Page 29 - Stock Markets

Sensex ends near day's low, dips 435pts; Nifty below 18K; HDFC Bank down 3%

CLOSING BELL: Mixed global cues, rising bond yields globally, and an uptick in oil prices also dented the sentiment

Stocks, dollar rise; European leaders urge further Moscow sanctions

Russia maintained gas flows through key pipeline routes into Europe, despite uncertainty over payment terms

HDFC, HDFC Bank combined m-cap topples TCS' on merger announcement

Mirroring the rally in the stock, market capitalisation of HDFC zoomed to Rs 4,85,691.18 crore

Investor wealth jumps Rs 4.5 trn as markets rally over HDFC twins' merger

As per the BSE data, as many as 179 stocks touched their 52-week highs

World shares mixed as calls mount for more sanctions against Russia

Additional sanctions could impact energy and other markets, adding to uncertainties

World stocks stall as West considers more sanctions against Russia

The pan-European STOXX 600 was flat an hour and a half after the open while S&P 500 and Nasdaq stock futures were down about 0.1%

Sensex sprints 1,335 points, Nifty tops 18,050; HDFC twins jump up to 10%

CLOSING BELL: Besides, Kotak Bank, HUL, IndusInd Bank, Tata Steel, L&T, and Sun Pharma were the other top gainers

Statsguru: FPIs often deploy cheap capital in EMs in search of high returns

Mutual fund investments of over Rs 1.7 trillion steadied the ship

World shares rise, US yield curve inverts after strong jobs data

The pan-European STOXX 600 index rose 0.62% and MSCI's gauge of stocks across the globe gained 0.05%

Markets start FY23 with solid gains; Sensex jumps 708pts, Nifty tops 17,650

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

Gujarat Alkalies hits record high; stock zooms 51% in one month

The company announced partial commencement of caustic evaporation unit (CEU) by its joint venture company GACL-NALCO Alkalies & Chemicals.

European stocks set for biggest quarterly drop since 2020

The MSCI World Equity index was down 0.3% on the day, while Europe's STOXX 600 eased 0.2% to sit just below a one-month high hit on Tuesday

Investors' wealth surges over Rs 59.75 trn in FY22 as Sensex rises 18%

Braving many headwinds in the latter part of the current fiscal, Sensex closed the 2021-22 financial year with a gain of 9,059.36 points or 18.29 per cent

RIL, HDFC Bk drag Sensex 115pts, Nifty holds 17,450; indices up 19% in FY22

CLOSING BELL: Hindalco tumbled 5 per cent, followed by Divis Labs, Apollo Hospitals, RIL, Wipro, Eicher Motors, Dr Reddy's Labs, and Cipla

Cipla, Ipca Lab, Zydus Life to benefit most from drug price rise: Analysts

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.

Worsening outlook

Fundamentals warrant stock price correction

Global markets in Q1: Invasion and inversion shake world order

This week has also seen a dreaded - albeit brief - "inversion" of a key bit of the US bond yield curve that has been a precursor of economic recessions

World stocks lose steam, bond markets suggest pain ahead for US economy

Market players said the signals coming from bond markets were at odds with the mood in equity markets

Global stocks mixed as Russia-Ukraine talks appear to progress

European markets opened lower while Asian stocks advanced Wednesday as investors saw signs of possible progress in talks on ending Russia's war on Ukraine. London and Frankfurt declined. Shanghai and Hong Kong gained while Tokyo retreated. Oil rose more than $2 per barrel. Wall Street futures were lower after US stocks gained Wednesday following Russia's announcement it would scale back military operations near Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, and a northern city. This was a nice add-on catalyst to a market rally already under way, said Clifford Bennett of ACY Securities in a report. In early trading, London's FTSE 100 lost 0.1% to 7,529.06 and the DAX in Frankfurt sank 1.3% to 14,631.35. The CAC 40 in Paris shed 1% to 6,720.90. On Wall Street, futures for the benchmark S&P 500 index and the Dow Jones Industrial Average were down 0.4%. On Tuesday, the benchmark S&P 500 index rose 1.2% and the Dow advanced 1%. The Nasdaq composite added 1.8%. More than 85% of the stocks in the S&P .

Sensex rallies 1,300 pts in three days: Here's what is driving the markets

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.