Larsen & Toubro Ltd’s stock shot up more than 2.5% on Thursday after its consolidated Ebitda increased 15% year-on-year to ₹5,615 crore in the June quarter (Q1FY25), slightly above Street estimates. Profitability was led by robust execution of international projects, while domestic ones remained subdued. The strong pipeline of orders […]
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Trendlyne data shows that the Sensex closed the month of May down 521.47, or 0.70%, while the Nifty 50 concluded the month down 74.15, or 0.33%. Also Read: Sensex, Nifty 50 break 3-month gains to end May in red; 5 major triggers to watch out for in June The S&P […]
In the run-up to the election results, the benchmark indices, including the Nifty50 and Sensex, have witnessed a decline of 1.5-2 percent over the past five sessions but rose a bit in today’s deals. Adding to the unease, the Volatility Index (VIX) has surged to around 24, significantly higher than […]
Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Voter turnout is low, but the process is slow. People have waited for an hour and gone back without voting, said former HDFC Chairman Deepak Parekh while addressing the media following his vote at a polling booth in Peddar Road, Mumbai. Mumbai’s vote percentage has been […]
Bullish domestic investors and their circumspect foreign counterparts’ contrasting readings of the Lok Sabha polls’ outcome are being reflected in their positions on Nifty derivatives contracts. Retail and HNI (high net-worth) investors—termed ‘client’ by NSE—are confident of a thumping win by the ruling NDA (national democratic alliance) coalition. They have […]
The Indian stock market is witnessing heightened volatility and the Nifty 50 has dropped over 4% from its peak. Uncertainty over the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, weak global cues, unimpressive Q4 results and relentless selling by foreign institutional investors have been weighing on Indian equities. The key trigger for the […]
Amid steep volatility, expiring weekly index options and foreign investor selling, the bellwether Nifty plunged 1.55% to 21,957.5, its biggest single-day fall since 17 January, while the Sensex fell 1.45% or 1,062 points to 72,404.17, its worst since 23 January. Nifty’s top five losers alone accounted for almost three-fifths of […]