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The broader Nifty crossed the 24,000 mark for the first time. It also hit a lifetime high of 24,087.45. Nifty 50 closed 175 pts higher at 24,044.50.

RIL, ICICI Bank, and Airtel added to the rally today. Sensex was up 620 points and closed at 78,759 while Nifty 50 closed at 23,868. Nifty Bank also hit a fresh lifetime high of 52,988 intraday today

The top gainers from the Nifty50 index were Shriram Finance, Axis Bank, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank and Tech Mahindra around this time while the top losers were BPCL, Eicher Motors, Tata Steel, Asian Paints and Power Grid.

In the Sensex pack, M&M, Power Grid, Sun Pharma, and Nestle India were top gainers while IndusInd Bank, Adani Ports, Tata Steel, and Reliance Industries were the top losers

Axis Bank and HDFC Bank led with over 3% gains; ICICI Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, IndusInd Bank, and SBI also posted gains. Titan, Bharti Airtel, Maruti, L&T, and NTPC were the top laggards.

Nifty Realty surged 1.9%, led by Phoenix Mills and Mahindra Lifespace Developers.

State-run companies and energy stocks also contributed to the rally in hopes of continued capex spending by the new government. Sensex surged 182 points and closed at 76,993. Nifty rose 67 points and closed at 23,466.

U.S. consumer prices were unexpectedly unchanged in May. Core prices grew at their slowest annual pace in over 3 years, which also lifted bets of a Sept rate cut by the Fed.

Coal India, Power Grid, NTPC, and BPCL were among the top gainers on nifty. M&M, HUL and Tata Consumer were the losers. Small-cap and mid-cap indices rose by over 1% each. IT companies, which count the U.S. as a key revenue geography, jumped up to 1.65%.

Sensex and Nifty50, closed flat in a volatile market on Tuesday, ahead of the Fed's policy decision and CPI data on Wednesday.

Rate-Sensitive Sectors Surged: Banking, finance, auto, and real estate stocks rose by up to 8% following the RBI's decision to maintain the interest rate.

Modi's National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on Wednesday formally named him as the leader of a new coalition government, a day after it regained power with a surprisingly slim majority.

Heavyweight bank stocks surged 4.5%, financial services index jumped 4.2%, driving a surge in the Nifty. Bank stocks had dropped nearly 8% on Tue. Nifty FMCG surged 4.3%, while Nifty Auto gained 4.7% on expectations of rural demand. IT index was up 2.4%.

After falling over 6,000 points during the day, BSE's Sensex closed 5.4% down at 72,079 while the broader NSE Nifty dropped 5.93% and closed at 21,884. About Rs 30 lakh cr were wiped out from the markets during the June 4 trade. The market capitalization of all listed companies on BSE declined to Rs 396 lakh crore.

Nifty50 and BSE's Sensex both closed at record highs, hitting over 23,250 and 76,400 mark, respectively. This surge came after exit polls over the weekend projected a third term for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government in the recently concluded general elections.

BSE Sensex: Surged 76 points or 0.10% to 73,961. NSE Nifty: Gained 42 points or 0.19% to 22,531.

Sensex and Nifty both tanked on Thursday due to selling pressure witnessed in most sectors. Sensex even went down 800 pts intraday touching the day's low while Nifty touched an intraday low of 22,459 later both indices corrected and closed at 73, 885 and 22, 488 respectively.

Indian markets closed lower for the fourth consecutive session, with the BSE Sensex declining by 667 points and the NSE Nifty dropping by 183 points. Heavyweight financials and IT stocks led the decline, with ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, Reliance Industries, Infosys, Axis Bank, L&T, and TCS contributing to the downward trend.

Indian markets closed in the red for the 3rd straight session. The market was quite volatile due to profit-booking pressure from index heavyweight RIL, and banking stocks

Indian markets hit new record highs today, Sensex crossed the 76K mark intraday while Nifty crossed the 23,100 mark for the very first time. However, at closing markets closed in the red and were mostly flattish

Sensex and Nifty both ended flat today and mostly swung between gains and losses. Sensex ended above the 75,400 mark while Nifty was also above the 22,900 level.

