The Sensex took 27 years to breach the 10,000-mark for the first time in February 2006, while it gained the next 10,000 points in just 22 months as a flood of fresh foreign flows drove stock prices higher at a faster pace.
Asian shares fall on global rate scare, yen plumbs 34-year low
U.S. stock futures lost another 0.2% after Wall Street slid around 1% overnight, while regional bonds took a kicking following a 20-basis-point jump in Treasury yields overnight to their highest since November.
Are Indian stock markets NSE & BSE open today for trading?
Indian stock exchanges closed for Eid, with MCX trading in the evening. There are over ten holidays in 2024, including Ramnavmi in April and Diwali in November.
India vs the world: Nifty outpaces China, Japan, Korea indices; will the outperformance continue?
India#39;s allure has been gaining momentum as global investors seek substitutes for sickly Chinese markets and as expectations grow that national elections this year will see Prime Minister Narendra Modi return for a third term, assuring investors of both political and policy continuity.Banking stocks propel Nifty to fresh record high; Q4 results to shape market momentum
Analysts at ICICI Securities suggested that any temporary breather before Q4 results season should be utilised by investors to buyMid-day Mood | Sensex, Nifty in the green; Bank Nifty hits record high
The Nifty metal index was the top sectoral performer, with Vedanta leading the gains after CLSA upgraded the stock to #39;buy#39; from #39;underperform#39;Gold hovers below record peak ahead of inflation data, Fed minutes
Spot gold was down 0.2% at $2,348.49 per ounce, as of 0107 GMT, after hitting a record high of $2,365.09 on Tuesday.
Dollar sideways, yen under watch ahead of key CPI release
The main market focus on Wednesday is U.S. consumer price inflation for March, which traders have been eagerly awaiting for hints on the Fed’s policy outlook.
Oil steady as U.S. crude stock build offsets Middle East uncertainty
Brent crude futures were flat at $89.42 per barrel at 0010 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures rose 2 cents to $85.25.
Taking Stock: Sensex, Nifty fall from record highs to close in the red
The Sensex surged past the 75,000-mark, while the Nifty scaled 22,750 for the first time before profit booking pulled the two benchmarks lower