Mumbai | 1 day ago
Sensex tanks 298 points, metal, auto stocks fall
Mumbai, May 16 - A benchmark index of Indian equities fell 298 points Wednesday as concern over eurozone and a depreciating rupee weighed on sentiments. Metals, auto and consumer durable stocks came under intense selling on heavy funds outflow.The 30-scrip sensitive index - of the Bombay Stock Exchange -, which opened in the positive at 16,132.68 points, closed at 16,030.09 points, down by 1.83 pe ... read more

1 day ago
Greek turmoil drives global stocks down
Moscow, May 16 - The near certainty of Greece's departure from the eurozone, and doubt about what could happen in the aftermath of this, has seen global stocks take a further battering Wednesday.Asian stocks accelerated their slide in the Wednesday trading session, with the Korean and Hong Kong stock indexes shedding more than three percent.Hong Kong's Hang Seng closed down 3.24 percent to 19,250 ... read more

Mumbai | 3 months ago
Indian markets quiet ahead of monetary policy
Mumbai, Jan 23 - Indian equities markets were sluggish a little before noon Monday, as traders were cautious ahead of the third quarterly review of the monetary policy by the Reserve Bank of India.The policy review will be Tuesday but the majority view is that the central bank may keep a status quo on key interest rates. The 30-scrip sensitive index - of the Bombay Stock Exchange -, which opened ... read more

Mumbai | 4 months ago
Day after rally, Sensex closes flat
Mumbai, Jan 11 - A benchmark index for Indian equities markets closed on a flat note Wednesday after the previous day's rally as investors turned cautious ahead of quarterly results from blue-chips and industrial production numbers.Lacklustre cues from global bourses added to the sluggishness in the markets.The 30-scrip sensitive index - of the Bombay Stock Exchange - held on to the 16,000-mark th ... read more

Mumbai | 4 months ago
Sensex nudges up as traders take a breather after Tuesday rally
Mumbai, Jan 11 - Indian equities markets were ruling quiet Wednesday after the previous session's rally as traders awaited further news on the economic front and dull cues from other Asian bourses prompted them to take a breather.The 30-scrip sensitive index - of the Bombay Stock Exchange - nudged up and was comfortably above the 16,000-mark that it breached Tuesday, after a month's gap with a 350 ... read more

Mumbai | 4 months ago
Sensex rallies 350 points, closes above 16,000
Mumbai, Jan 10 - A benchmark index for Indian equities Tuesday rallied 350 points and closed above the 16,000-mark for the first time in almost a month, as firm global cues and the rupee gaining strength against the US dollar helped buying sentiments.The 30-scrip sensitive index - of the Bombay Stock Exchange -, which opened at 15,898.32 points, closed at 16,165.09 points, 350.37 points or 2.22 pe ... read more

Mumbai | 4 months ago
Sensex goes past the 16,000-mark
Mumbai, Jan 10 - A benchmark index for Indian equities Tuesday rose past the 16,000-mark and was trading 285 points higher on broadbased buying and as the rupee gained strength against the US dollar.The 30-scrip sensitive index - of the Bombay Stock Exchange -, which opened at 15,898.32 points, was ruling at 16,077.55 points around 12.50 p.m, 262.83 points or 1.66 percent up from its previous clos ... read more

Mumbai | 4 months ago
Sensex closes flat amid dull global cues
Mumbai, Jan 9 - A benchmark index for Indian equities Monday closed flat, having moved up from the initial lows, amid mixed cues from other global bourses and continuing concerns on the slowing economy.The 30-scrip sensitive index - of the Bombay Stock Exchange -, which opened at 15,840.22 points, closed at 15,814.72 points, 34.08 points or 0.22 percent down from its previous close at 15,848.8 poi ... read more

Mumbai | 4 months ago
Sensex up 421 points, metals, capital goods gain
Mumbai, Jan 3 - All-round buying helped a benchmark index of Indian equities market rally over 421 points higher Tuesday. Positive cues from Asian markets too helped.The 30-scrip sensitive index - of the Bombay Stock Exchange -, which opened at 15,640.56 points, closed at 15,939.36 points, 421.44 points or 2.72 percent up, from its previous close at 15,517.92 points.The 50-scrip S&P CNX Nifty of t ... read more

Seoul | 5 months ago
Kim's death rocks South Korea's financial market
Seoul, Dec 19 - South Korea's financial market was rocked Monday after North Korea's supreme leader Kim Jong-il died.Market watchers said the focus would move to whether power shift to Kim Jon-il's third son Kim Jong-un was to be made smoothly, reported Xinhua. North Korea's official KCNA news agency said that Kim died 'from a great mental and physical strain at 8.30 Dec 17, 2011, on train during ... read more