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Sensex jumps 257 points; Nifty ends above 14,800
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Sensex jumps 257 points; Nifty ends above 14,800

Mumbai, May 7: Extending its winning run to the third session, equity benchmark Sensex advanced 257 points on Friday, tracking gains in index majors HDFC twins, ITC and Bharti Airtel amid a positive trend in global markets.The 30-share BSE index ended 256.71 points or 0.52 per cent higher at...
Swiggy to prioritise Genie deliveries as Covid cases soar
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Swiggy to prioritise Genie deliveries as Covid cases soar

New Delhi, May 6: Food delivery platform Swiggy on Thursday announced to prioritise Genie deliveries the company's pick up and drop service as India is witnessing increasing Covid-19 cases in the second wave of coronavirus.All Genie orders will have dedicated customer care support. The...
Sensex, Nifty rise for 2nd day; auto, IT stocks take charge
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Sensex, Nifty rise for 2nd day; auto, IT stocks take charge

Mumbai, May 6: Equity gauges Sensex and Nifty notched up gains for the second straight session on Thursday following hectic buying mainly in auto, financial and IT counters.The BSE benchmark Sensex closed higher by 272.21 points or 0.56 per cent at 48,949.76. In volatile trade, the index oscillated...
Arunachal reports highest single-day spike of 234 COVID cases
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Arunachal reports highest single-day spike of 234 COVID cases

Itanagar, May 5: Continuing its upward trend in the rate of infections, Arunachal Pradesh on Tuesday reported the highest single-day spike with 234 new cases, taking its active caseload to 1632. With this, the tally of confirmed cases in the State crossed the 19k-mark, to be precise at 19,192,...
RBI relaxes KYC norms, tells banks not to impose any restriction till Dec-end
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RBI relaxes KYC norms, tells banks not to impose any restriction till Dec-end

Mumbai, May 5: The Reserve Bank on Wednesday asked banks and other regulated financial entities not to impose any punitive restriction against customers for failure to update KYC till December end, in view of the second wave of coronavirus cases. The RBI has also decided to extend the scope...
SBI allocates Rs 71 cr for fight against coronavirus
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SBI allocates Rs 71 cr for fight against coronavirus

New Delhi, May 3: The country's largest lender SBI on Monday announced allocating Rs 71 crore towards the fight against COVID-19, a part of which will be used to set up a makeshift 1,000-bed hospital for the treatment of patients in some of the worst-affected states. State Bank of...
Sensex down 400 points, banking stocks fall
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Sensex down 400 points, banking stocks fall

Mumbai, April 30: The key Indian equity indices declined on Friday morning with the BSE Sensex losing over 400 points.Heavy selling pressure was witnessed in banking and finance stocks. However, buying in metal and oil and gas stocks restricted the losses.Around 10.15 am, Sensex was trading at...
Sensex trims gains after reclaiming 50,000
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Sensex trims gains after reclaiming 50,000

Mumbai, April 29: The BSE Sensex pared major gains after crossing the 50,000-mark during the initial trade. Around 10.18 a.m., it was trading at 49,868.74, higher by 134.9 points or 0.27 per cent from its previous close of 49,733.84.It opened at 50,093.86 and has so far touched an intra-day...
Sensex up 350 points, auto stocks surge
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Sensex up 350 points, auto stocks surge

Mumbai, April 28: The key Indian equity indices traded on a positive note on Wednesday morning with the BSE Sensex gaining over 350 points.Healthy buying was seen in auto and banking stocks.Around 10.25 a.m., Sensex was trading at 49,300.42, higher by 356.28 points or 0.73 per cent from its previous...
Sensex up 750 points, Nifty above 14,500
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Sensex up 750 points, Nifty above 14,500

Mumbai, April 26: The key Indian equity indices surged on Monday morning with the BSE Sensex gaining over 750 points.Healthy buying was witnessed in banking, finance and metal stocks.Around 10.05 a.m., Sensex was trading at 48,631.00, higher by 752.55 points or 1.57 per cent from its previous...
Equity indices in red; banking, auto stocks fall
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Equity indices in red; banking, auto stocks fall

Mumbai, April 22: The key Indian equity indices declined on Thursday morning with selling pressure on banking and auto stocks.Around 10.20 a.m., Sensex was trading at 47,478.71, lower by 227.09 points or 0.48 per cent from the previous close of 47,705.80.It opened at 47,501.71 and has touched...
Rising Covid cases, curbs pull markets lower; Sensex down 1.99%
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Rising Covid cases, curbs pull markets lower; Sensex down 1.99%

Mumbai, April 19: Rising cases of Covid-19 infections along with imposition of new restrictions on movement to curb the virus' spread, pulled the Indian equity markets lower on Monday's mid-afternoon trade session.Accordingly, all major sectors other than healthcare were trading in the...
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