.85 levels.  Global markets World shares took their biggest tumble in five weeks on Thursday as a sobering outlook from the US Federal Reserve challenged market optimism on the global economy, while bonds rallied on bets yet more stimulus would be needed to ensure recovery. Asia saw a 10-day winning streak come to an abrupt finish and Europe’s main bourses all opened on a negative note. In commodities, oil prices fell, hit by another record build-up in US crude inventories and the US Federal Reserve’s projections that the world’s biggest economy would shrink 6.5 per cent this year.

The domestic equity market ended Wednesday's volatile session in the positive territory, supported by last-minute buying in counters such as Reliance Industries (RIL), HDFC, TCS, ICICI Bank, and IndusInd Bank.  The S&P BSE Sensex ended the day at 34,247.05, up 290 points or 0.86 per cent with IndusInd Bank (up nearly 8 per cent) being the top gainer and Hero MotoCorp (down nearly 4 per cent) the biggest loser.  NSE's Nifty ended at 10,116, up 69.50 points or 0.69 per cent. Of 50 constituents, 28 advanced and 22 declined. India VIX, the volatility gauge, slipped nearly 3 per cent to 29.35 levels.  Meanwhile, traders also awaited the outcome of the US Federal Reserve's two-day rate-setting meeting, due later in the day. The Fed's statement on the economic outlook is expected to be a key factor in swaying investor sentiment for the next few days. Global markets World stock markets hovered below three-month highs on Wednesday, while the dollar stumbled ahead of a meeting of the US Federal Reserve.  European stock markets gained 0.8% in early trade, but held below three-month highs. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan, which has galloped 9 per cent higher in June and is 35 per cent above March lows, rose 0.4 per cent. Japan’s Nikkei added 0.15 per cent. In commodities, oil fell more than 1 per cent towards $40 a barrel after a report showed a rise in crude inventories in the United States, reviving concerns about oversupply and weak demand due to the coronavirus crisis. The report from the American Petroleum Institute, an industry group, said crude stocks rose by 8.4 million barrels, rather than falling as analysts forecast.

The domestic equity market slipped over a per cent on Tuesday amid across-the-board sell-off with the financials taking the biggest knock. Sentiment took a hit after Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said that by the July end, the total number of Covid-19 cases in the national capital will rise to over 550,000.  The S&P BSE Sensex shed 414 points or 1.2 per cent to settle at 33,956.69 while NSE's Nifty ended at 10,047, down 121 points or 1.19 per cent. Nifty Bank lost 462 points or over 2 per cent to 20,724.90 levels. Volatility index, India VIX, climbed over 2 per cent to 30.26 levels.  In the broader market, the S&P BSE MidCap index ended at 12,557.50, down 26 points or 0.21 per cent and the S&P BSE SmallCap index declined 1 per cent to 11,846.05 levels.  Sectorally, barring Nifty Pharma and Nifty FMCG stocks, all the other indices ended in the red. Nifty Metal and Nifty IT dropped over 1 per cent each while Nifty Media slipped over 3 per cent to 1,320.85 levels. On the contrary, Nifty Pharma gained nearly 2 per cent while Nifty FMCG ended flat at 29,524.90 levels, up 0.08 per cent.  Buzzing stocks  Shares of Adani Green Energy (AGEL) hit a new high of Rs 312.75, up 5 per cent on the BSE after the company said it has bagged the world's largest solar bid worth $6 billion. READ MORE Shares of multiplex operators, PVR and Inox Leisure, came under selling pressure after reporting weak earnings for the quarter ended March 2020 (Q4FY20), impacted by the outbreak of Covid-19 in the last month of the quarter. At the close, PVR stock stood at Rs 1,087.25, down over 6 per cent while Inox Leisure slipped over 10 per cent to Rs 254 on the BSE

Erasing most of its early gains, the equity market settled with minor gains on Monday, led by buying in IT and financial counters.  The S&P BSE Sensex slipped 557 points from day's high to end at 34,370.58, up 83 points or  0.24 per cent while NSE's Nifty ended at 10,167 points, up 25 points or 0.25 per cent.  India VIX, the volatility index, climbed 3.64 per cent to 29.72 levels.  Of 30 stocks on Sensex, 16 ended in the green and rest 14 in the red. IndusInd Bank (up around 7 per cent) ended as the top gainer on the index after the private sector lender said that its promoters would acquire additional shares of the Bank from the secondary market.  Reliance Industries (RIL) hit yet another record peak of Rs 1,624 on the BSE after the oil-to-telecom behemoth announced 1.16 per cent stake sale in Jio Platforms, its digital services subsidiary, to Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) for Rs 5,683.50 crore. The stock, however, reversed morning gains to end at 1,570, down 0.67 per cent.  Shares of oil marketing companies (OMCs) traded firm during the day after petrol and diesel prices were hiked by 60 paise per litre for a second straight day, thus ending an 83-day hiatus in rate revision.    Sectorally, IT stocks gained the most, followed by private bank stocks. The Nifty IT index jumped 1.83 per cent to 14,894.60 levels while Nifty Private Bank index ended at 11,545.60, up 1.28 per cent. On the flip side, Nifty Media declined 1.66 per cent while Nifty Pharma dropped 1.41 per cent to 9,939.10 levels.  In the broader market, the S&P BSE SmallCap index rallied around 1 per cent to 11,965.33 levels while the S&P BSE MidCap index ended at 12,583.61, up 0.23 per cent. 

After a one day blip, equity market once again edged higher on Friday, led by buying in financial, metal and auto stocks. PSU bank stocks advanced the most in trade after state-owned lender, State Bank of India, posted a net profit of Rs 3,581 crore for the March quarter of FY20 (Q4FY20). The profit grew 326.93 per cent from Rs 838 crore clocked in the year-ago quarter (Q4FY19). Sequentially, the profit declined by 35.85 per cent.    The S&P BSE Sensex gained 307 points or 0.9 per cent to settle at 34,287.24 while NSE's Nifty ended at 10,142.15, up 113 points or 1.13 per cent. Volatility index, India VIX, slipped dropped nearly 4 per cent to 28.51 levels.  On a weekly basis, Sensex rallied 5.7 per cent and Nifty added 5.86 per cent.  On the sectoral front, the Nifty PSU Bank index gained around 7 per cent to 1,386.75 levels with all the 13 constituents advancing. Nifty Metal index rallied nearly 4 per cent to 2,049.70 levels. On the other hand, Nifty FMCG was the only index that ended in the red. The index settled 0.27 per cent lower at 29,542 levels.  In the broader market, both the mid and smallcap indices outperformed the benchmarks. The S&P BSE MidCap index climbed 1.8 per cent to 12,554.16 while the S&P BSE SmallCap index surged 2.51 per cent to 11,855 levels.

After rallying for six straight sessions, the domestic equity market took a breather on Thursday amid selling in financial counters. Meanwhile, erroneous price feeds for Bank Nifty contracts disrupted trading activity. Several brokers halted trading in Bank Nifty derivatives — the most traded index after Nifty, citing error in exchange feeds. NSE said it was examining the issue.  At the index level, the S&P BSE Sensex shed 129 points or 0.38 per cent to settle at 33,980.70, with Tech Mahindra (up over 5 per cent) being the top gainer and Asian Paints (down around 5 per cent) the biggest loser. Telecom major Bharti Airtel witnessed a sharp surge in the fag end of the session after news agency Reuters reported that Amazon.com is in early-stage talks to buy a stake worth at least $2 billion in the telecom company.  NSE's Nifty held 10,000 levels and ended at 10,029, down 32 points or 0.32 per cent. Volatility guage, India VIX, slipped nearly 2 per cent to 29.51 levels.  On the sectoral front, Nifty Private Bank index took the biggest knock - down over 3 per cent to 11,128.70 levels while Nifty Bank ended 2.63 per cent lower at 20,390.45 levels.  In the broader market, the S&P BSE MidCap index ended flat at 12,333.29, down just 0.06 per cent and the S&P BSE SmallCap index shed 0.05 per cent to 11,564.79. Among individual stocks, Reliance Industries (RIL) reclaimed the 10 trillion m-cap. The stock ended nearly 2.5 per cent higher at Rs 1,579.95 apiece on the BSE.    Shares of Aurobindo Pharma hit a 52-week high of Rs 791 on the BSE during the day after the company reported healthy March quarter results. That apart, early today, the company informed the exchanges that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has classified the inspection of the company's oral solids formulation manufacturing facility at New Jersey as official action indicated (OAI). The stock ended at Rs 759 on the BSE, up over 1 per cent.  VST Tillers Tractors hit a high of Rs 1,310 on the BSE after the company reported strong tractors sales of 633 units in May 2020, up 23 per cent YoY, from 527 units sold in May 2019. In April, the company had posted 23.7 per cent YoY de-growth in sales. The stock ended over 12 per cent higher at Rs 1,240 apiece on the BSE.

