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Equity investors became richer by over Rs 10.43 lakh crore in the past five days, as markets continued their winning momentum helped by foreign fund inflows and stable global trends. The market capitalisation of BSE-listed firms have surged Rs 10,43,216.79 crore to Rs 2,62,37,776.13 crore in the last five trading sessions (March 29-April 6). This week, equity markets were closed on Tuesday (April 4) for "Mahavir Jayanti". Markets are closed on Friday on account of "Good Friday". Last week, stock markets were closed on Thursday for "Ram Navami". The 30-share BSE Sensex has jumped 2,219.25 points or 3.85 per cent in the past five trading sessions. According to market analysts the benchmark indices have rallied aided by improved overseas fund inflows and positive global cues. "The Indian equity market saw gains for the second week in a row after a protracted period of underperformance, thanks to stable global cues, FII buying amid valuation comfort, and signs of a worldwide peak in
The benchmark S&P BSE Sensex rose 445 points to end the session at 58,074 - a gain of 0.7 per cent
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During the week, the Sensex fell 2.4 per cent and the Nifty 2.5 per cent, their worst weekly decline since June 17, 2022
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Nifty Midcap 100, Nifty Smallcap 100 struggle even as markets make new highs
The share price of Tata Investment Corporation has zoomed 60%, while TRF has appreciated by 58 per cent in past one week on the BSE.
Equity investors' wealth jumped by over Rs 10.19 lakh crore in the three-day market rally to Monday. On Monday, the 30-share BSE Sensex soared by 1,041.08 points or 1.90 per cent to settle at 55,925.74. In three days, the bechmark has zoomed 2,176.48 points or 4 per cent. Helped by jump in equities, the market capitalisation of BSE-listed firms went up by Rs 10,19,936.84 crore to Rs 2,58,47,092.40 crore in three days. "Indian markets witnessed a smart rally on the back of positive global cues and early arrival of monsoon giving hopes of slowdown in inflation. On the global front, European and Asian markets edged higher following US market rally on last Friday," said Siddhartha Khemka, Head - Retail Research at Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd. Among Sensex stocks, Titan rose the most by 4.94 per cent, followed by Mahindra & Mahindra that rallied 4.69 per cent, Infosys by 4.57 per cent, L&T by 3.77 per cent, Tech Mahindra by 3.59 per cent, HCL Technologies by 3.57 per cent,
The board also approved to change company's name from Ruchi Soya Industries to Patanjali Foods.
India remains among the top five emerging market economies seeing renewed FPI interest. While some see this as bargain buying, sustenance of these inflows holds the key for a firm market rally
Following a strong run over the festive season, stock market investors were looking to position more conservatively in the last few sessions of 2021
The US Federal Reserve's taper plans and a brisk economic recovery may also prompt the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to begin winding up ultra-loose policy regime
In a Q&A, Ashish Shanker says market moves will mirror the likely earnings growth of 12-15 per cent for the next few years
Besides strong corporate earnings, the current rally in the equity markets is also supported by benign macros, Nomura said, with a very supportive monetary policy
Both cash and derivative turnovers log new records in February
The Nifty Bank index, which was the top performing index on the National Stock Exchange (NSE), jumped nearly 730 points, or 2 per cent, in the intra-day deals to hit a new 36,837 levels
Nearly 20 stocks in Nifty Small-cap 100 are showing strong bullish signals as against 10 stocks of Nifty Mid-cap 100