Tag: equity
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Rupee slump, high oil prices halt 6-week march of equity indices (Market Review)
By Ravi Dutta Mishra and Rituraj Baruah, Mumbai : The Indian equity market snapped its six-week-long gaining streak during the September 3-7 period as the rupee fell to record low levels, coupled with high crude oil prices and decline in the global markets. However, gains in the indices by the end of the week helped…
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Equity indices fall; consumer durable stocks slump
Mumbai : The key Indian equity indices ended on a negative note for the sixth consecutive trading session on Wednesday, weighed down by a plunge in the Indian rupee and broadly negative global cues. Globally, persistent trade tensions subdued the investor sentiments, analysts said. In the domestic market, investor sentiment was further eroded as growth…
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Weak global cues subdue equity indices; Sensex down over 300 points
Mumbai : Weak global cues along with a slowdown in the manufacturing sector plunged the key Indian equity indices nearly 1 per cent on Monday after the indices started the day’s trade on a sharply higher note. Globally, investor sentiments were subdued owing to the concerns of escalation in the US-China trade war, according to…
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Rupee movement, trade tensions to set course of equity indices (Market Outlook)
By Rohit Vaid, Mumbai : Escalating geo-political tensions following further trade protectionist measures, coupled with high crude oil prices and the rupee’s movement against the US dollar will determine the trajectory of the Indian equity markets in the coming week, analysts said. According to market observers, other factors such as the direction of foreign fund…
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Equity indices rise for 6th straight week; IT stocks gain (Market Review)
By Rituraj Baruah, Mumbai : Firm global cues lifted the Indian equity market for the sixth consecutive week as both the key indices — S&P BSE Sensex and the NSE Nifty50 — rose by over one per cent during the August 27-31 period. Accordingly, the BSE Sensex hit an all time high of 38,989.65 points…
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Equity indices extend record run on firm global cues
Mumbai : It was a complete bull-run in progress throughout the trading session in the Indian equity market on Monday, with both the key indices surging over one per cent and scaling new highs. In a first, the S&P BSE Sensex crossed the 38,700-points mark and touched an all-time high of 38,736.88 points, tracking broadly…
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Trade-war fears halt equity indices’ record run; banking stocks fall
Mumbai : Trade-war concerns and the resultant weak global sentiments subdued the key Indian equity indices on Friday, halting the recent record run. Of late, the Indian equity market has been hovering around record levels, and on Thursday both the key indices of S&P BSE Sensex and the NSE Nifty50 had touched their respective all-time…
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Global cues, rupee to chart course of equity indices (Market Outlook)
By Rohit Vaid, Mumbai : Fears over a rise in global protectionist measures, along with rupee movement and direction of foreign funds, are likely to chart the course of major domestic equity indices during the week starting on August 20. “Global risk will drive the market sentiments next week. The news on US-China talks to…
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Easing inflation, global cues lift equity indices; weak rupee limits gains (Market Review)
By Rituraj Baruah, Mumbai : Easing inflation data along with braodly positive global cues lifted the key Indian equity indices during the week with the NSE Nifty50 ending at a record closing level on Friday. India’s annual rate of inflation based on wholesale prices eased to 5.09 per cent in July from a high of…
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Global cues lift equity indices; Nifty closes at record level
Mumbai : Investor sentiments in the Indian equity market firmed up on Friday with the NSE Nifty50 ending at a record closing level, following broadly positive cues in the global markets. The benchmark S&P BSE Sensex breached the 38,000-mark during the day before closing slightly below the psychological mark. Index-wise, the Nifty50 on the National…