Sensex slips over 200 points, Nifty below 24,450; financial and bank stocks drag
Indian blue-chip equity indices, the Sensex and Nifty50, reversed their early gains and traded in the red on Friday. While IT stocks gained after TCS met its quarterly profit estimates, the gains were offset by declines in index heavyweight Reliance Industries and banking and financial stocks. The BSE Sensex was trading 217 points, or 0.28%,…
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Nifty valuations moderate from 2024 highs, Zomato among 10 top stock picks: Motilal Oswal
As Nifty valuations ease from their 2024 highs, Zomato, HDFC Bank, and Bharti Airtel have emerged as top 10 large-cap stock picks for 2025 from brokerage Motilal Oswal. With the Nifty’s price-to-earnings ratio adjusting from its peak, and the index ending the year with 9% returns, analysts believe the index is now better positioned for…
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SBI shares drop 2% on Rama Mohan Rao Amaraβs appointment as new MD
Shares of the state-owned State Bank of India (SBI) fell by 2.2% on Thursday to an intraday low of Rs 820.10 on the BSE as the company announced the appointment of Rama Mohan Rao Amara as the Managing Director (MD) of the bank. βVide Notification No. 2/1/2024-BO.I dated 18.12.2024, issued by Department of Financial Services,…
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Fed forecast roils D-St! Investors lose Rs 6 lakh crore within minutes as Sensex crashes 1,000 pts
Indian benchmark equity indices opened sharply lower on Thursday, with the Sensex plunging over 1,000 points and the Nifty falling below the 24,000 mark. The decline followed the US Federal Reserve’s projection of fewer interest rate cuts in 2025, citing persistent inflation and the resilience of the world’s largest economy. The market capitalization of all…
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Bullish breakout to take Nifty higher: Analysts
Technical indicators point to a bullish trend as the Nifty breaks out of a five-week consolidation, paving the way for an extended rally toward 25,200 in coming weeks, according to analysts. Stocks like Reliance, SBI, Infosys, L&T, Axis Bank, PFC, Titan, National Aluminium, Natco Pharma, MCX, CDSL, BSE, and Indian Hotels are poised for short-term…
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SBI, NTPC among 53 PSU stocks to see retail holding go up in Q3CY24 vs Dec 2023 quarter
Retail holding in 53 stocks in the BSE PSU index has gone up in the 9 months ended September 30, 2024 versus the December 2023 quarter and in this, 33 public sector stocks have outperformed the Nifty on the year-to-date basis. As against 13% returns by S&P BSE Sensex in CY24 so far, the returns…
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UCO Bank, other PSU bank stocks rally up to 8% as investors expect CRR cut from RBI
Shares of PSU bank stocks like UCO Bank and Central Bank of India rallied up to 8% on Wednesday as a three-day meeting of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)’s rate-setting panel began today in which brokerages expect Governor Shaktikanta Das to cut cash reserve ratio (CRR). Global brokerage firm Citi said that if the…
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Sensex jumps 600 pts, Nifty above 24,450; metal and financial stocks lead
Indian benchmark equity indices opened marginally higher for the third consecutive session on Tuesday, following gains from Asian markets. The rise was driven by metal and financial stocks, with comments from key US Federal Reserve officials raising expectations of a 25 basis-point rate cut later in the month. By 1:52 pm, the BSE Sensex was…
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Q2 review: 14 stocks in BSE PSU index rebound from 52-week lows, 5 turn multibaggers
With Q2FY25 earnings behind now, a performance analysis of PSU companies reveals 14 stocks which have not just shown a double-digit growth in their July-September quarter revenue and net profit but also posted double-digit returns from their respective 52 week lows. In this, five stocks are multibaggers viz. National Aluminium Company (NALCO), Housing & Urban…
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HDFC Bank, RIL lift Sensex over 100 points higher, Nifty above 24,550
Indian benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty50 opened marginally higher on Thursday, led by index heavyweights HDFC Bank, RIL, and IT stocks, amid in-line US inflation data boosted expectations of a Federal Reserve rate cut in December. The BSE Sensex was trading 111 points, or 0.14%, higher at 77,801. The Nifty50 was up 32 points,…
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