Sensex Today | Share Market Live Updates : Gap-up open for Indian indices as Gift Nifty up 100pts; Asian shares mixed
BSE Sensex surged 376 points and closed at 72,426 mark while the Bank Nifty index ended 165 points up at 46,384 level.In the broad market, both small-cap and mid-cap indices outperformed the key benchmark indices even as the advance-decline ratio remained firm at 1.56:1. Large activity was seen in bank, auto, pharma, PSU, and FMCG stocks.
(Read the full story here.)Quess Corp, Hero MotoCorp, Chalet Hotels, LIC, Paytm, RVNL, are some stocks likely to be in focus on Monday, February 19.The Indian stock market indices, Sensex and Nifty 50, are expected to open higher following mixed global market cues.The trends on Gift Nifty also indicate a positive start for the Indian benchmark index. The Gift Nifty was trading around 22,153 level as compared to the Nifty futures’ previous close of 22,090.On Friday, bulls continued to dominate, resulting in the fourth consecutive day of gains for equity benchmarks, with the Nifty closing above 22,000 level.
(Read the full story here.)The domestic equity indices are expected to open higher amid cautiousness tracking mixed cues from global market peers.Asian markets traded mixed, while the US stocks ended lower last week amid diminishing hopes of early interest rate cuts by the US Federal Reserve.Investors will now focus on several stock market triggers in the third week of the month including domestic macroeconomic data, US Fed minutes meeting, crude oil prices, foreign capital inflow, along with global market cues. (Read the full story here.)Gift Nifty indicated a gap-up opening for Indian indices as the futures benchmark pulled ahead of Nifty's Friday close.Trading at 22,147.00 at 7:30 am, the Gift Nifty futures was more than 100 points ahead of Nifty's Friday close of
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