Sensex loses 3.75 percent in action-packed month
By Aditya Kalra The BSE Sensex lost 3.75 percent in August, its worst monthly performance since February, as worries over foreign outflows were exacerbated by the rupee that fell to record lows....
View ArticleMarkets this week: Sensex falls 2.6 percent, Jindal Steel slumps 9 percent
By Sankalp Phartiyal After rising for four consecutive weeks, the BSE Sensex fell 2.6 percent in the last five trading sessions, as a surprise repo rate hike by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Sept....
View ArticleEquity mutual funds record best monthly performance since Jan 2012
By Aditya Kalra India’s diversified equity funds posted their best monthly performance since Jan 2012 as the benchmark Sensex scaled record highs in October, with bets on sectors such as banking and...
View ArticleEquity funds outperform in November; smaller shares rise
By Aditya Kalra India’s diversified equity funds bucked the trend in the broader markets to eke out gains in November, as a strong performance by mid- and small-cap shares and sectors such as capital...
View ArticleMarkets this week: Sensex gains 1 percent, Tata Power surges over 10 percent
By India Online Staff By Ankush Arora and Aditya Kalra The BSE Sensex ended with gains of 1 percent in the week ending Dec. 6, as investor sentiment was boosted after exit polls indicated the Bharatiya...
View ArticleEquity funds underperform Sensex for first time since 2008
By Aditya Kalra India’s diversified equity mutual funds rose in 2013 but underperformed the broader markets for the first time in five years, as returns were dampened by the losses in the mid- and...
View ArticleMarkets this week: ITC, Infosys top Sensex losers
By Reuters Staff By Sankalp Phartiyal and Ankush Arora The benchmark BSE Sensex fell in three of five sessions this week, as higher crude prices hurt sentiment and the cabinet’s decision to delay a...
View ArticleStock market glitches in India over the past few years
By Ankush Arora India’s stock market, like its peers across the world, is no stranger to sudden trading halts due to technical glitches. On Thursday, India’s second-biggest exchange operator BSE halted...
View ArticleMarkets this week: Cipla, BHEL top Sensex gainers
By Sankalp Phartiyal The BSE Sensex closed 1.2 percent higher in a week that was marked by two successive record highs for the benchmark. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Independence Day speech and...
View ArticleMarkets this month: Tata Motors, M&M top Sensex gainers
By India Online Staff The BSE Sensex jumped 2.9 percent in August, the seventh consecutive monthly gain for the benchmark index in 2014. The broader Nifty closed 3 percent higher, its fourth straight...
View ArticleSensex breaches 28,000, but BHEL, Tata Steel still down from life highs
By Sankalp Phartiyal The BSE Sensex surged to a fourth straight life high on Wednesday, breaching the psychologically important 28,000 mark as banking shares continued their rally on hopes of a rate...
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