Extending its gains into the sixth consecutive session, the domestic equity market settled in the positive territory on Wednesday on optimism around gradual opening up of the economy and strong global cues. NSE's Nifty reclaimed the crucial 10,000 level after nearly 3 months amid buying in financial counters.  The S&P BSE Sensex ended 284 points or 0.84 per cent higher at 34,109.54 levels while NSE's Nifty gained 82 points or 0.83 per cent to settle at 10,061.55. The index topped the key 10,000 level for the first time since March 13 this year.  In the broader market, smallcaps outperformed the frontline indices while mid-caps ended flat. The Nifty SmallCap 100 index gained over 1 per cent to 4,278 levels while the Nifty Midcap 100 index gained 0.4 per cent to close at 13,924 points.  Sectorally, Nifty PSU Bank index jumped over 5 per cent to 1,284.45 while Nifty Realty ended at 200.85 levels, up over 3 per cent. On the flip side, Nifty IT index slipped 0.42 per cent while Nifty Metal shed 0.17 per cent.  Among individual stocks, Britannia hit a new high of Rs 3,704.55 during the session as the company reported largely in-line numbers for the fourth quarter (Q4FY20) of the last financial year, despite the lockdown hitting revenue and profit growth by 7-10 per cent. The stock ended at Rs 3,510.25, up nearly 2 per cent. Shares of InterGlobe Aviation-run IndiGo airline surged as much as 12.6 per cent to Rs 1,064.95 on the BSE after the airline' March quarter numbers beat Street expectations. Besides, analysts' optimism around strong recovery by financial year 2021-22 fuelled buying rally in the stock. The stock ended around 8.5 per cent higher at Rs 1,025.55 apiece on the BSE.    Shares of Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) moved higher by 6 per cent to Rs 485 on the BSE after the company announced fund raising plans.

Shrugging off Moody's downgrade of India's long-term sovereign rating, the domestic equity market ended with decent gains on Tuesday, though the session remained rangebound. Moreover, strong global cues and reassurance by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in an address to India Inc at the CII's 125th annual session, that India will return to growth, boosted sentiment further.  The benchmark S&P BSE Sensex rallied 522 points or 1.57 per cent to 33,825.53 levels, thanks to buying in financial counters such as HDFC, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Bajaj Finance, Axis Bank. NSE's Nifty ended at 9,979, up 153 points or 1.56 per cent.  Buzzing Stocks Shares of Adani Green Energy hit an all-time high of Rs 273 and were locked in the 5 per cent upper circuit band on the BSE on Tuesday, after the company said that there will be no material impact on the company’s profit due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The stock was trading higher for the fifth straight trading day. In the past three months, the stock has zoomed 75 per cent against a 12 per cent decline in the S&P BSE Sensex. Shares of pharmaceutical companies continued their northward journey on Tuesday with Nifty Pharma index crossing 10,000 mark after a gap of 19 months as Aurobindo Pharma, Biocon, Cipla and JB Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals hit their respective 52-week highs on the National Stock Exchange (NSE). Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, Cadila Healthcare, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Aurobindo Pharma and Lupin were up in the range of 2 per cent to 5 per cent today.

Supported by buying in FMCG, pharma, and auto counters, the domestic equity market ended in the positive territory on Friday, ahead of the release of GDP data for January-March quarter of 2019-20 (Q4FY20). The benchmark S&P BSE Sensex recovered a good 600 points from day's low to settle at 32,424.10, up 223.15 points or 0.7 per cent. ONGC (up 5.5 per cent) was the the top gainer on the index while IT major Infosys (down 2 per cent) ended as the biggest loser.  NSE's Nifty settled at 9,580, up 90 points or 1 per cent, with 36 of 50 constituents advancing and 14 declining.  On a weekly basis, Sensex gained 5.7 per cent and the Nifty added 6 per cent. Broader market, too, participated in the rally. The Nifty Midcap 100 index gained over 1 per cent to 13,273 and the Nifty SmallCap 100 index rose nearly a per cent to 4,002.80. Among individual stocks, Vodafone Idea rallied 35 per cent to Rs 7.85 in the intra-day deals on the BSE, after reports said that the global technology giant Google is in talks to buy a 5 per cent stake in the company, owned by Vodafone Plc of the UK and Aditya Birla Group. The stock, however, pared gains and ended around 13 per cent higher at Rs 6.56 after the company clarified on the report, saying there is no proposal as reported by the media that is being considered at the Board.  IT services firm Wipro surged 6.65 per cent to Rs 212.55 after the company named Thierry Delaporte as the new chief executive officer (CEO) and managing director (MD) of the company, replacing Abidali Neemuchwala. Delaporte was most recently the chief operating officer of French consulting and technology firm Capgemini Group.  Shares of pharmaceutical companies were in focus with Nifty Pharma index gaining over 3 per cent on expectation of strong demand scenario from both domestic and export market.

Extending their rally, the domestic benchmark indices ended around 2 per cent higher on Thursday - the last day of the futures and options (F&O) contracts for May series.  Financial stocks continued their upward journey with the Nifty Bank index climbing 2.45 per cent to 19,170 levels. Of 12 constituents, 8 advanced and 4 declined. Besides, auto, IT, and metal stocks too lifted the indices higher.  The benchmark S&P BSE Sensex surged 595 points or 1.88 per cent to 32,200.59 levels, with L&T (up 6 per cent) being the top gainer and ITC (down around 1 per cent) the biggest loser. NSE's Nifty zoomed 175 points or 1.88 per cent to 9,490.10 levels. Volatility guage, India VIX, dropped over 4 per cent to 30 levels.  In the broader market, the S&P BSE MidCap index ended over 1.3 per cent higher at 11,622 while the S&P BSE SmallCap index settled at 10,769, up 150 points or 1.42 per cent. Buzzing stocks Shares of UFlex surged as much as 17 per cent to Rs 203 during the day on the BSE after the company announced that it has developed a Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Coverall 'Flex Protect' in joint collaboration with lIT-Delhi and INMAS, DRDO, Delhi. The stock ended at Rs 187 apiece, up around 8 per cent.  Sun Pharma ended nearly 2 per cent higher after the company reported a 17 per cent year-on-year (YoY) decline in its  consolidated profit before tax (PBT) at Rs 577 crore for the March quarter.    Eicher Motors climbed over 8 per cent to Rs 16,216.90 on the BSE after after the company announced stock split plan to make the stock more affordable for the small retail investors and increase liquidity. The company manufactures the iconic Royal Enfield brand of motorcycles which leads the premium motorcycle segment in India.

Shedding all its morning gains, the domestic equity market ended in the negative territory on Tuesday amid sell-off in IT stocks and telecom major Bharti Airtel. The S&P BSE Sensex slipped 477 points from day's high to settle at 30,609.30, down 63 points or 0.21 per cent. Bharti Airtel ended nearly 6 per cent lower at Rs 559 apiece on the BSE after its promoter, Bharti Telecom, sold 2.75 per cent stake in the telecom services provider through open market deals today.  NSE's Nifty ended at 9,029.05, down 10 points or 0.11 per cent. Volatility index, India VIX, dropped over 3 per cent to 31.37 levels.    Broader market, however, outperformed the frontline indices. The Nifty Midcap100 index surged over 1.3 per cent to 12,836 points and the Nifty SmallCap index added 0.76 per cent to 3,880-mark.  On the sectoral front, IT and pharma stocks declined while auto and metal stocks advanced. The Nifty IT index fell nearly 2 per cent to 13,575 levels. The Nifty Metal index, on the other hand, gained 2.7 per cent to 1,756.    Buzzing stocks Avenue Supermarts, the D-Mart retail chain operator, declined 5 per cent on the BSE on profit-booking after the company’s January-March quarter (Q4FY20) results disappointed investors on the margin front. Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) margin contracted 68 basis points to 6.67 per cent in Q4FY20 from 7.35 per cent in Q4FY19, hit by higher depreciation and employee costs.  ITC ended nearly 3 per cent higher after the company announced it had entered into an agreement with the spices major Sunrise Foods to acquire a 100 per cent stake in the company.

