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Rakesh Patil

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Closing Bell: Sensex slips 322 pts, Nifty at 26,250; IT, telecom, oil & gas drag

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Closing Bell: Sensex slips 322 pts, Nifty at 26,250; IT, telecom, oil & gas drag

Biggest Nifty losers included HDFC Bank, HCL Technologies, Infosys, Wipro, ONGC, while gainers were Nestle India, Bharat Electronics, Eicher Motors, Asian Paints, Tata Steel. BSE Midcap and smallcap indices ended on flat note. Among sectors, IT, oil & gas, telecom down 0.5-1 percent, while realty index jumped 2 percent, consumer durables index rose 1 percent and metal and FMCG indices added 0.5% each.

40 smallcaps give double digit return, broader indices outperformance continue

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40 smallcaps give double digit return, broader indices outperformance continue

Among sectors, Nifty Metal and PSU Bank indices added 5 percent each, while Nifty Auto, Media, Energy, Oil & Gas rose 3 percent each

Market extends gain for second week, Nifty hits fresh high; rupee falls

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Market extends gain for second week, Nifty hits fresh high; rupee falls

Domestic Institutional Investors (DIIs) extended their support as they bought equities worth Rs 17766.57 crore.

Taking Stock: Nifty ends at new record high, Sensex up 573 pts; auto, realty, financials shine

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Taking Stock: Nifty ends at new record high, Sensex up 573 pts; auto, realty, financials shine

In this week, BSE Sensex and Nfity50 added a percent each, extending the gains for the second consecutive week.

First Tick: Top global cues to watch in today’s trade

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First Tick: Top global cues to watch in today’s trade

Gold and silver advanced as trading in 2026 kicked off, building on their best annual performances since 1979. Bullion rose toward $4,350 an ounce, as silver gained more than 1%.

Closing Bell: Nifty at fresh closing high, Sensex jumps 573 pts; FMCG underperforms

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Closing Bell: Nifty at fresh closing high, Sensex jumps 573 pts; FMCG underperforms

BSE midcap index added 1 percent and smallcap index rose nearly 1%. Coal India, NTPC, Hindalco, Trent, Jio Financial were among top gainers on the Nifty, while losers were ITC, Nestle, Axis Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Shriram Finance. Except FMCG (down 1%), all other sectoral indices ended in the green with auto, metal, capital goods, media, realty, consumer durables, power ,PSU rose 1-2%.

Taking Stock: Market witnesses volatility on first day of 2026, ends flat

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Taking Stock: Market witnesses volatility on first day of 2026, ends flat

On the sectoral front, FMCG index shed 3 percent, and pharma index down 0.4 percent, while auto, IT, metal, power, telecom, PSU Bank up 0.4-1.5 percent.

First Tick: Top global cues to watch in today’s trade

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First Tick: Top global cues to watch in today’s trade

FIIs continued their selling streak for a seventh consecutive session on December 31, offloading equities worth Rs 3,597 crore. Meanwhile, DIIs provided a counterbalancing force on the same day by purchasing equities valued at Rs 6,759 crore

Closing Bell: Nifty around 26,150, Sensex flat; FMCG sheds 3%, telecom up 1.5%

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Closing Bell: Nifty around 26,150, Sensex flat; FMCG sheds 3%, telecom up 1.5%

Eternal, NTPC, Bajaj Auto, Shriram Finance, Wipro were among top gainers on the Nifty, while losers were ITC, Bajaj Finance, Dr Reddy's Labs, ONGC, Tata Consumer. On the sectoral front, FMCG index shed 3 percent, and pharma index down 0.4 percent, while auto, IT, metal, power, telecom, PSU Bank up 0.4-1.5 percent. The BSE midcap index rose 0.3 percent, while smallcap index ended flat.

Taking Stock: Market ends 2025 on strong note; Sensex jumps 546 pts, Nifty above 26,100

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Taking Stock: Market ends 2025 on strong note; Sensex jumps 546 pts, Nifty above 26,100

More than 120 stocks hit 52-week high, including HEG, Craftsman Automation, HPCL, SAIL, BPCL, Bank of Maharashtra, Titan Company, Vodafone Idea, Canara Bank, Indus Towers, among others.

First Tick: Top global cues to watch in today’s trade

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First Tick: Top global cues to watch in today’s trade

Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) extended their selling on December 30 as they sold equities worth Rs 3844 crore, while Domestic Institutional Investors (DIIs) bought equities of Rs 6159 crore, on same day.

Closing Bell: Sensex jumps 546 pts, Nifty above 26,100; mid, smallcaps rally

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Closing Bell: Sensex jumps 546 pts, Nifty above 26,100; mid, smallcaps rally

BSE Midcap and smallcap indices added 1% each. Biggest Nifty gainers were JSW Steel, Tata Steel, ONGC, SBI Life Insurance, Kotak Mahindra Bank, while losers included TCS, Bajaj Finance, Tech Mahindra, Grasim Industries and Infosys. On the sectoral front, except IT and telecom, all other indices closed in the green with metal, media, capital goods, realty, Private Bank, PSU Bank, consumer durables, power up 1% each, while oil & gas index rose 2.5%.

