The benchmark equity indices ended Friday’s trading session in the positive territory. The NSE Nifty 50 gained 30.05 points or 0.15% to settle at 19,425.35, while the BSE Sensex jumped 72.48 points or 0.11% to 64,904.68. Bank Nifty index gained 136.50 points or 0.31% to settle at 43,820.10. The broader indices ended largely in positive […]
Share Market Highlights: Nifty settles above 19800, Sensex over 66000; Bank Nifty sheds over 230 points
Share Market News Today | Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices Highlights: The benchmark equity indices ended Wednesday’s trading session in positive territory. The NSE Nifty 50 advanced 28.45 points or 0.14% to settle at 19,811.85, while the BSE Sensex gained 92.47 points or 0.14% to 66,023.24. Midcaps stocks led the gains among the broader indices while [
Cotton output may decline 8 per cent to 294.10 lakh bales this year: CAI
Cotton production may decline by around 8 per cent to 294.10 lakh bales in the 2023-24 season due to lower yields in most growing regions, according to the Cotton Association of India (CAI) estimates released on Thursday. The total cotton production during the 2022-23 season (October-September) stood at 318.90 lakh bales of 170 kg each, […]
Federal Bank’s arm Fedfina, IREDA get nod from Sebi to float IPOs
Four firms — Fedbank Financial Services, Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency, EPACK Durable and Suraj Estate Developers — have received capital markets regulator Sebi’s approval to raise funds through initial public offerings (IPO). These companies, which filed preliminary IPO papers with Sebi between July and September, obtained the watchdo
Bajaj Auto shares hit 52-week high; jumps over 66% YTD; What’s driving the stock?
Bajaj Auto stock has been on a ride over the past one year, offering more than 66% returns to investors year to date. The share price rose 0.70% to hit a fresh 52-week high of Rs 5,971.95 intra-day Tuesday. It advanced 4.11% in the last 5 days, 11.75% in the last one month and a […]
Gunfire erupts at a Colorado mall on Christmas Eve; One dead, 3 hurt
A man was fatally shot and three people were hurt as gunfire rang out at a shopping center in Colorado on Christmas Eve, police said Sunday. A fight broke out between two groups of people in the afternoon at the Citadel Mall in Colorado Springs and officers received a report of gunshots and responded, the […]
Dussehra 2023: India celebrates Vijayadashami with full fervour, here’s a glimpse of Ravan Dahan across India – See pics
1/8 Dussehra or the 10th day marks the end of the nine nights of Navratri, is celebrated in the Hindu calendar month of Ashvin or Kartik. This day commemorates Lord Ram’s triumph over the malevolent King Ravana, which is why, on the evening of Dussehra, enormous effigies representing the demon king Ravana are set ablaze, […]
Mcap of seven of top-10 most valued firms added Rs 3.04 lakh crore; HDFC Bank, LIC biggest gainers
The combined market valuation of seven of the 10 most valued firms climbed Rs 3,04,477.25 crore last week, with HDFC Bank and LIC emerging as the biggest gainers amid an overall optimistic trend in equities. Last week, the BSE benchmark rallied 2,344.41 points or 3.47 per cent. On Friday, the 30-share BSE Sensex rose 303.91 […]
Oil prices on track for fourth straight week of declines
Oil prices were little changed on Friday but on track for their fourth straight week of losses after tumbling about 5% to a four month-low on Thursday on worries over global demand. Brent futures edged up 4 cents, or 0.1%, to $77.46 a barrel at 0529 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude (WTI) was at […]
HUL’s volume growth may remain tepid in Q3: Nomura
Hindustan Unilever (HUL), the country’s largest consumer goods company, may see a muted volume growth in the October-December period, as festive demand remained weak, brokerage Nomura said on Thursday. The company would also see a pressure on its gross profit margins from higher cost of commodities as it has refrained from taking new prices in [&he