The domestic equity market ended in the negative territory on Friday after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) decided to cut the policy rate by 40 basis points from 4.4 per cent to 4 per cent to trim the impact of coronavirus on the economy. That apart, the central bank also extended the moratorium on loan repayments by three more months, resulting in sell-off in financial stocks.  Nifty Bank today tumbled over 2.5 per cent to 17,279 levels while Nifty Private Bank declined around 3 per cent to 9,421.55 points, with 8 out of 10 constituents ending in the red. The benchmark S&P BSE Sensex shed 260 points or 0.84 per cent to settle at 30,672.59. HDFC, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, and Axis Bank contributed the most to the Sensex's fall. On the other hand, IT majors, Infosys and TCS, supported the index. NSE's Nifty ended at 9,039, down 67 points or 0.74 per cent.  On a weekly basis, Sensex slipped 1.36 per cent and Nifty declined 1 per cent.  Among individual stocks, SBI Cards hit new low of Rs 495 on the BSE after the RBI announced an extension of the moratorium on loan EMIs by three months. The stock ended at Rs 510, down 6 per cent. RIL ended over 0.5 per cent lower at Rs 1,431.60 after the company announced that investment firm KKR will invest Rs 11,367 crore in Jio Platforms.  In the broader market, the S&P BSE MidCap index fell 0.83 per cent to 11,270  whereas the S&P BSE SmallCap index ended at 10,524.23, down 0.23 per cent.      Global markets World stocks took a hit on Friday as China moved to impose a new security law on Hong Kong after last year’s pro-democracy unrest, further straining fast-deteriorating US-China ties. Additionally, news that China has dropped its annual growth target for the first time added to concern about the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic.  Among Asian shares, Hong Kong's Hang Seng index slid more than 5 per cent to a seven-week low, MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell 2.7 per cent. Japan's Nikkei slipped 0.8 per cent, while US stock futures fell almost 1 per cent -- pointing to a weak open for Wall Street. European shares, too, opened broadly lower.  In commodities, oil prices fell over 5 per cent towards $34 a barrel as tensions rose between the United States and China, and doubts grew about the pace of demand recovery from the coronavirus crisis. Markets will remain closed on Monday, May 25 on account of Eid al-Fitr. 

Benchmark indices ended over 2 per cent higher on Wednesday amid buying in financial stocks such as HDFC and HDFC Bank. Further, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman's statement that the government was with industry and would do as much as possible to repair the damage when companies were going through the most stressful time, also boosted sentiment.  The S&P BSE Sensex rallied an impressive 622 points or over 2 per cent to 30,819 levels, with HDFC (up over 5.5 per cent) being the top gainer. Other top index gainers included Mahindra & Mahindra (up over 5 per cent), L&T (up 5 per cent), and Tata Steel (up 4 per cent).  NSE's Nifty ended above 9,050 levels at 9,066.55 points, up 187 points or over 2 per cent. Volatility index, India VIX, saw a sharp drop of 10 per cent at 35.59.  Sectorally, all the indices on the NSE ended in the green. Nifty Pharma topped the list with over 4 per cent gains at 9,456.80 levels. Nifty Bank and Nifty Private Bank gained 2 per cent each.  In the broader market, the S&P BSE MidCap index climbed around 1.5 per cent to 11,278 while the S&P BSE SmallCap added over 1 per cent to 10,472. Buzzing stocks Shares of Reliance Industries – Rights Entitlement (RIL-REL) moved higher by up to 36 per cent to Rs 211.95 level on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) on the first day of its trading. The stock opened at Rs 158.05 and hit an intra-day low of Rs 152 on the exchange.  The market capitalisation (m-cap) of Avenue Supermarts, which runs the DMart chain of stores, crossed the packaged consumer goods company Nestle India today.  Shares of Larsen & Toubro (L&T) Infotech rallied 7 per cent after the company posted revenue growth of 4.7 per cent in constant currency (CC) terms on sequential basis in March quarter results. In rupee terms, the firm's revenue during the quarter under review grew up 7.1 per cent quarter on quarter (QoQ) at Rs 3,012 crore while consolidated net profit rose 13 per cent year-on-year to Rs 427.5 crore. 

Equity market ended yet another volatile session in the negative territory on Thursday amid a lack of positive triggers. The market witnessed across-the-board sell-off with financial and consumer stocks falling the most. Further, jump in Covid-19 cases in India also dented the sentiment. According to the health ministry, the number of Covid-19 cases reached 52,952 with deaths at 1,783.  That apart, Bank of England's statement that Britain could be headed for its biggest economic slump in over 300 years due to the coronavirus lockdown also weighed on the investor sentiment.  The headline index, S&P BSE Sensex, lost 242 points or 0.76 per cent to end at 31,443.38. Of 30 constituents, 25 ended in the red and rest 5 in the green. HDFC Bank, HDFC, Bharti Airtel, and ICICI Bank contributed the most to the index's fall. NSE's Nifty settled at 9,199.05, down 72 points or 0.78 per cent.  In the broader market, the S&P BSE MidCap index ended at 11,419.68, down 61 points or 0.5 per cent while the S&P BSE SmallCap index slipped 0.14 per cent to 10,686.75 levels.  Buzzing stocks Shares of Hindustan Unilever (HUL) slipped 5 per cent to Rs 1,902 on the National Stock Exchange (NSE)  in the early deals after UK-based Glaxo-SmithKline (GSK) offloaded its stake in the fast moving consumer goods (FMGC) major via block deals. At the close, the stock settled at Rs 1,992.50, down nearly a per cent.    Shares of YES Bank surged 20 per cent in the intra-day deals after the private lender reported better-than-expected March quarter (Q4FY20) results. For the recently concluded quarter, YES Bank posted a net profit of Rs 2,628.6 crore on the back of on-time gain attributed to an exceptional item of Rs 6,296 crore owing to writing-down additional tier-1 bonds as part of its planned reconstruction scheme. The stock ended at Rs 28.15, up nearly 7 per cent.  Paint stocks extended their decline into Thursday and slipped up to 5 per cent on the BSE on concerns of demand destruction in the near term due to the outbreak of coronavirus (Covid-19).

the domestic equity market ended Wednesday's highly volatile session in the positive zone, mainly on account of buying in financial counters in the fag end of the session. Nifty Bank rallied 423 points or over 2 per cent to settle at 19,694.55 levels.   The S&P BSE Sensex ended at 31,686, up 232 points or 0.74 per cent while NSE's Nifty closed 65 points or 0.71 per cent higher at 9,270.90 levels. Volatility index, India VIX, slipped over 5 per cent to 41.28 levels.   Auto major Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) gained over 5 per cent to Rs 387.40 and ended as the top gainer on the Sensex. Bajaj Finance (up 5 per cent), and HDFC Bank (up nearly 4 per cent) were next on the gainers' list. On the downside, ITC emerged as the top loser on the index - down around 6 per cent.   In the broader market, the S&P BSE MidCap index climbed 0.8 per cent to 11,480.58 while the S&P BSE SmallCap index ended at 10,701.31, up 0.5 per cent.   Buzzing stocks   NIIT Technologies zoomed 20 per cent to Rs 1420.50 on the BSE after the company reported a healthy 24.4 per cent year-on-year growth in earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (Ebitda) at Rs 198.8 crore for the quarter ended March quarter (Q4FY20). Ebitda margins improved by 91 basis points to 17.9 per cent against 17.0 per cent in year ago quarter.    Shares of oil marketing companies (OMCs) witnessed steep correction, a day after the Centre announced one of the steepest hikes in duties on petrol and diesel in the recent past, by raising it by Rs 10 and Rs 13 per litre, respectively, in a notification issued late on Tuesday.    Liquor stocks were under pressure for second straight day after some state governments hiked excise duty on liquor. United Breweries, Radico Khaitan, United Spirits, GM Breweries, Associated Alcohols & Breweries and Globus Spirits declined between 3 per cent and 7 per cent on the BSE.    Global Markets   Global shares struggled on Wednesday as mixed earnings, doubts about the easing of coronavirus lockdowns and simmering US-China tensions cast a pall over markets.   MSCI's index of global shares was trading flat. The pan-European STOXX 600 was 0.3 per cent higher, with losses in oil and gas shares weighing on the index.   Wall Street futures were positive, with E-minis for the S&P500 up 0.6 per cent.   In commodities, Oil prices rose above $31 a barrel as hopes for a recovery in demand as some countries ease coronavirus lockdowns offset a report showing a higher-than-expected rise in US inventories.

