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Asia shares, oil rally on vaccine hopes. (AP Photo)

Asia shares, oil rally on hopes for coronavirus vaccine

Oil prices jumped to their highest in over two months, as the easing of global lockdowns boosted

19 May 2020 9:15 AM

Investor wealth plummets over Rs 10 lakh cr in first hour of trade

Markets took a heavy beating as the BSE benchmark index plunged 10 percent its lower circuit limit

23 Mar 2020 11:39 AM

The Sensex posted its biggest single-day jump in over a decade at 1,921 points on Friday after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman delivered a surprise cut in corporate tax rates. (Photo: File | PTI)

Markets may take a breather after massive gains; sentiment to remain upbeat: Analysts

Markets will witness a revival as the newly announced fiscal measures will give a relief from slowdown fears

22 Sep 2019 1:03 PM

n theory if tax rates are very high, obviously people look for other countries, which have lower interest rates, and also exemptions from income tax,” said former RBI governor Bimal Jalan.

Higher tax for high earners may trigger fund flight: ex-RBI governor

Analysts and traders say this has been a major reason for foreign investors being net sellers from Indian equity markets.

29 Jul 2019 8:22 PM

According to the latest data available with depositories, a net sum of Rs 7,712.12 crore has been pulled out from equities during July 1-19. (Photo: Representational)

FPIs withdraw Rs 7,712 cr from stocks in July so far

FPIs had been net investors in the equity segment in the previous five months.

21 Jul 2019 11:16 AM

Prior to that, FPIs had pulled out a net Rs 5,360 crore from the capital markets (both equity and debt) in January.

FPIs pour in Rs 11,012 crore in April so far

FPIs invested Rs 14,300.22 crore in equities during April 1-16, while pulling out Rs 3,288.12 crore from debt market.

21 Apr 2019 11:24 AM

The Sensex jumped 665.44 points or 1.87 per cent to close the session at 36,256.69 while the Nifty vaulted 179.15 points or 1.68 per cent to close the session at 10,830.95.

Dovish Fed, Budget help Sensex rally 665 points

Most of the Asian equity markets also ended the day with strong gains.

01 Feb 2019 1:09 AM

The Sensex slumped 368.84 points or 1.02 per cent to end the day at 35,656.70 while the Nifty closed the session at 10,661.55, down 119 points or 1.10 per cent. (Photo: File)

Sensex extends fall for 2nd straight day

The stock ended the day at Rs 372.50, up 16.64 per cent.

29 Jan 2019 1:15 AM

India’s financial markets rose on Monday, shrugging off concerns about a growing spat between the central bank and the government and preferring to take solace from plans for a big liquidity injection by the bank.

Sensex rebounds 718 points

Investors ignore RBI-Centre rift, focuses on infusion of liquidity via OMO.

30 Oct 2018 12:10 AM

According to the provisional data released by the stock exchanges foreign portfolio investors (FPI) offloaded equities worth Rs 1,356.66 crore. (Representational image)

Sensex extends fall on sharp sell-off

The broader markets also remained weak with 1,466 stocks declining as against 1,094 stocks that advanced.

27 Oct 2018 12:20 AM

The shares of Reliance Capital and M&M Finance slumped over 7 per cent each on Wednesday.

Sensex slumps on liquidity woes

The Sensex slumped 382.90 points or 1.09 per cent to end at 34,779.58.

18 Oct 2018 1:11 AM

The biggest loser among the Nifty constituents was Yes Bank down 9.42 per cent followed by India Bulls Housing Finance, which lost 9.01 per cent. (Representational image)

Markets post steepest monthly dip

The stock crashed 70.24 per cent to settle at Rs 58.80 on BSE. During the day, it plunged 72.76 per cent to Rs 53.80 — its 52-week low.

29 Sep 2018 12:35 AM

Extending its fall for the fourth consecutive session, the Sensex lost 332.55 points or 0.86 per cent to end the day at 38,312.52 while the Nifty ended the session at 11,582.35, down 98.15 points or 0.84 per cent. (Representational image)

Markets slump on manufacturing nos

The markets witnessed heavy profit booking despite India’s GDP growth accelerating to 8.2 per cent during the April – June period.

04 Sep 2018 12:35 AM

Bajaj Finance and Bajaj Finserv, were the top performers as they rallied 67% and 42% .

Markets hit fresh all-time high

According to it, India’s yield curve is undergoing bullish steepening, which is positive for stocks.

21 Aug 2018 12:24 AM

Sensex battered as tariff woes emerge

According to the provisional data released by the stock exchanges, FPIs sold shares worth Rs 639.87 crores on Thursday.

03 Aug 2018 1:49 AM

The latest inflow comes after such investors had taken out more than Rs 20,000 crore from the stock market during April-June.

FPIs net inflow at Rs 1,800 crore in equities in July so far

Overall, so far this year, FPIs have pulled out nearly Rs 4,600 crore in equities.

29 Jul 2018 11:21 AM

Foreign investors have pumped in over Rs 3,000 crore in the Indian capital markets in the last five trading sessions after pulling out hefty funds during April-June.

FPIs infuse Rs 3,000 crore in just 5 trading sessions

Foreign portfolio investors pumped in Rs 2,235 crore in the equity markets during July 2-6.

08 Jul 2018 11:07 AM

This makes the policy review on June 6 important to gauge the RBI’s assessment of recent market volatility and hardening in borrowing costs. (Photo: AP)

Markets slump on fear of rate hike

While one section of the market participants are expecting the RBI to hold rates, others are seeing a probability.

05 Jun 2018 2:24 AM

With global crude oil prices remaining high and rupee witnessing weakness against the US dollar

Markets turn cautious ahead of RBI MPC meet

These factors validate our expectation that the RBI will turn hawkish in June.

30 May 2018 4:34 AM

Panic will strike if and when US bond yields reach the 4 per cent mark.

Sensex dips for 4th straight day

According to the provisional data, foreign portfolio investors sold shares worth Rs 166.15 crore.

19 May 2018 1:51 AM

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