Bulls were dominant on the D-Street on Monday as Indian benchmark indices reported their third positive closing. The market-wide buying lifted the mood with banks, auto and consumer stocks leading the gains. While Nifty closed 255.15 points or 1.12% higher to finish at 22,968.25, the 30-stock BSE Sensex surged 787.30 points or 1.07% to settle…
Bulls mounted a strong comeback on Thursday, lifting benchmark indices off their intraday lows to close in the green for a second straight session, led by gains in IT stocks. The Nifty rebounded 530 points from its day’s low of 22,182 to settle at 22,713, up 34 points or 0.15% from the previous close. The…
Indian stock markets ended on a positive note on Thursday, navigating sharp intraday volatility. After a steep early decline, benchmark indices staged a strong recovery, with the Sensex and Nifty closing marginally higher, marking their second straight session of gains in the new financial year FY27. Looking ahead, markets are likely to remain highly volatile…
Indian stock markets witnessed sharp volatility on Thursday, plunging early before staging a strong recovery, with the Sensex and Nifty ending marginally higher for the second straight session in FY27. At close, Sensex was up 185 points at 73,319.55 while Nifty was up 34 points at 22,713. The benchmark indices closed nearly 1,800 points and…
Nifty’s final session of FY26 ended in the deep red, settling 5% lower in the financial year ended March 31, 2026 while the BSE Sensex plunged 7% in the same period. The 50-stock index fell 2% on Monday to close at 22,331.40, recording its second successive fall, dragged by a sell-off across sectors. Heavyweight sectors…
Indian frontline indices ended their two-session rally amid sharp cuts as a failure in the Iran-US negotiations dented the market mood. Elevated energy prices and a plunging rupee aggravated troubles for domestic investors. Amid high volatility, markets were mainly dragged by financials, auto and consumer stocks. Nifty settled at 22,819.60, falling by 486.85 points or…
The markets traded with a distinctly weak bias through the week, witnessing a steady decline after an initial attempt to stabilize, and eventually ended marginally in the red. The Nifty oscillated in a defined range of 931 points before settling near the lower end of the range. Volatility remained firm; the India VIX edged higher…
Indian benchmark indices ended sharply lower on Thursday, marking their second straight day of losses as the ongoing Iran–Israel/US conflict continued to weigh on investor sentiment. Auto, consumer and financial stocks led the decline, although commodity counters witnessed selective buying. In a volatile trading session, the broader Nifty 50 dropped 227.70 points, or 0.95%, to…
Across financial markets, the bid-offer spread has always served a fundamental purpose. Whether prices are formed through dealer negotiation, brokered interaction, or electronic matching, the spread was the price of risk. It compensated a liquidity provider for holding inventory, absorbing uncertainty, and managing the time, capital, and information asymmetry involved in finding the other side…
Indian equity markets closed sharply lower on Thursday as lingering tensions between the US and Iran triggered broad-based selling. The benchmark indices snapped their three-session winning streak, weighed down by losses in auto, financial, IT and consumer stocks. The Nifty fell 365 points, or 1.41%, to settle at 25,454.35, while the 30-share BSE Sensex ended…