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Sensex ends 239 points down; Bharti, Tata, Reliance dip

Benchmark indices tumbled on Wednesday, as bears targeted large caps across the board. Renewed speculation about early general elections, a dismal services PMI (Purchasing Managers Index) reading for March, and absence of institutional buying support aggravated the fall in the last hour of trade. ...  

Sensex tops 19,000; Ambani bros' deal lifts ADAG stocks

Shares rallied on Tuesday after a sedate start, with investors appearing to have regained their appetite for midcap stocks. The BSE Sensex finished above the psychological 19,000-mark, up 176 points over its previous close. The Nifty rose 43 points to close at 5748. ...  

Sensex ends marginally higher, shrugs off weak manufacturing data

Mumbai: The Nifty was up 0.05 per cent, while the Sensex was 0.17 per cent higher on Monday afternoon. Shares were being weighed down by concerns about the domestic economy after data on Thursday showed the current account deficit for the October-December quarter widened to a record high of 6.7 per cent of GDP. Meanwhile, data on Monday showed the HSBC manufacturing PMI fell to 52.0 in March, dragged down...  

Sensex snaps 7-day losing streak, closes 23 pts higher

Mumbai: The BSE benchmark Sensex on Tuesday snapped a seven-day losing streak by rising 23 points on buying by funds mainly in consumer durables and FMGC stocks ahead of monthly expiry in the derivatives segment amid a firming European trend. The Sensex closed 23.11 points up, or 0.12 per cent, to close at 18,704.53. The index moved between 18,758.88 and 18,612.37 points. The gauge had lost 890 points in last...  

Sensex at fresh 4-month low, down 54 points

Mumbai: The BSE benchmark Sensex on Monday closed 54 points down at a fresh four-month low of 18,681 points as investors booked profit mainly in capital goods, auto and metal stocks ahead of the monthly expiry of derivatives contract. Erasing initial gains, the 30-stock index fell for the seventh straight session by losing 54.18 points, or 0.29 per cent to 18,681.42, its lowest level since November 26, 2012. The gauge...  

Sensex continues losing streak, hits fresh 4-month low

Falling for the sixth day in a row, the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) benchmark Sensex on Friday hit fresh four months low by losing over 57 points as cautious investors refrained from buying on current political worries amid weak global cues. ...  

Rupee up 10 paise against dollar in early trade

The rupee opens higher tracking returns of risk appetite to global markets. The pair is at 54.26/27 versus its close of 54.36/37 on Wednesday. Initially some foreign banks were on dollar offer side, but the pair is seeing interest From both sides, says a private bank dealer. The pair has technical resistance at 200-day DMA of 54.62. ...  

Sensex falls over 91 points to four-month low

In highly volatile trade, the Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex on Thursday pared over 200-point gain to close the day 91 points down at nearly four-month low levels on emergence of fag-end selling amid new political developments and weak global cues. ...  

Realty shares hammered as Sensex falls further

Key benchmarks fell for the fourth successive session on Wednesday, as concerns over the continuity of policy reforms and a slowing economy kept buyers at bay. The 30-share BSE Sensex fell 123.91 points to close at 18884.19. With this, the index has shed 686 points in the last four sessions. ...  

Sensex crashes 285 points at close on DMK pullout

Shares nosedived on Tuesday as the DMK party's decision to pull out of the ruling UPA rattled investors, overshadowing the Reserve Bank of India's move earlier in the day to cut the benchmark repo rate by 25 basis points. The 30-share BSE Sensex crashed 285.10 points to end the day at 19008.10, and the 50-share Nifty fell 89.30 points to finish at 5745.95. ...  

Bajwa gears up for swearing in as Punjab Congress chief

Seeking to present a united picture of the party, new Punjab Congress president Partap Singh Bajwa on Monday appointed as many as 25 coordinators, including some loyalists of former PCC chief Amarinder Singh, who will take stock of his swearing-in ceremony preparations. ...  

Sensex down 134 points as Cyprus bailout weighs

The BSE benchmark Sensex on Monday slumped by 134.26 points to end at two-week low of 19,293.20 on heavy selling in global markets on reports of a proposed bailout of Cyprus which renewed concerns over Eurozone crisis. The Sensex, which had lost 143 points in the previous session, fell by 134.36 points, or 0.69 per cent, to 19,293.20, a level last seen on March 6. ...  

Sensex down 143 pts; banks' shares fall on money laundering fears

The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex on Friday fell by nearly 143 points on heavy selling in private banks, including ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank, following government's promise that action will be taken if any person is found guilty in the alleged money laundering scam. ...  

Sensex up 208 pts as lower core inflation fuels rate cut hopes

The BSE benchmark Sensex on Thursday jumped by nearly 208 points to end at 19,570.44 on heavy buying in realty, banking and capital goods scrips as core inflation in February fell below 4 per cent mark for the first time in nearly 3 years fuelling hopes of rate cut by RBI on March 19. ...  

Bihar: 200 Class X students expelled for cheating

More than 200 school students, caught cheating in the Class 10 board exam, were expelled and nearly 100 parents, who helped them use unfair means, were arrested in Bihar on Wednesday. ...  

CBSE proposes open book examination system for class 10

CBSE has proposed to introduce an 'open book examination' system in class 9 and 10 from 2014 wherein students will be informed of relevant chapters on which questions will be based. As per the concept, while students will not be allowed to carry textbooks inside the examination hall, they will be apprised in advance about the chapters and paragraphs from which analytical questions would be asked in the test, officials...  

Fading rate cut hopes drag Sensex 202 points down

Falling for third straight day, the BSE benchmark Sensex on Wednesday tumbled by 202.37 points to one-week low of 19,362.55 on heavy selling in banks, auto and consumer durable shares due to fading rate cut hopes and fresh growth concerns, amid a weakening global trend. Besides rate-sensitive counters, shares from metal, IT, PSU and refinery sectors also were at the receiving end as 12 out of 13 sectoral indices ended...  

Sensex down 81 points as IIP, inflation numbers dim rate cut hopes

The BSE benchmark Sensex on Tuesday fell by 81.29 points to end at 19,564.92 on selling in consumer durables, realty and banking shares as higher-than-expected IIP data combined with rising retail inflation tempered hopes of an interest rate cut by RBI next week. After a firm start at 19,697.84, the S&P BSE 30-share Sensex tumbled by 81.29 points, or 0.41 per cent to 19,564.92. ...  

BSE Sensex snaps 4-day upmove, down 37 points

The BSE benchmark Sensex on Monday fell for the first time in five days by declining 37 points to end at 19,646.21 on fag-end selling in RIL, Infosys, ICICI Bank and TCS shares ahead of industrial production and inflation data on Tuesday. ...  

Roaring close: Sensex soars 270 points

As the market closed for the week, investors returned home with big gains on Friday. It was a massive rally on the Dalal Street with a steady swift upmove. The Sensex soared 269.69 points or 1.39 per cent at 19683.23 while the Nifty closed at 5945.70 up 82.40 points or 1.41 per cent. ...