When the stock market opened for trading today, investors had cues from two central bankers to choose from - the world's most powerful Jerome Powell, who runs the US Federal Reserve, and RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das. Ignoring Fed officials' concerns over the lack of progress on inflation as revealed in Fed minutes, the bulls chose to focus on the bumper dividend of Rs 2.1 lakh crore announced by India’s central bank for the government.

Top Sensex gainers: HUL, Reliance Industries, Infosys, Asian Paints and ITC (rising 1-2% each).Top Sensex losers: SBI, JSW Steel, Axis Bank, ICICI Bank and Tata Steel.

In recent times, Indian holders of derivatives have faced significant financial losses, a concern that has caught the attention of the government and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. This situation intriguingly intersects with the Wall Street-based hedge fund Jane Street Group, which is currently embroiled in lawsuits involving two of its employees and rival Millennium Management Global Investment. In this episode of The Morning Brief from the Economic Times, hosts Anirban Chowdhury and Nikhil Agarwal delve into three critical questions: Why are small options traders losing money in India? Are larger financial players profiting at their expense? And how is the practice of daily expiry contributing to the challenges faced by small investors? Join us as we unpack these complex issues with Rahul Sharma, Head of Technical & Derivative Research, JM Financial Services Ltd & Chetan Panchamia, Index Options Expert & Trader.

The markets swung between gains and losses throughout the day. Indian markets closed flat at the end due to losses in HDFC and ICICI Bank.

The markets are in a mixed zone due to voting for the third phase of the Lok Sabha election. Indian markets closed down and were mainly dragged by index heavyweights such as Reliance Industries, banking, and auto stocks.

Markets erased morning gains due to losses in RIL, L&T, HDFC Bank, and Airtel. These stocks pulled down the headline indices, the most in terms of their contribution to the respective indices.

Fed Chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday said a rate hike was unlikely, but reiterated that a rate cut would be considered only if inflation in the economy eased further.

Nifty Auto rose 1.8%, led by M&M, Exide Industries, and Apollo Tyres. Bajaj Auto, Hero MotoCorp and Maruti Suzuki jumped between 0.9% and 2.1%.

Highest-weighted banking stocks on Nifty traded with strong momentum. ICICI Bank, SBI, HDFC Bank and Kotak Bank were four of the top contributors today. Nifty Bank hit a fresh lifetime high today rising 1200 pts

Tech Mahindra, Divi's Labs, LTIMindtree, Bajaj Auto were the top gainers of the day. Bajaj Finance, Bajaj Finserv, IndusInd Bank and Nestle India were the top losers.

Axis Bank was the top contributor in the surge as it jumped over 6% intraday post strong Q4 earnings. Other top contributors were ICICI Bank and SBI. The Nifty Bank index shot up by over 300 points at the closing.

From the Sensex pack, JSW Steel and Tata Steel were the top gainers, and rose 4% and 2.7%, respectively. Power Grid, Kotak Bank, UltraTech Cement, NTPC, and Bajaj Finance also ended with gains, while TCS, Tech Mahindra, Maruti, and Infosys closed with cuts.

Bharti Airtel, ITC, Infosys, SBI, Maruti, and Tata Motors were the top contributors to the Sensex. However, Reliance, Sun Pharma, HDFC Bank, and M&M put downward pressure on the index. RIL alone dragged the indices down by 127 points.

Infosys, HCL Tech, and TCS closed 0.6% to 1.2% lower, due to this IT index also fell 0.4% decline. Infosys forecasted annual revenue below expectations after falling short of March-quarter revenue estimates.

From the Sensex stocks, Nestle India, Titan, Axis Bank, NTPC, and Tata Motors were the top laggards, falling 2-3%. ITC, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, and Bajaj Finserv also declined. Infosys, L&T, and Airtel were the gainers.

Retail Sales rose 0.7% last month, as per the Census Bureau. Traders now anticipate 45 basis points of cuts this year, down from more than 160 bps expected at the start of the year.

Iran Saturday night launched a drone missile attack on Israel. This was in response to a suspected Israeli strike on its consulate in Damascus on April 1 in which seven Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps personnel, including two generals, were killed.