Erasing all its morning gains, the domestic equity market ended in the negative territory on Tuesday amid selling in banks, metals and FMCG counters.   Shares of state-run banks dropped with Nifty PSU Bank index hitting an over 13-year low on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) on concerns over asset quality. Among individual stocks, State Bank of India (SBI) hit a 52-week low of Rs 168.80 apiece. The stock ended at Rs 171.40  on the NSE, down over 4 per cent.    At the index level, the S&P BSE Sensex slipped 262 points or 0.83 per cent to end at 31,453.51, with SBI being the top loser and M&M (up over 3 per cent) the top gainer. NSE's Nifty lost 88 points or 0.95 per cent to settle at 9,205.60 levels.   All the sectoral indices on the NSE ended in the red. Nifty Bank fell 472 points or 2.39 per cent to 19,272, while Nifty FMCG slipped 1.67 per cent to 27,138.60 levels. Nifty Pharma dropped nearly 2 per cent to 9,181.50 levels and Nifty Metal dived over 1 per cent to 1,693.65 levels.    In the broader market, both S&P BSE MidCap and S&P BSE SmallCap indices dropped nearly a per cent each to 11,391.21 and 10,649.61 levels, respectively. Global Markets   Asian stocks rose on Tuesday, tracking a late Wall Street rally as governments eased coronavirus lockdowns while oil extended gains on expectations fuel demand would begin to pick up.   MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.84 per cent. The gains were led by Australia's ASX 200, which rose 1.42 per cent. Hong Kong's Hang Seng climbed 0.84 per cent.   European stocks also gained as a jump in shares of French energy major Total and a slew of positive earnings reports added to optimism over the easing of lockdowns by major economies.   In commodities, oil prices jumped again on hopes for a recovery in vehicle traffic and fuel demand, as some US states and countries in Europe and Asia start to ease coronavirus lockdown measures

The domestic equity market ended in the red on Friday amid weak global cues. The decision of Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund (MF) yesterday to wind up six of its debt schemes also eroded sentiment.    The Association of Mutual Funds of India (AMFI) assured investors that majority of Fixed Income Mutual Funds AUM is invested in superior credit quality securities and schemes have appropriate liquidity to ensure normal operations and hence, investors should remain invested in Mutual Funds to create wealth over the long term. The S&P BSE Sensex ended 536 points or 1.7 per cent lower at 31,327.22 levels while the NSE's Nifty ended at 9,154.40, down 159.5 points or 1.7 per cent.  Among individual stocks, Bajaj Finance (down 9 per cent) and IndusInd Bank (down over 6.5 per cent) were the top Sensex laggards. HDFC slipped 5 per cent and HDFC Bank ended nearly 2 per cent lower. On the other hand, Reliance Industries (up over 3 per cent) was the lead gainer. Secorally, barring Nifty Pharma, all the other indices on the NSE ended in the red. Nifty Bank slipped 3.36 per cent to 19,587 levels while Nifty PSU Bank index declined around 4 per cent to 1,263. Nifty Financial Services index declined nearly 4 per cent to 9,432 levels.  In the broader market, the S&P BSE MidCap index fell 1.77 per cent to 11,464 while the S&P BSE SmallCap index ended at 10,634, down 151.5 points or 1.4 per cent.    Global Markets Asian shares and US stock futures fell on Friday, spurred by doubts about progress in the development of drugs to treat COVID-19 and new evidence of US economic damage caused by the coronavirus pandemic. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was down 0.4 per cent. US stock futures, the S&P 500 e-minis, were down 0.56 per cent. Shares in China, where the coronavirus first emerged late last year, fell 0.79 per cent. Euro Stoxx 50 futures were down 2.23 per cent, German DAX futures slipped 2.19 per cent and FTSE futures fell 1.36 per cent. In commodities, oil prices fell and headed for their third weekly loss running as production shutdowns failed to keep pace with sliding demand due to the coronavirus crisis. Brent crude was down 73 cents, or 3.42 per cent, at $20.60 at the time of writing of this report, after hitting a session high of $22.70/bl earlier and jumping 5 per cent on Thursday. US oil fell by 84 cents, or 5.09 per cent, to $15.66 a barrel, having surged 20 per cent in the previous session.

Indian equity markets inched higher on Wednesday, helped in great part by Reliance Industries (RIL), which ended over 10 per cent higher after the company announced that Facebook would invest Rs 43,547 crore ($5.7 billion) in the company’s wholly-owned subsidiary Jio Platforms to expand its presence in India.    Among headline indices, the S&P BSE Sensex ended at 31,379.55, up 743 points or 2.42 per cent while the NSE's Nifty ended at 9,187.30, up 206 points or 2.29 per cent. Fear guage, India VIX, slipped around 5 per cent to 42.98 levels.  RIL settled at Rs 1,363.35 apiece on the BSE, up 10.30 per cent. It emerged as the biggest gainer on Sensex, followed by Asian Paints (up 5 per cent), IndusInd Bank (up 3.7 per cent), and Maruti (up 3.6 per cent).   In the broader market, the S&P BSE MidCap gained 0.78 per cent to 11,567 levels while the S&P BSE SmallCap index ended at 10,642, up 0.73 per cent.  On the sectoral front, auto and FMCG stocks made decent gains with Nifty Auto ending 2.5 per cent higher at 5,427 levels.  Nifty FMCG also gained around 2.5 per cent to settle at  29,185. Nifty Bank rallied 1.5 per cent to 19,702-mark.  Nifty Media jumped nearly 7 per cent to 1,151 levels.   Buzzing stocks Besides RIL, other stocks that made news on Wednesday were Asian Paints, RBL Bank, and Bajaj Healthcare, among others.  Shares of Asian Paints hit an over one-month high of Rs 1,817, up 5 per cent on the BSE on the back of historic drop in crude oil prices. It ended at Rs 1,813.  On the other hand, RBL Bank hit a new low of Rs 102, down 7 per cent on the BSE in the intra-day trade, falling 20 per cent in the past three trading days on concerns of weak net earnings. The stock of the private sector lender slipped below its previous low of Rs 105.60 touched on April 7, 2020. In the past two months, it has tanked 67 per cent despite management clarification that the bank is a well-capitalised and profitable entity. The stock ended at Rs 105, nearly 4 per cent lower.    Bajaj Healthcare ended over 9 per cent higher at Rs 301.40. It hit a record high during the day.    Global Markets Oil slumped to less than $16 a barrel on Wednesday, hitting its lowest since 1999, with the market awash with excess supply as the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic continues to hammer demand for fuels. Brent crude, which fell 24 per cent in the previous session, touched $15.98 a barrel, its lowest since June 1999. It was trading down $1.83, or 9.5 per cent, at $17.50 at the time of writing of this report. US West Texas Intermediate CLc1 was down 15 cents, or 1.3 per cent, at $11.42. Asian share markets were on the defensive on Wednesday as the crude oil prices collapsed, sparking worries about further turmoil in the energy sector, already reeling from the heavy blow from global shutdowns. European shares are on course to claw back earlier losses with pan-European Euro Stoxx 50 futures up 0.98 per cent. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell as much as 1 per cent before erasing losses to last stand at 0.4 per cent higher while Japan’s Nikkei slumped 0.7 per cent.

