The management expects profitability to improve on the back of volumes, cost reduction
Retail participation in the F&O segment - especially that for options writers on expiry days - has already been impacted owing to these norms, which became effective from December 1
The fall in gold prices may be a boon for the gold ETF category, which has seen inflows of over Rs 1,000 crore in the past two months
Travel firms and store operators rally on re-opening optimism; Zoom among stay-home winners to decline from peak valuations
Sensex down 2.4% in four sessions
Short sellers borrow shares from brokers and then sell them into the market, with the agreement that they will buy the shares back and return them to the lender at an agreed upon time.
Sectorally, the Nifty PSU Bank index jumped another 5.6 per cent today, while the Nifty CPSE and Energy indices settled up to 4 per cent higher
Going ahead, given the sharper-than-expected economic recovery back home, analysts say, can fuel a further rally in domestic cyclicals, industrials, and financials
In the intra-day session, the Sensex and the Nifty indices touched a low of 51,586 and 15,171, respectively.
But Indian indices slip from record highs in volatile session
The broader markets ended higher today with the S&P BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices settling 0.2 per cent and 0.43 per cent up, respectively
Information sought from foreign counterparts at a multi-year high
The Nifty Bank index stole the show and hit a new peak of 37,309 levels, up 1,200 points in the intra-day trade. The index closed 1,197 points, or 3.3 per cent, higher at 37,306 levels
The Centre's move in 2019 to cut base corporate tax from 30 per cent to 22 per cent, too, will lead to an improvement in the profit-to-GDP ratio
Robust domestic demand, reducing dependence of global peers on China drive earnings outlook
On the sectoral front, the Nifty Metal index skid 1.7 per cent, followed by the Nifty FMCG index declined 1.5 per cent
Brent Crude has surged more than 60 per cent since November, crossing $61 a barrel for the first time in 13 months
On the sectoral front, Nifty PSU Bank index declined over 1 per cent on the NSE, followed by losses in the Nifty Auto index (down 0.4 per cent), and the Nifty Realty index (down 0.24 per cent)
The broader markets, however, bucked the trend and ended higher today. The S&P BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices added 0.7 per cent and 0.4 per cent, respectively at close
The Nifty Auto, Metal, and Pharma indices settled over 1 per cent lower each