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Markets crash as virus alarm spreads globally

7:04 pm February 24, 2020

Mumbai: Indian stock benchmark Sensex on Monday sank nearly 807 points, the second biggest single-day fall this year, tracking sell-offs in global markets as coronavirus cases rose exponentially outside China. Starting off on a weaker note, the BSE gauge plunged to a day’s low of 40,306.36 after being caught in a panic selling as investors […]

Sensex drops over 150 pts; Tata Steel cracks 5 pc

11:13 am February 10, 2020

Mumbai: Market benchmark Sensex dropped over 150 points in opening session on Monday tracking losses in global equities amid rising concerns over coronavirus outbreak. The 30-share BSE index was trading 171.90 points or 0.42 per cent lower at 40,969.95, and the broader NSE advanced 51.45 points, or 0.43 per cent, to 12,046.90. In the previous […]

Sensex jumps over 200 pts after RBI policy outcome

2:59 pm February 6, 2020

Mumbai: Equity benchmark BSE Sensex jumped over 200 points in afternoon session on Thursday, after the Reserve Bank of India kept key policy rates unchanged, but maintained its accommodative stance to support the economy. In the sixth bi-monthly review of the policy, the central bank also kept GDP growth rate unchanged for the current fiscal […]

Budget 2020: Sensex plummets 988 pts; Nifty below 11,700

4:22 pm February 1, 2020

Mumbai: The BSE Sensex plummeted 988 points on Saturday to close below the key 40,000-mark, led by an intense broad-based selloff after the Union Budget for 2020-21 failed to live up to market expectations. Experts said the Budget has been below par considering investors had extremely high expectations from the government to revive the economy. […]

Sensex skids 285 pts on F&O expiry; RIL slumps over 2 pc

7:22 pm January 30, 2020

Mumbai: Equities resumed their downward spiral on Thursday as concerns over the China coronavirus outbreak sapped risk appetite amid expiry of January derivatives contracts. India on Thursday reported its first case of the novel coronavirus, with a student testing positive in Kerala. After swinging over 550 points during the day, the 30-share BSE Sensex settled […]