The benchmark indices ended over 3 per cent lower on Tuesday amid collapse in crude oil prices and weak global markets. The session witnessed heavy selling in financial, metal, energy, and auto stocks. The S&P BSE Sensex tanked 1,011 points or 3.2 per cent to settle at 30,637 while NSE's Nifty slipped 280 points or 3 per cent to 8,981 levels. Volatility index, India VIX, jumped over 4 per cent to 45.34 levels.  In the Sensex pack, 27 out of 30 stocks ended in the red. IndusInd Bank (down 12 per cent) emerged as the biggest loser on the index, followed by Bajaj Finance (down 9 per cent), ICICI Bank (down over 8 per cent), and Axis Bank (down 7.6 per cent).  Buzzing stocks Financial stocks plunged during the session. The Nifty Bank ended nearly 5.5 per cent lower at 19,409 levels. Among individual names, ICICI Bank slipped nearly 9 per cent to Rs 329.80 apiece on the NSE after the bank clarified it has exposure to Ocean Tankers, a unit of Singapore oil-trading firm Hin Leong Trading (HLT), that has filed for bankruptcy in Singapore. The firm owes nearly $100 million -- or nearly Rs 760 crore -- to the lender.  That apart, Bajaj Finance declined over 9 per  cent to Rs 2,099 after foreign brokerage firm UBS downgraded the stock to "sell".    Oil & gas stocks slid during the day after the US crude oil futures collapsed below $0 on Monday for the first time in history, amid a coronavirus-induced supply glut, ending the day at a stunning minus $37.63 a barrel as desperate traders paid to get rid of oil.    Meanwhile, IT stocks took a beating after US President Donald Trump announced a temporary suspension of immigration into the country. The Nifty IT index slipped nearly 3.5 per cent to 12,409 levels, with all the 10 constituents ending in the red.  Metal stocks, too, tumbled on concerns of weak demand due to the Covid-19 outbreak. The NIfty Metal Index declined over 5 per cent to 1,667 levels.  On the upside, Aurobindo Pharma rallied 20 per cent to Rs 649 after US drug regulator USFDA classified the company's Unit IV of Hyderabad plant as VAI (voluntary action indicated).  In the broader market, the S&P BSE MidCap index fell nearly 3 per cent to 11,477 levels while the S&P BSE SmallCap ended at 10,565, down 3 per cent.  Global markets Global stocks fell on Tuesday, a day after US crude oil prices turned negative for the first time, as dismal company earnings reports underlined worries about economic damage from the coronavirus pandemic. MSCI’s All Country World Index, which tracks stocks across 49 countries, was down 0.8 per cent. European stock markets followed their Asian counterparts lower, with the pan-European STOXX 600 index down nearly 2 per cent in early deals. In commodity market, Brent Crude futures slipped below $20 a barrel, a day after WTI Crude futures slipped into the negative zone amid fears that the sector will run out of storage for a glut caused by the coronavirus lockdown. At the time of writing of this report, US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude for May delivery traded at minus $2.58 a barrel, up $35.05 from Monday’s close when the contract settled at a discount of $37.63 a barrel.

The domestic equity market ended with over 4 per cent gains on Thursday, in line with global peers that gained on hopes that the coronavirus pandemic was nearing its peak globally. That apart, hopes of more stimulus measures by the government also kept the investor sentiment upbeat.  The S&P BSE Sensex jumped 1,266 points or 4.23 per cent to settle at 31,160 amid heavy buying in index heavyweights such as HDFC, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Reliance Industries (RIL), and Maruti. NSE's Nifty reclaimed the crucial 9,000 levels to end at 9,112, up 363 points or 4 per cent.  On a weekly basis, both Sensex and Nifty added around 13 per cent.  In the broader market, the S&P BSE MidCap index ended over 3.63 per cent higher at 11,374 and the S&P BSE SmallCap index added over 3 per cent to 10,294.  On the sectoral front, all the indices on the NSE ended in the green with the Nifty Auto index jumping over 10.5 per cent to 5,569 levels. Volatility index India VIX declined over 5 per cent to 49.56 levels.  Buzzing stocks  Among individual stocks, Sun Pharma regained the market-capitalisation of Rs 1 trillion after a sharp rally in its stock price. The stock ended at Rs 455.20 on the BSE, up over 4 per cent.    Shares of Cipla jumped 16 per cent at Rs 595, also its 52-week high on the BSE after the drug firm received United States Food and Drug Administration's (USFDA) nod for the first generic Proventil HFA (albuterol sulfate) metered dose inhaler, used for conditions such as asthma. It ended at Rs 579.50, up 13 per cent.  Global Markets Global shares rose on Thursday on hopes the Covid-19 pandemic was nearing a peak and that governments would roll out more stimulus to support their economies, while expectations of a deal to cut oil production bolstered crude prices.  European stock markets gained for a fourth straight day. The pan-European STOXX 600 index was up 1.7 per cent, with battered travel and leisure stocks, autos, and mining companies leading early gains. MSCI’s All-Country World Index, which tracks shares across 49 countries, was up 0.5 per cent to its highest since March 12. In commodities, oil prices rose on expectations the world’s largest oil producers would agree to cut production at a meeting later in the day as the industry grapples with a coronavirus-driven collapse in global oil demand. Markets will remain closed tomorrow on account of Good Friday.  Read by: Sukanya Roy

Firing on all cylinders, the bulls made a terrific comeback on Tuesday with the benchmark indices posting their biggest single-day gain since May 18, 2009. Supportive global cues and hopes that coronavirus spread may have peaked in key global centres, boosted investor sentiment.   The S&P BSE Sensex today reclaimed the crucial psychological level of 30,000. The headline index zoomed 2,476 points or around 9 per cent to settle at 30,067. All the 30 constituents of the index ended in the green. IndusInd Bank (up 25 per cent) emerged as the biggest gainer on Sensex, followed by Axis Bank (up over 19 per cent), M&M (up around 14.5 per cent), and ICICI Bank (up around 14 per cent).   NSE's Nifty ended at 8,792, up 708 points or 8.76 per cent. Nifty Bank and Nifty Pharma indices jumped around 10.5 per cent each to end at 19,046 and 8,129 levels, respectively.  Fear guage India VIX continued to decline and hit a month low of 52.06, down around 6 per cent. Second-rung stocks, too participated in the rally; however, they underperformed the headline indices. The Nifty MidCap 100 index gained over 5 per cent to 11,914.70 levels while the Nifty SmallCap 100 index ended at 3,608.40, up 3.52 per cent.  BUZZING STOCKS Among individual stocks, Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) ended nearly 14.5 per cent higher at Rs 321.45 after the company’s board turned down a proposal to pump in fresh equity of $406 million in its ailing South Korean subsidiary SsangYong Motor Co (SYMC) amid the ongoing Covid-19 crisis.    FMCG major (HUL) hit a fresh high of Rs 2462.90 during the day before settling at Rs 2,444.60, up 13.5 per cent. Britannia Industries rallied 10.6 per cent to Rs 2,821. The FMCG company has partnered with on-demand e-commerce platform Dunzo for home delivery of all its products.  Shares of pharmaceutical companies rallied on Tuesday with the Nifty Pharma index surging 10 per cent as the government lifted the curbs on exports of 13 active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and their formulations. The index had rallied 5 per cent in the previous session also.    Global Markets Asian stock markets rallied for a second day on Tuesday and riskier currencies rose, on tentative signs the coronavirus crisis may be levelling off in New York and receding in Europe. Japan’s Nikkei rose 2 per cent and has erased most of last week’s losses. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan pared early gains, but rose 1.4 per cent.  In commodities, oil rose amid hope that the world’s biggest producers of crude will agree to cut output as the coronavirus pandemic crushes demand, even as analysts warn a global recession may be deeper than expected and big production cuts will be needed.