A hotter-than-expected inflation data in the US has faded hopes that Fed would cut interest rates as early as June. Fed minutes also showed that officials had begun worrying that the current policy rate was not restrictive enough.

Among the Sensex stocks, ITC, Kotak Bank, Bharti Airtel, SBI, and Aisan Paints closed with gains, while Maruti Suzuki, HDFC Bank, L&T, and M&M closed with cuts.

The top gainers were Apollo Hospitals, Hindalco, ICICI Bank, Infosys and Bajaj Finserv while the top losers were Titan Company, Hero MotoCorp, Coal India, Reliance Industries (RIL) and Asian Paints.

US-rate-sensitive IT stocks dropped up to 1.2% as comments from the Federal added to worries that the US central bank could delay rate cuts.

Nestle India was the top Sensex loser and fell around 2.6% on worries over earnings growth in the sector.

From the Sensex stocks, Kotak Bank, HCL Tech, ICICI Bank, Sun Pharma, and Infosys closed in the red, while M&M, Nestle India, Tata Motors, and SBI ended in the green.

JSW Steel and Tata Steel were the top gainers and rose over 4% each. UltraTech Cement, NTPC, L&T, HDFC Bank, and Power Grid also closed with gains, while Titan, Nestle India, Bharti Airtel, and IndusInd Bank ended down today

Financials rose after RBI relaxed norms brought in December, which mandated lenders should set aside higher provisions if they bought into alternative investment funds, that, in turn, invested in the lenders' borrowers.

ABB India closed 5.7% higher after UBS raised its price target citing sustainable earnings and growth in its electrification business.

From the Sensex pack, Power Grid, Bharti Airtel, Wipro, HDFC Bank, and Kotak were the top laggards, falling 1-2%. On the other hand, Bajaj Finance, NTPC, L&T, and Axis Bank closed with gains.

The markets saw a significant rally today. The rally was mainly driven by global cues. Sensex closed 540 points higher while Nifty was up 172 points.

TCS emerged as the top Sensex loser and fell 4%. This dip comes after 0.6% of shares changed hands in a block deal. Other IT counters - HCL Tech, Wipro and Infosys - also ended with cuts, weighing on the index.

Indian markets closed in the green on Monday ahead of fed policy decisions due this week. The indices were led by auto, metal, and energy stocks. Sensex surged 105 points & ended at 72,748. While Nifty gained 32 points and closed at 22,055.

Small- and mid-cap stocks declined as stress test results of mutual funds trickled in. Sensex declined 454 points to settle at 72,643. Nifty dropped 123 points to end at 22,023.

The broader, more domestically-focussed small- and mid-caps, rose 3.4% and 1.8%, respectively. However, they logged their worst session in two years on Wednesday and have lost over 12% and 6.5%, respectively, from their record highs on February 8.

Sensex crashed about 1100 points intraday and went below the 73,000 mark while Nifty was under the 22,000 mark today. At the time of closing, Sensex recovered a bit but was still down 906 points. Nifty was down 338 pts. The market capitalisation of all BSE-listed stocks fell by Rs 14 lakh crore to Rs 372 lakh crore.

Among blue-chip stocks, HDFC Bank, TCS, Maruti, Infosys, and Reliance Industries were top gainers, rising to 2.3%. On the other hand, SBI, JSW Steel, ITC, NTPC, and Tata Motors closed in the red.

Tata Steel, Tata Motors, JSW Steel, and Bajaj Finserv were the top Sensex gainers, rising 2-4%. Bajaj Finance, Asian Paints, ITC, Nestle India and TCs also closed higher, while M&M, Reliance Industries, Axis Bank, and ICICI Bank closed lower.

From the Sensex pack, Kotak Bank, Bharti Airtel, and Axis Bank were the top gainers, rising over 2% each. Sun Pharma, M&M, and HCL Tech also closed higher, while UltraTech Cement, NTPC, Maruti, JSW Steel, and Power Grid closed in the red.

