The rupee on Monday recovered by six paise to 54.70 against the dollar in early trade at the Interbank Foreign Exchange (forex) market on selling of the US currency by exporters and banks. Forex dealers said strengthening of euro against the dollar overseas after ECB chief Mario Draghi's positive comments last week about the euro-zone's outlook and a higher opening in the local equity market also supported the rupee. ...
10:57 AM, Jan 14, 2013
Benchmarks Sensex and Nifty witnessed a stellar rally before closing with over 1 per cent gains each, supported by the twin surprises, inflation falling to three-year low of 7.1 per cent in December and GAAR getting deferred to April 2016. ...
09:56 AM, Jan 14, 2013
The Sensex fell on Friday as caution ahead of inflation data next week hit banks such as State Bank of India and spurred profit-taking in recent outperformers such as ONGC. ...
09:28 AM, Jan 11, 2013
The Sensex ended flat on Thursday as Infosys and other software services exporters fell ahead of their upcoming earnings results, while cement maker fell on near-term outlook concerns. ...
09:46 AM, Jan 10, 2013
The BSE benchmark Sensex on Wednesday slipped by 76 points to close at one-week low and the NSE Nifty ended below the 6,000-mark on fag-end selling in FMCG, consumer durables, auto and metal shares, ahead of November industrial production data. ...
09:43 AM, Jan 09, 2013
The BSE benchmark index Sensex recovered by over 51 points to end at 19,742.52 points on the back of late buying in FMCG and banking stocks amid weak Asian and mixed European cues. ...
09:29 AM, Jan 08, 2013
The Sensex fell on Monday, posting its first losing session of the year, as investors booked profits in recent out-performers such as State Bank of India after a four-day winning streak had sent indices to two year highs. ...
10:14 AM, Jan 07, 2013
The BSE Sensex edged higher on Friday to touch two-year high as oil companies such as ONGC rose on hopes a proposed change in the government's pricing formulas would boost gas prices, while IT stocks rose on expectations for a better 2013. ...
09:53 AM, Jan 04, 2013
The BSE Sensex edged higher on Thursday for a third consecutive session of gains, closing at 19764.78, as technology stocks, such as Infosys, advanced on expectations for better-than-expected quarterly earnings results. ...
09:44 AM, Jan 03, 2013
The Nifty closed at 5993, up 42 points after touching 6006 intra-day. This is the first time in two years that the index has topped the psychological 6000-mark. Meanwhile, the Sensex gained 133 points to close at 19714. ...
09:29 AM, Jan 02, 2013
The BSE benchmark Sensex on Tuesday ended 154 points higher in the first session of 2013 led by rally in realty and metal stocks on increased buying activity after the US averted the looming fiscal cliff. The 30-stock index rose 154.10 points, or 0.79 per cent, to 19,580.81. The index touched an intra-day high of 19,623.76, a highest level since April 2011 on the back of strong gains in heavyweights....
10:09 AM, Jan 01, 2013
The Sensex on Monday ended 18 points lower amid cautious trading over US 'fiscal cliff' talks in the last trading day of 2012, which saw the BSE benchmark rise by 26 per cent -- the best annual gain since 2009. After a better start, the 30-share index moved between 19,491.08 and 19,406.17, before ending with a moderate loss of 18.13 points at 19,426.71. ...
10:01 AM, Dec 31, 2012
New Tata Motors Ltd is the best performer among Sensex stocks in 2012, helped by hopes for a turnaround in the performance of luxury unit Jaguar Land Rover. Infosys Ltd earns the worst performer status among blue chips, given the persistent concerns about global demand for software services. GAIL, down over 9 per cent and Bharti Airtel, down 7 per cent, are among other losers. ...
03:14 PM, Dec 29, 2012
The BSE benchmark Sensex on Friday closed 121 points higher on buying in energy stocks following reports of a gradual hike in fuel prices amid a firming global trend. Led by energy major Reliance Industries and ONGC, the Sensex closed 121.04 points up, or 0.63 per cent, to 19,444.84. ...
09:47 AM, Dec 28, 2012
Bucking a positive global trend, the BSE benchmark Sensex on Thursday closed nearly 94 points lower at 19,323.80 on fag-end selling due to growth concerns, amid expiry of December futures contract. ...
09:36 AM, Dec 27, 2012
The Bombay Stock Exchange Sensex ended higher on Wednesday led by gains in bank shares including ICICI Bank that gained on hopes of easing liquidity as RBI continued with cash injection measures and as Larsen & Toubro gained after government extended interest subsidies for some exporters. ...
04:26 PM, Dec 26, 2012
Key indices revved up after a sedate start Wednesday, with the Sensex quoting 171 points up at 19426 in noon trade. The Nifty was up 47 points at 5903. ...
09:44 AM, Dec 26, 2012
The BSE Sensex provisionally rose on Monday led by gains in Tata Motors that extended its recent rally on hopes of improved sales at its key unit Jaguar Land Rover and as short-covering helped gains in technology shares such as Infosys. ...
10:24 AM, Dec 24, 2012
The BSE benchmark Sensex on Friday closed 212 points lower, its biggest one-day fall in over two months, on selling in RIL, ICICI Bank, L&T, SBI and Bharti Airtel shares amid weak global cues triggered by worries over the US budget issue. ...
09:36 AM, Dec 21, 2012
The BSE benchmark Sensex on Thursday closed 22 points down on investors booking profit in blue-chip Infosys, TCS, RIL, Tata Motors and Bajaj Auto shares. The Sensex closed the day 22.08 points, or 0.11 per cent, lower to 19,453.92. ...
09:26 AM, Dec 20, 2012