Taking Stock: Sensex, Nifty end marginally lower amid monthly F&O expiry; IT drags, PSU Banks gain

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Taking Stock: Sensex, Nifty end marginally lower amid monthly F&O expiry; IT drags, PSU Banks gain

Nearly 200 stocks touched their 52-week low, including Happiest Minds, Poly Medicure, Tata Chemicals, BASF, PCBL Chemical, Dixon Technologies, Vedant Fashions, Colgate Palmolive, Godrej Agrovet, ACC, among others.

First Tick: Top global cues to watch in today’s trade

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First Tick: Top global cues to watch in today’s trade

Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) continued their selling on fifth straight session on December 29 as they offloaded equities worth Rs 2759 crore, while Domestic Institutional Investors (DIIs) purchased equities of Rs 2643 crore, on same day.

Closing Bell: Sensex, Nifty end flat on expiry day; auto, metal, PSU Banks shine

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Closing Bell: Sensex, Nifty end flat on expiry day; auto, metal, PSU Banks shine

Shriram Finance, Tata Steel, Hindalco Industries, M&M, Bajaj Auto were among major gainers on the Nifty, while losers included Max Healthcare, Eternal, Apollo Hospitals, Interglobe Aviation, Tata Consumer. BSE Midcap and smallcap indices ended marginally lower. On the sectoral front, auto index rose 1 percent, metal index added 2 percent, PSU Bank gained nearly 2 percent, however, IT, realty, consumer durables, healthcare, defence down 0.5-1%.

Taking Stock: Sensex slips 346 pts, Nifty below 25,950; auto, IT, realty drag

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Taking Stock: Sensex slips 346 pts, Nifty below 25,950; auto, IT, realty drag

More than 100 stocks hit 52-week high, including Hindustan Copper, Hindustan Zinc, Vedanta, City Union Bank, MCX India, Titan Company, NALCO, NMDC, Hindalco Industries, Eicher Motors, Craftsman, among others

Closing Bell: Nifty below 25,950, Sensex down 346 pts; media outperforms

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Closing Bell: Nifty below 25,950, Sensex down 346 pts; media outperforms

BSE Midcap index shed 0.4 percent and smallcap index down 0.5%. Tata Steel, Tata Consumer, Asian Paints, Grasim Industries, Nestle India were among major gainers on the Nifty, while losers were HCL Technologies, Adani Ports, Power Grid Corp, Trent, Max Healthcare. Among sectors, except media, all other indices ended lower with auto, IT, pharma, realty, power down between 0.4-0.9 percent.

More than 50 smallcaps rise between 10-34% as broader indices outperform

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More than 50 smallcaps rise between 10-34% as broader indices outperform

Among sectors, Nifty Defence index rose more than 3 percent, Nifty Metal index up 2.7 percent, Nifty Media gained 1 percent, however, Nifty PSU Bank shed nearly 1 percent, Nifty IT and Nifty Pharma declined 0.3% each.

Market ends with marginal gains in truncated week, rupee falls

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Market ends with marginal gains in truncated week, rupee falls

Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) continued their selling trend in the Indian equity markets, offloading equities worth RS 4,290.96 crore

First Tick: Top global cues to watch in today’s trade

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First Tick: Top global cues to watch in today’s trade

On December 24, Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) sold equities worth Rs 1,721 crore, extending their selling streak for the third consecutive session, while Domestic Institutional Investors (DIIs) purchased equities of Rs 2,381 crore, providing a cushion to the market.

Closing Bell: Sensex closes 350 pts lower, Nifty ends below 26,050; financials, IT weigh

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Closing Bell: Sensex closes 350 pts lower, Nifty ends below 26,050; financials, IT weigh

Eight of the 16 major sectors logged weekly gains

Taking Stock: Sensex, Nifty down marginally amid volatility; FMCG, PSU Bank, pharma drag

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Taking Stock: Sensex, Nifty down marginally amid volatility; FMCG, PSU Bank, pharma drag

The market will remain shut on Thursday, December 25 on account of Christmas.

Closing Bell: Sensex sheds 116 pts, Nifty below 26,150; media gains, IT drags

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Closing Bell: Sensex sheds 116 pts, Nifty below 26,150; media gains, IT drags

Trent, Shriram Finance, Apollo Hospitals, UltraTech Cement, Adani Ports were among major gainers on the Nifty, while losers were Interglobe Aviation, Wipro, Dr Reddy's Labs, Sun Pharma, Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles. Except media and metal, all other sectoral indices ended in the red with Information Technology, Oil & Gas, Pharma, PSU Bank down 0.4% each. The BSE midcap index was down 0.4 percent and smallcap index ended flat.

First Tick: Top global cues to watch in today’s trade

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First Tick: Top global cues to watch in today’s trade

Gold surged to break above the psychological milestone of $4,500 an ounce on Wednesday for the first time, as safe-haven demand and expectations of rate cuts kept bullion a favored asset.

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