Dalal Street veteran Parag Parikh dies in car accident in US

Last Updated: Monday, May 4, 2015, 18:52

Noted investor Parag Parikh, founder of mutual fund house PPFAS, died in a car accident in Omaha in the US on Sunday.

Sensex rebounds from a 3-1/2 month low, up 219 points

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 28, 2015, 17:56

Sensex rebounded from its over three-and-a-half months low Tuesday by rising 219 points to settle at 27,396.38 on late buying in blue-chips ICICI and Maruti Suzuki whose earning numbers beat estimates.

Sensex at 4-week low, Nifty below 8,400 on Sun Pharma sell-off

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 21, 2015, 18:01

Sun Pharma added to the rout by tumbling more than 8.70 percent on both Sensex and Nifty after Japan's Daiichi Sankyo announced selling of its holding in the Indian drugmaker.

Sensex tanks 555 points, Nifty below 8,500-mark; RIL plunges over 4%

Last Updated: Monday, April 20, 2015, 17:16

This was the fourth consecutive session of downtrend in the 30-share index, which has now lost around 1,160 points since crossing 29,000-levels last Monday.

Nine of top-10 Sensex cos add Rs 1,02,729 cr in m-cap

Last Updated: Sunday, April 12, 2015, 10:38

The total market capitalisation of nine of the top-10 Sensex firms advanced by Rs 1,02,729 crore last week, with RIL and TCS stealing the show with maximum rise in valuation.

Sensex gains 191 points to rise to a 3-week high; RIL, CIL surge

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 8, 2015, 17:13

The Sensex opened higher at 28,601.49 and traded in a wide range of 28,763.06 to 28,566.61 before finishing at 28,707.75, showing a gain of 191.16 points of 0.67 percent.

Sensex closes 114 points down in volatile trade

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 18, 2015, 17:27

Sensex Wednesday frittered away early gains and closed 114 points down at 28,622.12 as investors adopted a cautious stance ahead of Fed's monetary policy statement that could signal the timing of US rate hike.

Sensex falls 135 points to 1-month low of 28,709.87

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 10, 2015, 17:16

The Sensex today resumed higher at 28,924.06 and swung between a high of 28,949.11 and a low of 28,584.49 before finishing at 28,709.87, showing a hefty fall of 134.91, or 0.47 percent, over its last close.

Sensex plunges 256 pts on selling ahead of Union Budget

Last Updated: Monday, February 23, 2015, 17:38

Stock markets fell for the second straight session Monday with the benchmark BSE Sensex slipping below the 29,000-mark by falling over 256 points as investors turned cautious ahead of the Budget and booked profits.

Sensex extends gains for the 7th day, gains 142 points

Last Updated: Thursday, February 19, 2015, 17:14

Sensex Thursday rose 142 points, extending its winning run to the seventh day, buoyed by gains in HDFC, Infosys and L&T as well as fag-end buying in metal shares after some firms won mines in coal block auction.

Sensex up 85 pts in trade on encouraging IIP data

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 13, 2015, 10:09

The 30-share barometer moved up by 84.92 points, or 0.30 percent, to 27,670.19 with FMCG, healthcare, banking, capital goods, power and metal sector stocks leading the rally.

Stocks to consolidate this week; Infosys results eyed: Experts

Last Updated: Sunday, January 4, 2015, 11:47

After a good start to the new year, stocks are expected to consolidate gains this week and investors would take cues from earnings with Infosys kicking off the December-quarter result season on Friday, say experts.