Equity market once again came under selling pressure on Wednesday as concerns over economic fallout due to nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic weighed on the investor sentiment. The S&P BSE Sensex lost 1,203 points or over 4 per cent to end at 28,265 while NSE's Nifty ended at 8,254, down 344 points or 4 per cent.  Meanwhile, MSCI has deferred its decision on increasing foreign inclusion factor (FIF) for the Indian markets. Many were hoping the index provider would increase India’s weight after news rules pertaining to FPI limits kicked in from April 1. This came as a surprise negative developments for the markets, which were as it facing weak trades after the opening bell. Among Sensex stocks, Tech Mahindra (down over 9 per cent) emerged as the biggest loser on the index. TCS (down over 6 per cent), and Infosys (down 5.65 per cent) were next on the losers' list.  It was a bad day for auto stocks as well as most automakers posted dismal sales figures for March. Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (MSIL), the country's largest passenger car manufacturer, for instance, reported 47 per cent year-on-year fall in its total sales to 83,792 units while Ashok Leyland reported a whopping 90 per cent decline in total vehicles sales at 2,179 units. As a result, Nifty Auto index ended 1.73 per cent lower at 4,649 levels with 13 out of 15 constituents ending in the red.  Nifty Bank index ended around 5 per cent lower at 18,202.50 levels. The government's proposed PSB merger scheme came into effect from today. The consolidation, that will merge 10 PSBs into four, comes at a time when the country and financial system is grappling with adverse fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic. READ MORE In the broader market, the S&P BSE MidCap index ended over 2 per cent lower at 10,340 levels while the S&P BSE SmallCap index lost over a per cent to end at 9,507-mark. Markets will remain closed on Thursday (April 2) on account of Ram Navami.  Global Markets  World markets fell on Wednesday as the coronavirus threat ensured an ugly start to the second quarter for equities and commodities. Tokyo’s Nikkei slumped 4.5 per cent after the worst plunge in factory activity in almost a decade. The pan-European STOXX 600 sank 3.2 per cent and Wall Street futures dived 3.1 per cent after a dire forecast of likely US coronavirus deaths. Blue-chip Chinese stocks failed to hold their gains, however, though Australian shares bounced 3.5 per cent. In commodity markets, oil slid to $25 a barrel on Wednesday, within sight of its lowest in 18 years, as a report showing a big rise in US inventories and a widening rift within OPEC heightened oversupply concerns.

A surprise expansion in China's manufacturing activity in March lifted investor sentiment on Tuesday, thus leading to around 4 per cent rally in the benchmark indices. China’s official Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rose to 52 in March from a collapse to a record low of 35.7 in February.  The S&P BSE Sensex gained 1,028 points or 3.62 per cent to settle at 29,468.49 on the last day of the financial year 2019-20 (FY20). Of 30 constituents, 26 advanced and 4 declined. FMCG major ITC (up around 8 per cent) emerged as the top gainer of the index. RIL (up around 8 per cent),  ONGC (up 7.64 per cent), and Tata Steel (up over 6 per cent) were the other major gainers.  NSE's Nifty ended at 8,598, up 317 points or 3.82 per cent.  Oil and gas stocks gained big during the day on sharp decline in the crude oil prices. The S&P BSE Oil & Gas index rallied around 9 per cent to 10,021 levels. BPCL, HPCL, and GAIL were up in the range of 15-8 per cent.  FMCG and metal stocks too made decent advances. While the S&P BSE Metal index jumped over 5 per cent to 5,713 levels, the S&P BSE FMCG index added around 6 per cent to 10,255 levels. Among individual stocks, Nestle India rallied 5 per cent to Rs 16,425 in intra-day trade. The stock ended at Rs 16,289, up around 4 per cent.  Hindustan Unilever (HUL) hit its fresh 52-week high of Rs 2,311.85 in the intra-day session before settling at 2,298, up over 5 per cent.    On the other hand, IndusInd Bank tanked around 15 per cent to Rs 351 apiece on the BSE.  Volatility index India VIX slipped over 10 per cent to 64.49 levels.  In the broader market, the Nifty MidCap 100 index gained over 2 per cent to 11,704 and the Nifty SmallCap index rose over 3 per cent to 3,595 levels.  Global Markets Asian shares were set to close out a calamitous quarter by eking out a small rally on Tuesday as factory data from China held out the hope of a revival in activity, even as much of the rest of the world shut down. China’s official manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) bounced to 52.0 in March, up from a record-low 35.7 in February and topping forecasts of 45.0. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.94 per cent but that still left it down 22 per cent for the quarter, its worst performance since 2008. Shanghai blue chips rose 0.4% and South Korea 1.87%. Japan’s Nikkei eased 1%, to be down 20% since the start of the year. In commodity market, oil recovered ground on Tuesday after US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to talks to stabilize energy markets, with benchmarks climbing off 18-year lows hit as the coronavirus outbreak cut fuel demand worldwide.

Extending its slide, the domestic equity market ended Thursday's extremely volatile session in the red as investors remained risk-averse amid escalating coronavirus  (Covid-19) cases. The S&P BSE Sensex closed the day at 28,288 levels, down 581 points or 2 per cent with ITC (up 7 per cent) being the top gainer and Bajaj Finance (down 10 per cent) the biggest loser.  Reliance Industries (RIL), ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, and Bajaj Finance contributed the most to the index's fall while FMCG major ITC, HDFC Bank, and Infosys gave the much-needed support.  NSE's Nifty ended at 8,263, down 205 points or 2.42 per cent with 40 out of 50 constituents declining and 10 advancing. Volatility index India VIX advanced around 13 per cent to 71.95 levels.  In the currency market, rupee tumbled to a record low of 75.01 against the US dollar, as a flight into cash and worries about tightening liquidity boosted demand for the world’s reserve currency. Among sectoral indices on the NSE, Nifty Auto cracked the most - down around 6 per cent to 5,195 points, followed by Nifty Metal and Nifty Media indices.  In the broader market, Nifty Midcap 100 index ended at 12,053, down 542 points or over 4 per cent while the Nifty SmallCap index slipped 222 points or over 5.5 per centy to 3,797-mark.  Global markets The dollar surged, bonds plunged and global markets struggled to find their footing on Thursday as the European Central Bank’s latest promise of stimulus provided only brief solace while the world struggles to contain the coronavirus pandemic. China and Hong Kong stocks fell sharply. In commodities, oil prices rose on Thursday but pared early gains as investors tried to assess how effective massive stimulus by central banks will be in shoring up the global economy as the shock from the coronavirus pandemic deepens. Read by: Sukanya Roy  

Equity markets continued to remain under pressure on Wednesday; however, buying in index heavyweights such as Reliance Industries (RIL), ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, and HUL provided some cushion.  The S&P BSE Sensex ended at 35,697, up 62 points while NSE's Nifty ended just 7 points higher at 10,458 levels. On the Sensex pack, Hero MotoCorp ended as the top gainer (up 4 per cent). Of 30 stocks, 12 ended in the green and rest 18 in the red.  Among individual stocks, YES Bank ended over 35.5 per cent higher at Rs 28.8 apiece on the BSE. During the day it surged over 39 per cent. The stock has surged a mammoth 424 per cent from Friday’s low of Rs 5.65, after the government-owned State Bank of India (SBI) said it will pick a 49 per cent stake in the troubled private lender as part of a revival scheme framed by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).  Reliance Industries (RIL) surged around 6 per cent to Rs 1,178.40 apiece on the BSE after global brokerage firm Macquarie upgraded the stock to 'Neutral'. The stock eventually ended at Rs 1,153 apiece, up 3.6 per cent.  Market breadth remained in favour of sellers as out of 2,643 companies traded on the BSE, 1,427 declined and 1,050 advanced while 166 remained unchanged. As many as 560 securities hit 52-week low today and 21 stocks hit their 52-week high on the BSE.  In the broader market, the S&P BSE MidCap index ended at 13,433, down 0.9 per cent while the S&P BSE SmallCap index ended over 0.36 per cent lower at 12,725 levels.  Among sectoral indices on the NSE, PSU banks, realty, metal and auto stocks witnessed declines while media stocks rallied. Nifty Media advanced over 1.7 per cent to 1,450 levels. On the other hand, Nifty PSU Bank index slipped around 4 per cent to 1,623 levels.  Shares of Tata Motors slipped below the Rs 100-mark, for the first time since September 4, 2009, to quote at Rs 98.65 on the BSE on Wednesday. The stock skid 7 per cent in the intra-day session today. The stock of the automobile firm has fallen 21 per cent in the past three trading days after the company lowered its FY20E EBIT (earnings before interest and tax) margin guidance for Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) by 1 per cent (from around 3 per cent prior guidance) due to a steep decline in China retail (-85 per cent Y/Y) and supply-chain disruption. Global Markets Asian shares and Wall Street futures fell on Wednesday, as growing scepticism about Washington’s stimulus package to fight the coronavirus outbreak knocked the steam out of an earlier rally. Gains faded away in Asia, with US stock futures falling 3 per cent and MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan down 1.3 per cent. Australian shares were down 3.6 per cent, while Japan’s Nikkei stock index slid 2.27 per cent. In commodities, oil prices fell, giving up earlier gains, after Saudi Aramco said it had been directed by the energy ministry to raise its production capacity by a million barrels per day.  Read by: Sukanya Roy  

