Snapping a three-day losing streak, shares of Hero Honda on Friday bounced back on robust August sales numbers and rose over 2 per cent, registering the maximum gain on the 30-share benchmark Sensex. Shares of the country’s largest two-wheeler maker ended with a gain of 2.14 per cent at Rs 1,736.15. During the day, it [...]

Jindal Poly Films said on Friday its board has approved issuing one bonus share for every one held to its existing shareholders. News beuro,

Markets were marginally higher on Friday, as Asian stocks rose on an unexpected rise of 5.2 per cent in US home sales in July and fall in initial jobless claims. Nifty was up 0.13 per cent at 5493.45. The National Stock Exchange benchmark opened the day at 5486.30 against Thursday’s close of 5486.15. The 50-share [...]

The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex fell by over 28 points at midsession today on profit booking triggered by reports of rise in food inflation. The 30-share index, which commenced the day higher by 78 points, fell back by 28.32 points to trade at 18,209.99 points at 1300 hrs as metal, oil and gas and [...]

Shares nudged higher for a second day on Thursday as strong US manufacturing data eased some concerns about the pace of global economic recovery, but investor confidence was brittle. Financials topped the gainers on hopes an expanding economy will boost demand for loans, and help boost earnings. Auto makers and cement producers that saw higher [...]

The Bombay Stock Exchange’s (BSE) benchmark index, the Sensex, nudged 0.3% higher on Thursday, as world stocks rebounded from seven-week lows in another burst of the risk-on, risk-off trading that has dominated financial markets this year, with financials topping the gains. The session turned choppy towards the close of trade on expiry of monthly derivatives [...]

Britain’s leading share index fell sharply early on Tuesday, with a bearish mood over the health of the global economic recovery more than offsetting bullish sentiment from recent mergers and acquisitions activity. By 0808 GMT, the FTSE 100 was down 68.13 points, or 1.3 percent, at 5,166.71, having gained 0.8 percent at 5,234.84 on Monday, [...]

Shares of oil marketing companies surged higher on expectations that the price hike may be on the cards. BPCL and HPCL were trading at 52-week highs. After the government deregulated petrol prices in June, the OMCs had decided to carry-out monthly review of oil prices before announcing any change in oil prices. Early this month, [...]

Equities moved higher Wednesday, on the back of a rise in Asian markets. Realty led the way, followed by auto, metal and banking stocks. The laggards were oil & gas and consumer durables. Nifty was up 18.5 points or 0.34 per cent at 5432.65. The National Stock Exchange benchmark opened at 5416.25 against the previous [...]

Indian shares erased losses of as much as 0.5 percent and turned positive on Friday, led by top-listed conglomerate Reliance Industries and engineering and construction firm Larsen and Toubro. The 30-share BSE index was up 0.04 percent at 18,462.54 points, with 15 stocks gaining. The benchmark had earlier fallen to as low as 18,360.90. The [...]