Indian Stock market

Indian markets can help raise $150 bn a year: BSE CEO

The Indian stock market has the potential to help companies raise a whopping USD 150 billion (nearly Rs 10 lakh crore) annually to help meet the country's investment targets over the next 5-7 years, leading bourse BSE's chief Ashish Chauhan said.

Jan 18, 2015, 17:12 PM IST

Market sell-off continues amid global commodity rout

Stocks continued their downtrend for the second straight day, led by key front-line heavyweights, amid gloomy overseas cues as the benchmark Nifty shed 22 points on the National Stock Exchange(NSE).

Jan 14, 2015, 21:07 PM IST

Nifty reclaims 8,300-mark as IT, FMCG stocks rally

A late surge in frontline stocks dominated by technology, FMCG and capital goods helped the Nifty gain 39 points and close above 8,300-level, extending its winning run to the third straight session.

Jan 12, 2015, 21:03 PM IST

FII investments via P-Notes surges to $43 billion in Oct

Investments into domestic shares through participatory notes (P-Notes) surged to the highest level in more than six-and-half years at Rs 2.65 lakh crore (about USD 43 billion) in October.

Nov 18, 2014, 14:05 PM IST

'Bullish' UBS sees Nifty at 9,600 points by Dec 2015

On sector positioning and top picks, UBS said it remains overweight on banks, oil & gas, power, telecom and media

Nov 11, 2014, 19:51 PM IST

FPIs pull out Rs 1,200 crore from equities in October

Overseas investors have pulled out nearly Rs 1,200 crore from the Indian stock market in October, making it the first monthly withdrawal in 14-months, mainly on account of profit-booking.

Nov 02, 2014, 10:49 AM IST

Weekly market review: Global jitters spook Indian stocks; Sensex, Nifty lose 1%

The BSE 30-share barometer resumed lower at 26,487.51 and moved in a range of 26,688.70 and 26,150.09 before ending the week at 26,297.38, a net fall of 270.61 points or 1.02 percent.

Oct 11, 2014, 16:36 PM IST

Geopolitical concerns pull Sensex down by 152 points, 2nd weekly fall

The NSE 50-share Nifty also moved down by 34.05 points or 0.45 percent to finish at 7,568.55.

Aug 09, 2014, 16:05 PM IST

FII inflows hit $5 bn in July; cross $25 bn so for this year

Betting big on the government's reforms agenda, overseas investors have poured in more than USD 5 billion in the Indian market so far this month taking the total inflow to over USD 25 billion since January.

Jul 27, 2014, 18:31 PM IST

Sensex gains over 1 percent on last day of quarter

The BSE Sensex and Nifty are up more than 1 percent as traders cite some window dressing buying, or buying of relative out performers on the last day of the month and the quarter.

Jun 30, 2014, 12:16 PM IST

Foreign investors pour Rs 26,000-cr in Indian market in June

Foreign investors pumped more than Rs 26,000 crore into the Indian market this month so far primarily on account of positive bias after polls and reform- oriented decisions taken by the new government.

Jun 15, 2014, 18:18 PM IST