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BSE Oil & Gas index zooms over 7%; HPCL jumps 14%, BPCL surges over 11%

GAIL, ONGC, IOC and IGL were up in the range of 8.5 and 6 per cent

It is a great time to invest in stocks: Sampath Reddy, Bajaj Allianz Life

There's money to be made in every sector as by and large, each of them will rebound in the future

Financials trade weak; Shriram Transport slips 18% on Fitch downgrade

Bajaj Finance, Bandhan Bank, HDFC, Manappuram Finance, Cholamandalam Financial and M&M Financial Services were down more than 10% on the BSE.

Tata, Bajaj among 277 promoters that hiked stake in group firms in March

Among the lot, the highest quantum of promoter buying was seen in Tata Group companies that includes Tata Chemicals, Tata Steel, Indian Hotels, Tata Motors, Tata Power and Tata Consumer

Future Group stocks tank, Future Retail hits 5% lower circuit for 13th day

As per reports, the coronavirus, or COVID-19 outbreak, has impacted the Kishore Biyani-led Future Group's business.

Will the RBI cut interest rates today? Here's what top brokerages expect

While the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the RBI originally was slated to meet in the first week of April, the central bank in a surprise move is holding a briefing today

Stocks to watch: NTPC, YES Bank, Future Group stks, Lupin, Aurobindo Pharma

Here's a look at the top stocks that may remain in focus today -

With 75% economy under lockdown, analysts see sharp fall in GDP

Even when the lockdown period ends, it will take time for the economy to be fully up and running. The public fear factor, analysts feel, will still result in below-normal activity for a few months

IRCTC hits lower circuit for 8th straight day, declines 58% in one month

To curb the coronavirus outbreak, all passenger train services on Indian Railways including premium trains, mail/express trains, Konkan Railway, etc have been cancelled till March 31.

Consumption sector will not be affected much by the 21-day lockdown

I believe the full-year impact on GDP will be around 150 basis points (bps)

Growth biggest concern for banks now; keep an investment horizon of 3 yrs

Even before the outbreak of coronavirus, growth in the overall banking industry was not encouraging.

Rakesh Jhunjhunwala's portfolio hit 36%; Ashish Dhawan, Dolly Khanna suffer

Rakesh Jhunjhunwala and family, the big bull of the equity markets, have lost Rs 4,558 crore in CY20 so far, with the value of their investments slipping below Rs 10,000 crore

India is not one of the most attractive emerging markets right now

We expect global growth to level off to 0.7 per cent in 2020 (before corona we estimated 2.9 per cent).

Trent, Rallis, Polycab and 55 other stocks freeze at 20% lower circuit

As many as 620 stocks out of 2,326 traded on the BSE were locked in lower circuit band

Selling has been overdone, market is nearing a bottom

Investors should take a heart from the fact that there are countries, such as China and South Korea, where normalcy is returning.

Even the last Bull will think twice before buying in this market

It is going to be very difficult and testing time for retail investors.

Sensex hits 10% lower circuit, trading halted for 45 minutes

The Sensex hit a low of 26,924.11, triggering temporary pause in trading across all the segments in the markets

Auto stocks skid; M&M, Maruti, Hero Moto Corp, TVS Motors plunge up to 12%

Maruti Suzuki India (MSI), the country's largest carmaker, said it was suspending production at its facilities in Haryana "till further notice".

Sebi order: Big institutions can hedge, but not speculate

Counters such as NCC, Indiabulls Housing Finance, Jindal Steel & Power, Just Dial, Adani Enterprises, Canara Bank, etc. would likely be immediately placed in the ban period for derivatives trading.

Markets to operate normally today: Sebi amid reports of shutdown

"Markets will work normally tomorrow (Monday)," said a Sebi official. "All segments at BSE will operate as usual on Monday 23," said Ashish Chauhan MD & CEO, BSE.