Worries over economic slowdown owing to Coronavirus outbreak continued to weigh on the investor sentiment Thursday as equities once failed to retain early gains and ended flat.  The S&P BSE Sensex  ended at 38,471, up 61 points or 0.16 per cent. TCS, HUL, Bharti Airtel and HCL Tech were the major contributors to the index's gains. During the day, the index hit a high and low of 38,887.80 and 38,386.68, respectively.  NSE's Nifty 50 ended at 11,269, up 18 points or 0.16 per cent.  YES Bank had a field day today as the stock ended 26 per cent higher at Rs 36.85 apiece on the BSE after news reports suggested the government has approved a plan for State Bank of India to lead a consortium that will buy stake in YES Bank. SBI, on the other hnad, ended over 1 per cent higher at Rs 288.3 apiece.  In the broader market, the S&P BSE MidCap index ended 0.3 per cent higher at 14,571 levels while the S&P BSE SmallCap index gained 0.29 per cent to settle at 13,591 levels. On the sectoral front, PSU banks and FMCG stocks made decent gains while realty, metal. and media counters suffered losses. Nifty PSU Bank index added 1.39 per cent to 1,892 levels while Nifty FMCG ended at 29,530.50, up 1 per cent.   Shares of Indian Hotels Company were trading lower for the fifth straight day, sliding 7 per cent to hit a 17-month low of Rs 115, on the BSE on Thursday in the intra-day trade on concerns of soft demand due to outbreak of coronavirus. Shares of Pidilite Industries hit a record high of Rs 1,645, up 4 per cent, on the BSE on Thursday ahead of its scheduled board meeting today to consider interim dividend for the financial year 2019-2020. The stock surpassed its previous high of Rs 1,609 touched on February 14, 2020. Global Markets Asian shares rallied for a fourth straight session on Thursday as US markets swung sharply higher and another dose of central bank stimulus offered some salve for the global economic outlook. Asian markets followed, if more cautiously. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan added 0.7 per cent, in its fourth day of gains. Japan's Nikkei rose 0.9 per cent and hard-hit Australian shares finally managed a bounce of 1.1 per cent. Shanghai blue chips put on 1.3 per cent. In commodity markets, oil prices rebounded by more than 1 per cent on a smaller-than-expected rise in crude oil inventories in the United States. Read by: Sukanya Roy

Fears of coronavirus turning into a pandemic owing to rapid spread of the deadly virus outside China unnerved market participants on Thursday, thus causing benchmark indices to end in the red for the fifth consecutive session. Further, expiry of futures & options (F&O) contracts for February series, too, added volatility to the stocks.  The S&P BSE Sensex lost another 143 points or 0.36 per cent to settle at 39,746, with ONGC (down over 2.5 per cent) being the top loser and Sun Pharma (up over 3.5 per cent) the biggest gainer. Of 30 stocks in the index, 20 ended in the negative territory and rest 10 in the green. NSE's Nifty index ended at 11,633 levels, down 45 points or 0.39 per cent.  Market breadth were tilted in favour of declines as out of 2,589 companies traded on the BSE, 1,578 declined and 849 advanced while 162 remained unchanged. In the broader market, the S&P BSE MidCap index fell 0.65 per cent to close the session at 15,072 while the S&P BSE SmallCap index lost 120 points or 0.83 per cent to close at 14,209. Among sectoral indices, barring Pharma and FMCG, all the other indices ended in the red with media and PSU Bank stocks taking the biggest knock. Nifty PSU Bank index dropped over 2 per cent to 2,049 levels. Nifty Pharma index gained over half a per cent to 7,885 levels while Nifty FMCG ended at 29,981, up 0.05 per cent.  Individual Stocks Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited (Midhani), NLC India, Bharat Dynamics, MSTC and IRCON International were up between 9 per cent to 29 per cent from their intra-day lows today. In comparison, the S&P BSE Sensex was down 0.29 per cent at 39,778 points at 03:15 pm; recovered nearly 1 per cent from its intra-day low of 39,423. Shares of Cipla were trading lower for the fifth straight day, down 3 per cent at Rs 409 on the BSE on Thursday. The company on Wednesday said it received a warning letter from United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) for its Goa manufacturing facility. Shares of state-owned RITES slipped 6 per cent to Rs 300 on the BSE on Thursday in early morning trade as the government's proposed sale of up to 10 per cent stake in the company at Rs 298 per share through an offer-for-sale (OFS) begins today. The OFS price is at a discount of 6 per cent to Wednesday's close of Rs 318. GLOBAL MARKETS Stocks sunk deeper into the red on Thursday, oil prices fell and US Treasuries rallied into record territory as more signs of the global spread of the coronavirus heightened fears of a pandemic. E-mini futures for the S&P 500 were down 1.4 per cent and Europe appears set for a catch-up slump. EuroSTOXX 50 futures fell 2.7 per cent and FTSE futures skidded 2.3 per cent. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell 0.5 per cent and is down more than 4 per cent for the week. In commodities, oil, sensitive to global growth given the vast energy consumption in a many countries, fell more than 1 per cent to its cheapest in over a year. Read by: Sukanya Roy

Investor concerns about the coronavirus impact on the global economy continues to be the top factor for the markets. Chinese officials said that the number of new coronavirus infections in mainland China fell below 2,000 on Tuesday for the first time since January, although global experts warn it is too early to say the outbreak is being contained. Besides, traders will also focus on stock-specific action, the Rupee's trajectory in today's session. Reliance Industries has said it is consolidating its media and distribution business spread including TV18 Broadcast, Hathway Cable & Datacom, DEN Networks into Network18 which will pave the way for a Rs 8,000-crore company. The related stocks will react to the development today. Telecom stocks will continue to be in focus. Even as the telcos made part-payments on Monday, reports say the Department of Telecommunications has sought legal opinion on whether to revoke bank guarantees of telcos in case they fail to pay their full AGR dues before March 17. Globally, shares in Asia fell on Tuesday morning as the new coronavirus outbreak continued to roil companies amid expectations it would cause slowdown. Japan's Nikkei tumbled 0.65 per cent in early trade, the Topix fell 0.56 per cent and the Kospi also slipped 0.75 per cent. Australia's ASX200 declined 0.23 per cent. Overall, MSCI's broadest index of Asia Pacific outside Japan declined 0.17 per cent. At around 7:30 am, the SGX Nifty was trading 30 points lower, indicating a negative start for the domestic indices. Oil prices slipped on Tuesday with Brent crude dipping 37 cents to $57.30 a barrel. Back home, the S&P BSE Sensex declined 202 points to end at 41,056 on Monday while NSE's Nifty ended the day at 12,046, down 68 points.  According to analysts, the Nifty has been forming a falling wedge pattern on the hourly charts which is a reversal pattern. The index is thus expected to bounce or retrace 50 per cent of the recent fall. hence, traders shouldn't rule out a bounce till 12,150. And, in the end, here's a stock idea by Anand Rathi Shares and Stock Brokers which recommends buying PNC Infra at current levels for the target of Rs 225 with stop-loss at Rs 198.

