Only half of the 52 firms that got listed managed to give Nifty-beating returns
CLOSING BELL: Sectorally, the Nifty PSU Bank index jumped 4 per cent on the bourses with Union Bank, Bank of India, Canara Bank, and Bank of Maharashtra adding over 4 per cent each
CLOSING BELL: Hindalco tumbled 5 per cent, followed by Divis Labs, Apollo Hospitals, RIL, Wipro, Eicher Motors, Dr Reddy's Labs, and Cipla
The recent price hike, analysts said, brings some respite for the industry facing multiple headwinds such as steep raw inflation, price erosion in the US market and higher freight costs.
Wednesday's sharp rally came on the back of hopes that the end of the Russia-Ukraine war may be on the horizon as Russia on Tuesday said it would cut down its military operation in Ukraine.
CLOSING BELL: Reliance Industries, HDFC twins, ICICI Bank, and Bajaj Finance lifted the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex 740 points higher to end at 58,684
CLOSING BELL: Shares of Hero MotoCorp cracked over 6 per cent after reports suggested that the Income Tax Department has found that Hero MotoCorp made more than Rs 1,000 crore bogus expenses
The 30-share BSE barometer was trading 317.22 points higher at 57,910.71.
After falling 537.11 points to a low of 56,825.09 in morning trade, the 30-share BSE barometer staged a recovery in afternoon trade and climbed 231.29 points or 0.40 per cent to settle at 57,593.49
CLOSING BELL: Bharti Airtel, up 4 per cent, was the top gainer on the Nifty50 index, followed by Coal India, Axis Bank, Eicher Motors, ITC, SBI, ICICI Bank, HUL,IndusInd Bank, and Power Grid
The brokerage said the options data suggests that the Nifty has strong support around 17,000 and then 16,800, which can act as a stop-loss for those initiating long positions
Stock markets are likely to witness volatility this week amid monthly derivatives expiry, ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict and high crude oil prices, analysts said. Geopolitical tensions and supply-side concerns would continue to dominate investor sentiment, they added. "This week, we will have March month F&O expiry that may provide a direction to this range-bound market. Global equity markets are also rebounding and showing some signs of stabilization, however, there are still uncertainties about the Russia-Ukraine issue that may continue to cause volatility in global markets. "Crude oil prices have again inched higher amid geopolitical issues and supply-side concerns and if it sees further strength then it could be a cause of concern for the Indian equity markets," said Santosh Meena, Head of Research, Swastika Investmart Ltd. According to market analysts, the scheduled monthly expiry of March month derivatives contracts would keep volatility high this week. "Participants will .
CLOSING BELL: Titan Company, Tech M, Maruti Suzuki, Cipla, IOC, Nestle India, Hero MotoCorp, Eicher Motors, L&T, TCS, Wipro, and Tata Steel were the top laggards
CLOSING BELL: Dr Reddy's Labs (up nearly 5 per cent) was the top Nifty gainer today, followed by Coal India, Hindalco, Cipla, NTPC, JSW Steel, Tech M, and RIL
Analysts believe current input cost headwinds are transitory as likely price hikes by companies will help aid margin pressures.
CLOSING BELL: HDFC, Bharti Airtel, Cipla, Britannia, Sun Pharma, Maruti, and Bajaj Auto were the major drags today
CLOSING BELL: Tech M, Tata Motors, BPCL, ITC, JSW Steel, PowerGrid, Bajaj Auto, Infosys, TCS, Bajaj Finserv, Bharti Airtel, Wipro and IndusInd Bank were the other gainers
As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continued to drag on, markets declined on Monday, pushing oil prices even higher.
Stock market live updates: Opening Bell Stock market live updates: The key benchmark indices started Monday's session with mild gains amid ensuing uncertainty of the Russia-Ukraine war. The BSE Sense
CLOSING BELL: JSW Steel, Titan Company, SBI Life, RIL, Kotak Bank, Tata Consumer Products, Tata Steel, Nestle India, and Eicher Motors were the other notable gainers