Markets

Stock Markets: Hopes of Reforms, Rate Cut, Cheap Oil Drive Rally

The markets are hopeful of a rate cut from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in its upcoming monetary policy review in August, says an analyst.

Jul 18, 2015

Google Propels Nasdaq to Another Record High Close

Google surged 16.26 percent to end at an all-time high of $699.62, a day after reporting strong ad revenue growth.

Jul 18, 2015

Sensex Hits 3-Month High; Bank, Energy Stocks Lead Rally

The Sensex was trading at 28,332 at about 12.15 pm, while the 50-scrip Nifty was hovering at around 8,567, up 44 points.

Jul 16, 2015

Government Cracks Down on 'dabba' Traders to Check Black Money in Markets

"Dabba trading and any other unlawful trading practices do present a risk in the market and need to be curbed," said Nirmal Jain, chairman of IIFL.

Jul 16, 2015

Sensex Surges 127 Points in Early Trade

The Sensex has touched a high of 28,071.90 points and a low of 27,986.48 points in the trade so far.

Jul 15, 2015

Bailout for Greece Lifts Sensex by 340 Points, IT Stocks Soar

BSE IT index was the top performer gaining by 1.7%.

Jul 13, 2015

NYSE Resumes Trading after 4-hour Halt due to Outage

NYSE halted trading in all securities starting from 11.32 a.m. on Wednesday due to technical issue

Jul 9, 2015

Crashing Chinese Markets Drag Sensex Down by Nearly 500 Points; Metal Stocks See Heavy Sell-off

Metal stocks got severely battered due to their high exposure to Chinese markets.

Jul 8, 2015

Tumbling Stock Markets Force 1,300 Chinese Companies to Halt Trading

The Shanghai Composite Index opened 7% lower on Wednesday, before paring some of its losses to trade at over 5% down.

Jul 8, 2015

Indian stock brokers watch the key Sensex share index graph in a brokerage firm in Mumbai May 13, 2004.

India's Stock Markets Weaker, BSE Sensex Falls Over 200 Points After Greek Vote

The rupee weakened to 63.5600/57 per dollar compared to its previous close of 63.44/45.

Jul 6, 2015

Greece Referendum: Sensex Could Fall by Over 3% on 'No' Vote; Tata Motors, IT Stocks May See Sell-off

Further, lack of heavy short positions to curtail the fall in markets is also a cause of concern.

Jul 4, 2015

Sensex Gains 88 Points in Early Trade

The Sensex has touched a high of 28,046.75 points and a low of 27,897.45 points in the trade so far.

Jul 3, 2015

Edmund Shing: Is the China Growth Story Over?

This week Ed Shing talks about China.

Jun 30, 2015

Can Sensex Gain from The Slump in Chinese Stock Markets?

The decline in Chinese stock markets has raised speculations that foreign investors may pull out the money to invest in other attractive emerging markets like India.

Jun 29, 2015

Sensex Plunges Over 550 Points on Greece Debt Default Fears

Sell-off in auto and IT stocks was stronger compared to other sectors, owing to their significant exposure to the eurozone.