Investors will stay cautious today in the absence of any major trigger points in the market. Hence, the focus is likely to shift to stock-specific developments and global cues for market direction. Market participants will also await the release of the infrastructure output data for November today. Infrastructure output in October contracted for the second consecutive month to 5.8 per cent year-on-year. Meanwhile, the market's worry over India's fiscal slippage is set to deepen after a report by Dun & Bradstreet's Economy Forecast said that the government might breach the fiscal deficit target this financial year amid drop in the revenue mobilisation and expected additional expenditure by the government. According to the report, the need for fiscal stimulus has increased even as the government finances remain "strained" Telecom stocks and Reliance Industries will be in focus today after Trai released the latest Telecom Subscription Data. According to this, Reliance Jio reported a massive growth of 9.1 million subscribers in October. Rivals Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel reported subdued numbers with 189,901 and 81,974 additions, respectively. Infosys is also likely to be on investors' radar today as the company has said it will release the financial results of the December quarter on January 10. Besides, traders will also take cues from the Rupee's trajectory, oil price movement, and foreign fund flow. On the global front, stocks on Wall Street fell in their biggest one-day decline in four weeks after a record run. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.64 per cent. The S&P 500 lost 0.58 per cent, and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 0.67 per cent. The SGX Nifty was trading lower early on Tuesday, indicating a subdued start for the domestic indices. Back home, equity markets ended Monday's session on a flat note.  The S&P BSE Sensex lost 17 points to settle at 41,558 and the NSE's Nifty closed at 12,261, up 15 points.

Equity markets ended the penultimate trading session of the calendar year 2019 on a flat note amid mixed global cues and lack of market participants in the holiday season.  The S&P BSE Sensex on Monday lost 17 points or 0.04 per cent to settle at 41,558 amid selling in financial and IT bellwethers. ICICI Bank (down around 1 per cent) emerged as the top loser on the index while Nestle (up around 1.5 per cent) was the biggest gainer. ICICI Bank, TCS, Axis Bank, and Infosys contributed the most to the index's slide while HDFC Bank, RIL, Bharti Airtel, and Maruti gave the much-needed support.  Out of 30 constituents, 18 advanced and 12 declined. During the day, the index hit a high and low of 41,715 and 41,453, respectively.  Market breadth remained in favour of advances as 2,767 companies traded on the BSE, 1,449 advanced and 1,124 declined while 194 securities remained unchanged.  NSE's Nifty closed at 12,261, up 15 points or 0.12 per cent. Volatility index India VIX surged around 3.5 per cent to 10.89 levels.  In the broader market, Nifty Midcap 100 index gained 0.37 per cent to 17,070 levels while Nifty SmallCap 100 index rallied 0.6 per cent to end at 5,792-mark.  Sectoral indices:   Auto stocks advanced the most in trade with Nifty Auto index rising 1.5 per cent to 8,329.50. All the 15 constituents in the index ended in the green. Metal counters were next on the list as Nifty Metal index gained 1.20 per cent. On the downside, PSU bank stocks slumped the most. The Nifty PSU Bank index fell over 1 per cent 2,538 levels.  Buzzing stocks: Shares of Tata Motors climbed over 4 per cent to Rs 183.60 on the BSE, gaining more than 50 per cent in October-December quarter. The stock of Tata Group automobiles company is set to post its sharpest quarterly gain in the past one decade.  Shares of cinema theatre operators were in focus with PVR (Rs 1,925) and Inox Leisure (Rs 399) hitting their respective all-time highs on expectation of strong earnings growth in October-December quarter (Q3FY20).  Shares of Prince Pipes and Fittings Ltd made a tepid market debut today and listed at Rs 160, a 10 per cent discount against its issue price of Rs 178 per share on the BSE. The stock ended the session at Rs 166.60. And, now let's take a look at how the global markets fared in today's session -  A broad gauge of Asian share markets rose to an 18-month high on Monday as Chinese equities gained, while oil touched three-month highs on a combination of US crude inventory drawdowns, trade optimism and unrest in the Middle East. Japan's Nikkei stock index finished its last trading day of the year down 0.76 per cent.

Indian shares are likely to open little changed on Monday, tracking muted gains in the global markets and concerns of the economic slowdown. The Reserve Bank of India on Friday cut benchmark rates by 25 basis points and lowered GDP growth forecast. Asian shares traded marginally higher over positive US jobs data, but trade war concerns capped gains. Benchmark indices BSE Sensex and NSE's Nifty 50 fell over 1 percent in the previous session. At 8.20 AM, SGX Nifty futures traded 8 points, or 0.07 percent up at 11,214, indicating a flat start for the Sensex and the Nifty 50.

Indian benchmark indices BSE Sensex and NSE's Nifty 50 are set for a strong start on Wednesday, in line with positive trades in global markets over hopes of dovish stance from the US Federal Reserve. Sentiment in the global equity markets turned positive after European Central Bank's President Mario Draghi said that the ECB will ease policy again if inflation fails to accelerate. Markets also received an extra boost from confirmation that US President Donald Trump would meet China's president to talk about trade. Indian markets in the previous session settled higher, snapping a four-day losing streak. At 07:00 AM, the SGX Nifty futures traded 0.50 percent higher at 11,771, indicating a positive start for the Sensex and the Nifty 50.

Indian benchmark indices BSE Sensex and NSE's Nifty 50 are set for a strong start on Monday following gains in global markets after the US and Mexico agreed to end their trade dispute. Moreover, week US jobs data on Friday raised prospects of an interest rate cut by the US Federal Reserve.  Meanwhile, the Reserve Bank on Friday issued its much-awaited revised circular for resolving stressed assets, offering lenders a 30-day period to label an account an NPA, among other provisions. Investors in India will await key inflation and manufacturing data due to be released this week.  At 7.05 AM, the SGX Nifty futures traded 53 points, or 0.45 percent, higher at 11,950, indicating a positive start for the Sensex and the Nifty 50.

Indian benchmark indices BSE Sensex and NSE's Nifty 50 are likely to open lower on Thursday as investors will remain cautious ahead of the final results of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. Counting of votes will begin at 8 AM today and final results are likely to be declared late in the evening. Exit polls of the general elections predicted a comfortable win for the Narendra Modi government. In global markets, Asian shares traded in red amid fears of escalating US-China trade tensions. Meanwhile, minutes of the US Federal Reserve's last meeting underlined its readiness to be patient on policy "for some time" given the uncertain global outlook. The chance of a rate cut seemed to diminish. Indian shares ended marginally higher in the previous session. The Sensex settled 140 points higher at 39,110, while the Nifty50 added 29 points to end at 11,738.  At 07.05 AM, the SGX Nifty, an early indicator of the Nifty 50's trend in India, was down 28 points, or 0.24 percent, at 11,752.00, indicating a weak start for the Sensex and Nifty. Stocks to watch: Bank of Baroda, Wipro, HDFC Bank in focus.

Indian bourses are expected to a rally on Monday after exit polls of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections projected Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) to win a comfortable majority. Analysts said the equity market has already priced in Narendra Modi's win, however, the exit poll numbers will further boost Indian benchmark indices BSE Sensex and NSE's Nifty 50.  A News18-Ipsos exit poll has predicted NDA winning 336 out of 542 seats, with BJP gaining 276 seats and allies seen taking 66 seats. Congress-led United Progressive Alliance is likely to win 82 seats, with the grand old party taking 46 seats and the rest of 36 to allies. On Friday, the Sensex surged 537.29 points, or 1.44 percent, to 37,930.77, and the Nifty 50 rallied 150.05 points, or 1.33 percent, to 11,407.15\. For the week, the Sensex rose 467.78 points or 1.24 percent, and the Nifty gained 128.25 points or 1.13 percent. Share markets in Asia got off to a steady start on Monday as investors tried to catch their breath following another week of escalating trade tensions between the United States and China. At 7:05 AM, the SGX Nifty, a key indicator for the Indian market surged 2.16 percent, at 11,681, indicating a positive start for the Sensex and the Nifty. Stocks to watch: Tata Motors, Jet Airways, InterGlobe Aviation in focus.