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Sensex rises for 3rd day, up 787 pts; Nifty tops 18K amid broad-based rally

CLOSING BELL: The Financial Services, IT, Pharma, Auto, and Consumer Durable indices gained over 1 per cent each, while others added up to 1 per cent

Market outlook: Earnings, Fed rate decision major factors to watch out for

The ongoing quarterly earnings season, the Reserve Bank's special meeting of its rate-setting committee and the US Fed interest rate decision are the major events that would dictate trends in the equity market this week, analysts said. Besides, auto sales numbers and macroeconomic data to be announced during the week would also influence trading in the equity market. Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) data for the manufacturing sector would be announced on Tuesday, while the services sector numbers are scheduled to come on Thursday. "FOMC (Federal Open Market Committee) meeting, RBI MPC meeting, auto sales numbers and Q2 earnings will drive the market this week. The market will have an eye on the unscheduled RBI MPC meeting. We are heading toward the last batch of Q2 earnings, which will lead to stock-specific movement. October auto sales numbers will be important because they will tell us about festival demand," said Pravesh Gour, Senior Technical Analyst, Swastika Investmart Ltd. T

How will US Fed and BoE rate action affect markets this week?

Indian markets stayed in green on the first week of Samvat 2079. This week, interest rate decisions by the US Fed and the Bank of England, along with global macro numbers will affect market trends

Market value up, but volumes declining in India: Unilever CEO Alan Jope

The consumption weakness is due to the impact of inflation, particularly in rural areas, he said

F&O expiry: Sensex rises 213 pts, Nifty holds 17,750; metals rally, IT slip

CLOSING BELL: Tata Steel, Power Grid, Sun Pharma, Axis Bank, Bharti Airtel, Kotak Bank, M&M, HDFC, Dr Reddy's Labs, and Titan were the leading winners

Stocks to watch: Zee Ent, SBI Cards, Tata Chemicals, Glenmark Pharma, Dabur

Stocks to watch today: SBI Cards, Indus Towers will report July-September quarter results on Thursday, October 27; Sony India and Zee Ent plan to sell 3 Hindi channels to address anti-competition

Eye on the prize: Ten-baggers still abound amid tepid benchmark returns

The analysis is based on 1,401 companies with their September-end price data since 2004

Sensex snaps seven-day winning run, falls 288 pts; Nifty50 ends at 17,656

Profit-booking comes to play, investors dump FMCG, pvt banking stocks

Sensex snaps 7-day winning run, falls 288 pts; RIL slips 1.5%, Nestle 3%

CLOSING BELL: The top drags were Nestle, Bajaj Finserv, HUL, Kotak Bank, RIL, HDFC, Bajaj Finance, Asian Paints, and IndusInd Bank as they fell in the range of 1 per cent to 3 per cent

Stocks to watch: RIL, HUL, ICICI Bank, RBL Bank, IGL, Borosil Renewables

Stocks to watch today: Reliance Industries flat net profit at Rs 13,656 crore in Q2FY23; Chennai Petroleum will post Q2FY23 results on Tuesday, October 25

Best of BS Opinion: Uncertain outlook, bear market patterns, and more

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Samvat 2079: From Ultratech to RIL, stock picks to fire up the new year

After a muted year of negative returns for the overall market, hopefully the new Samvat will be a happy hunting ground for investors. RAM PRASAD SAHU reads the tea leaves

Markets end marginally up on Friday; Sensex, Nifty down 1% in Samvat 2078

The BSE MidCap index fell about 4 per cent in Samvat 2078, while the BSE SmallCap index added 0.4 per cent

Domestic buying powering Indian equities but stocks yet to feel tight money

After recent downgrades, stocks comprising the country's benchmark Nifty Index are forecast to deliver around 15% higher income over the next 12 months than at the start of 2020

Sensex rises 96 pts after range-bound trade; Pvt banks weak, IT strong

CLOSING BELL: Meanwhile, the rupee will fall further against the US dollar over the rest of the year, a Reuters poll showed. It slipped to a record low of 83.21 today, and ended at 82.75/$

Sensex gains 550 pts, Nifty near 17,500; PSB index up 4%, HDFC twins weak

CLOSING BELL: The gains were largely led by bank, auto, IT, and FMCG stocks. Their sectoral indices were up over 1 per cent each

Upbeat housing demand to lift realty stocks despite rate hikes: Analysts

While rising interest rates are expected to hamper affordability among buyers, analysts expect the underlying need for homeownership to remain strong, which would buoy housing sales going ahead

Sensex zooms 491 pts, Nifty tops 17,300; PSBs soar, Electronics Mart up 42%

CLOSING BELL: Sectorally, the Nifty PSU Bank index climbed 3.6 per cent, Nifty Bank index 1.6 per cent, Nifty Financial Services and Private Bank indices up to 1.5 per cent

Sensex jumps 685pts, Nifty ends near 17,200; Infosys, HDFC, HDFC Bank shine

CLOSING BELL: A sharp pull-back in the US overnight triggered the relief rally in our markets on Friday. Benchmark indices however pared gains in the latter half of the trading day.

Stocks to watch: Infosys, Mindtree, Bajaj Auto, Shree Cement, Power Mech

Stocks to watch today: Bajaj Auto & Shree Cement will post September quarter (Q2FY23) results on Friday, October 14; Infosys posted 11 per cent YoY rise in consolidated net profit to Rs 6,021 cr in Q2