Indian bluechip equity indices Nifty50 and Sensex hit fresh record highs on Friday, driven by gains in financials and IT stocks, following US economic data that eased growth concerns. The benchmark NSE Nifty 50 rose 0.33% to 25,235.9, while the S&P BSE Sensex added 0.28% to 82,365.7. They added 1.6% this week and about 1%…
The past sessions for the markets stayed quite trending; the headline index continued with its upmove. While extending their gains, the Nifty 50 Index ended the week on a very strong note. Witnessing a strong momentum on the upside, the markets expanded their trading range as well. The Nifty traded in a range of 393.65…
Indian benchmark equity indices Nifty and Sensex ended flat in a highly volatile session on Friday, while global markets advanced after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell stated that “the time has come” to reduce interest rates. Speaking at the economic symposium at Jackson Hole, U.S., Powell explicitly endorsed an imminent policy easing, noting that further…
Indian benchmark equity indices ended lower on Friday, once again succumbing to profit booking after hitting all-time highs, although they locked in a third straight week of gains powered by a rally in financials and the return of foreign investors. The NSE Nifty 50 fell 0.28% to end at 23,501, while the S&P BSE Sensex…
Nifty ended with 0.4% gains in a week-long holiday shortened by Bakri Eid. When markets resume trading on Monday, a host of important domestic and global events lined up during the holiday-truncated week are likely to impact them. “The Indian stock markets exhibited positive trends as the Sensex and Nifty indices both posted minor gains,…
Benchmark equity indices, Nifty50 and Sensex, closed at record highs on Friday, erasing election day-related losses, on political continuity and a projection of faster economic growth. The NSE Nifty50 ended 2.05% higher at 23,290 points, while the S&P BSE Sensex closed up 2.16% at 76,693. The Nifty added 3.4% this week, while the Sensex rose…
Indian shares closed marginally higher in a special session conducted on Saturday for stock exchanges to test a failsafe system for equity trading. Indian equities traded in two special sessions from 9:15 a.m. to 10 a.m. (0345-0430 GMT) from a primary site, and then from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (0600-0700 GMT) from a so-called…