The indices were dragged by the Bajaj twins and IT stocks today. IT companies earn a major share of their revenue from the US. Investors are cautious and are waiting for clues on rate hikes. Fed Chair Jerome Powell's congressional testimony and key labor market data are also due later in the week.

Small, mid, and microcap indices saw a sell-off and fell around 2% each after Sebi asked fund houses to put in a policy to protect investors from first mover advantage of redeeming investors.

Out of 15 Nifty sectoral indices, 9 settled with a positive bias led by Nifty Realty, which was up over 1%. Nifty IT also led the way with TCS on top. Nifty Auto closed with gains of 0.71%.

Paytm closed 2% lower after another Paytm bull slashed the target price. While maintaining a neutral rating on Paytm, Goldman Sachs has lowered the target price to Rs 450 from Rs 860 earlier.

Top Sensex losers were NTPC, PowerGrid, and Wipro, each falling over 2%. On the positive side, Tata Steel, SBI, IndusInd Bank, and JSW Steel closed higher.

Power Grid, HDFC Bank, Axis Bank, NTPC, and Kotak Bank were the top Sensex gainers, rising 2-4%. Today's losers were TCS, JSW Steel, HCL Tech, Bajaj Finserv, and Maruti Suzuki.

Indian markets closed in the green today led by auto, banking, and IT Stocks. - Sensex rose 376 points and settled at 72,426. Nifty gained 130 points to end at 22,040. Both the benchmarks have added about 1.2% so far this week.

Today, the markets took a u-turn after falling during the day. The markets were down 700 pts intraday but later recovered and closed higher with banking, auto, and financial stocks leading the way. Sensex was up 268 points and closed at 71,822. Nifty rose 97 points to end at 21,840.

1. Indian markets closed higher, led by financials and IT stocks. Now this is ahead of the US inflation report that could help shape the Federal Reserve's rates outlook and determine the timing of interest rate cuts.

Weakness in broader markets and small caps added to this too. The Nifty Smallcap 100 index settled with declines of over 4% with just 10 stocks closing in the green in the 100-stock index. The top gainers were Jubilant Ingrevia, Medanta operator Global Health and JBM Auto, which ended with gains of 13%, 6.32% and 4.20%, respectively.

Sensex pack: SBI, Sun Pharma, and ICICI Bank were the top gainers, rising 2-3.5%. Axis Bank, Bajaj Finance, Nestle, Titan, and Asian Paints also closed with gains, while M&M, Airtel, NTPC, Tata Steel, and JSW Steel closed with cuts.

The RBI left the rates at 6.5% following the end of its 3-day monetary policy meeting. This is the sixth consecutive time the central bank has left policy rates untouched and the longest pause in rates since 2008 in a rising interest rate environment.

From the Sensex stocks, SBI was the top gainer, rising over 4%. JSW Steel, Bajaj Finance, Nestle, Axis Bank, and Asian Paints also closed higher, while Tech Mahindra, Power Grid, Infosys, TCS, and HDFC Bank closed in the red.

L&T, Infosys, Tata Steel, Bharti Airtel, SBI, and Tech Mahindra also closed higher. Power Grid, IndusInd Bank, ITC, Kotak Bank and Bajaj Finserv closed with cuts.

From the Sensex pack, Bajaj Finance and Bharti Airtel were the top laggards, falling over 3% each. Maruti, Bajaj Finserv, HCL Tech, and Titan also closed with cuts, while Tata Motors, Sun Pharma, Power Grid, and M&M closed with gains.

Nifty hit a record high of 22,126.80 but the markets still closed lower at the time of closing. Sensex erased its 1000-point gain and closed 441 pts higher at 72,086 while Nifty closed at 21,854.

The Nifty Bank outperformed the benchmark indices on Budget Day and rose nearly 200 points to close at 46,188. Stocks that led the rally for Nifty Bank include names like PNB, Bank of Baroda, Axis Bank, SBI, and HDFC Bank.

Investors are walking into the Budget session with lower expectations as it would be an interim one ahead of the Lok Sabha elections later in the year.

Bajaj Finance declined over 5% to hit a five-month low and was the top Sensex loser. The firm posted a smaller-than-expected rise in quarterly profit, while its asset quality deteriorated.

