Energy, auto, healthcare and banking shares were the major losers, while IT shares managed to buck the trend.
Indices for companies scoring high on ESG standards have done well in five years but long-term trends are unclear.
The broader markets also finished with significant gains with the BSE Midcap & Smallcap indices up 1 per cent and 0.7 per cent, respectively. IT, financials and energy shares were the top gainers.
Buying was seen across the board; Micap and Smallcap indices finished with gains of 1.5 per cent each, overall breadth too was extremely positive
The guidelines outline technology infrastructure and system requirements that a member should put in place
Markets regulator Sebi on Friday said it will auction eight properties of Vishwamitra International Infra on December 27 to recover investors' money. These properties will be auctioned at a reserve price totalling Rs 2.8 crore, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) said in a notice. Inviting bids for the sale of these properties, Sebi said the auction will be conducted through online mode. The regulator has asked the intending bidders to make their own independent enquiries regarding the measurement, nature, type, classifications, encumbrances, litigations, attachments, and liabilities of the properties put on auction. Procurement Technologies has been engaged by Sebi to assist it for the sale of the properties. Vishwamitra International Infra had allotted over 41.5 lakh non-convertible debentures (NCDs) worth Rs 41.61 crore in 2012-13 to Vishwamitra India Tour & Hotels Ltd (its group company), which in turn transferred these NCDs to 83,109 investors, without complying
There were 16 such stocks in the last financial quarter: compared to one in 2011. The price is beyond the reach of small investors, raising question over face value
During the week, market infrastructure institutions (MIIs) will conduct an array of educational activities
What are upper and lower circuits? What happens if these circuits are hit? For how long is the trading halted? Why do we have these circuits anyway? Here is an explainer for you
NSE halted trading at 11:40 am on February 24 and resumed after four hours: the longest such suspension in Indian markets.
The parent firm of Paytm has launched India's biggest IPO. And the owner of Pizza Hut and KFC is opening its IPO today. Both these companies are loss-making. So, what should investors do?
Some of the global custodians, through which a large number of FPIs transact, welcomed the exchanges' move
Prime database figures show that mutual fund ownership of NSE-listed firms rose nearly 15% Q0Q to Rs 18.75 trillion as on Sept 30
Analysts said the inflationary pressure seen by companies such as HUL and Nestle India have made the Street temper down its earnings growth expectations
Gain for 7th day; shrug off worries about rising yields, oil prices
Platform will be extended to spot gold exchange
Last year as investors preferred larger companies that were deemed more resilient amid Covid; Calendar 2018 was the best year for SME IPOs, with 141 offerings garnering Rs 2,287 cr
Stock market LIVE: All sectoral indices ended in the red with capital goods, IT, metal, pharma, auto, realty and PSU Bank indices falling in the 1-3 per cent range
Stock market LIVE: On the sectoral front, barring Nifty Realty, Pharma, PSU Bank, all indices trade in the green
Stock market LIVE: Sectorally, all the indices were in the green, led by the Nifty Realty index (up 3.5 per cent)