Indian stock markets ended on a positive note on August 23 amid high volatility, led by gains in auto, bank, metal and oil & gas stocks. At close, the Sensex was up 257 points at 59,031.30, and the Nifty closed 0.50% higher at 17,577. M&M, Eicher Motors, Bajaj Finserv, Titan Company, and Tata Steel were among the major Nifty gainers. Watch Bajar Gupshup live with Yatin Mota.
Fresh disruption to energy supplies in Europe further raised concerns about the continent's economic outlook following hawkish signals from European Central Bank policymakers.
Ten of the 11 major S&P 500 sectors declined in mid-day trading, with information technology (.SPLRCT), consumer discretionary (.SPLRCD) and communication services (.SPLRCL) stocks down 2% each.
The S&P 500 opened lower by 17.43 points, or 0.41%, at 4,266.31, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 133.07 points, or 1.03%, to 12,832.27 at the opening bell.
Tracking rally in equities, the market capitalisation of BSE-listed firms jumped to Rs 2,80,52,760.91 crore on Thursday. Earlier on January 17, the market capitalisation (mcap) of BSE-listed firms had reached a lifetime high of Rs 2,80,02,437.71 crore.
The S&P 500 (.SPX) opened lower by 0.91 points, or 0.02%, at 4,273.13, while the Nasdaq Composite (.IXIC) dropped 0.34 points to 12,937.79 at the opening bell.
The Hyderabad based construction and services company sain in a regulatory filing on August 18 that orders are for a quantum of 15 FGD retrofits to coal based units, whose sizes range between 330 MW and 660 MW.
CNBC TV-18 had earlier reported the American private equity firm would sell a 13.6 percent stake in the firm at Rs 500 per share and raise about Rs 4,000 crore from the transaction.
His stake in Titan alone is worth Rs 11,000 crore, followed by Star Health and Metro Brands that cumulatively amounts to more than Rs 10,000 crore.
Page Industries reported record sales and net profit in the last quarter despite a steep increase in cotton as well as fuel prices. As the management aims to gain market share by aggressively enhancing the distribution presence and filling product gaps, MC Pro recommends buying the stock.
The company in its monthly updates said its loan distribution business scaled to 2.9 million total loan disbursals during the month growing by 296 percent.
Growth and technology stocks rebounded after data showed U.S. producer prices unexpectedly fell in July bolstering the chance of a 50-basis point hike by the Federal Reserve in September instead of 75 basis points.
The company that makes warships for the Indian Navy said it posted the highest ever revenue from operations for the June quarter at Rs 2230 crore, which was 84 percent higher from the same period last year.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI) rose 73.89 points, or 0.23%, at the open to 32,877.36.
Blue Star on August 8 said it has secured three rural water supply orders from Odisha's department of rural water supply and sanitation, marking its foray into the water project business
Foreign fund movement will also play a crucial role in deciding the trend, they added.
MAS Financial has maintained high quality of earnings backed by decent growth in Q1FY23. With economic activity picking up and a stable funding scenario, we expect strong earnings growth in the next two years as well. Given the consistency and quality, MC Pro suggests the stock should find a place in your long-term portfolio. Watch the video to know if you should invest
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 132.92 points, or 0.41%, at the open to 32,593.90.
The company later said it fixed the issue.
The S&P 500 opened lower by 0.32 points, or 0.01%, at 4,154.85, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 6.89 points, or 0.05%, to 12,675.05 at the opening bell.
The largest software as a service (SaaS) company in the travel and hospitality industry in India is helping travel brands maintain rate integrity across multiple points of sale online, forecast demand and manage their online reputation. MC Pro advises investors to add this company’s stock gradually on decline for the long haul. Here’s why
The company said in a regulatory filing that under the partnership, Jio will offer its Cloud Native 5G Core to telcos globally along with Subex’s HyperSense
ICICI Securities underlines that despite strong revenue growth in Q1FY23, Kansai’s three-year revenue CAGR is still lower than industry leader amid market share loss in decorative paints.
At the closing bell, the 30-share BSE benchmark jumped 547.83 points or 0.99 percent to settle at 55,816.32.
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