Sensex declined 360 points and closed at 70,700 while Nifty fell 101 points to end at 21,352. Tech Mahindra was down 6% and was the top BSE Sensex loser after it posted a smaller-than-expected quarterly profit due to weak client spending.

Indian markets reversed early losses and closed in the green today. The markets were led by auto, FMCG, IT and energy stocks. Sensex rose 690 points and closed at 71,060 while Nifty 50 gained 215 points and ended at 21,454.

The index heavyweight was alone responsible for about 1/3rd of today's loss as HDFC Bank shares dropped another 3%.Nifty Bank too fell 2%, with IDFC Bank shares falling 6.5% followed by IndusInd Bank, PNB, AU Small Finance Bank, and SBI.

Banks outperformed during the day. Nifty Bank closed 0.78% higher. The state-owned banks outshined their private peers.

Indian markets closed higher today after following positive cues from global peers. It was well needed after a 3-day losing streak and losses in the banking sector. Indian markets were led by a rebound in financials and IT stocks.

Nifty Financial Services dropped 1%, as HDFC Bank lost 3%, extending declines from its worst session in over three years

The biggest reason was HDFC Bank shares... It is the highest-weighted stock on the benchmark indices and closed 8.5% lower. This happened due to disappointing quarterly results posted by the bank. CLSA and Morgan Stanley red-flagged loan growth and lower liquidity coverage ratio (LCR) on the HDFC Bank.

Jio Financial Services closed 6.7% lower after the company reported a 56% sequential fall in consolidated net profit for the quarter ended December to Rs 294 crore.

Zomato closed over 4% lower amid a block deal which saw equity worth Rs 621.68 crore change hands at a price of Rs 138.15 per share.

Nifty IT surged 1.3%, and Nifty Auto rose 0.4%. While Nifty Bank, Metal, Pharma, and Healthcare closed 0.1-0.6% lower.

Bajaj Finance closed 4.4% higher and was among the top Sensex gainers. According to a business update, the non-bank lender reported a 26% year-on-year increase in new loans and a 35% jump in AUMs in the December quarter.

Adani Group stocks today closed up to 12% higher following a favorable verdict from the Supreme Court. Out of 10 Adani stocks, Adani Energy Solutions was the top gainer, rising nearly 12%, while Adani Total Gas closed with a 10% upper circuit. Adani Power also closed with a 5% upper circuit.

Even though valuations of Sensex and Nifty are not in the danger zone yet, investors have been raising concerns about the possibility of euphoria building up in pockets of the market, particularly in smaller stocks. Kotak Institutional Equities says that Nifty could expect a 1% upside by Dec 2024 and a time correction is expected

Indian markets closed slightly lower today and were dragged down by banking, financials, IT, and energy shares. All the shares recently saw a tremendous rally

Nifty hit the 21,800 mark for the first time. Both Nifty and Sensex closed higher amid a global rally fuelled by hopes of Fed rate cuts next year.<br />

This Rally is usually seen in the last week of Dec and till the first 2 days of Jan. As per data, Nifty has given positive returns in the last 19 out of 22 years

Newly listed Suraj Estate Developers closed down 1.5%, while Muthoot Microfin closed down 3.5%. Motisons Jewellers ended the day with a 5% lower circuit. Paytm shares also closed nearly 2% lower after the fintech major laid off over 1,000 employees from its operations, sales, and engineering team following AI technology implementation to boost efficiency.

In the 63 stocks that closed in the green, Gujarat Fluorochemicals, Patanjali Foods and Laurus Labs moved the most on the upside. The top losers were Polycab and Aurobindo Pharma. The Nifty Smallcap 100 was up 1% at the closing time. JB Chemicals was the top gainer with a 9% uptick while IIFL was down 4%.

US yields continued to ease with the 10-year yield falling to 3.85% levels, its lowest in nearly 5 months. The possibility of early interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve also aided sentiments. Tracking US, Indian government bond yields also eased marginally on Thursday.

The major fall happened after traders booked profits on Wed amid concerns over high valuation and overbought signals on charts