All stories by Peter Noronha
Sensex rises at close; upbeat US data calms nerves
Rediff.com28 Aug 2015Markets gained for the second straight session to kick-off the September F&O series on a robust note.
Markets wobble on Chinese woes, Fed hike fears
Rediff.com20 Aug 2015The FMCG index gained more than 1% on the back of stellar gains in ITC.
Sensex ends lower on reform concerns; pharma, oil stocks slip
Rediff.com17 Aug 2015Metal stocks also had a good session, with JSW Steel zooming by 7%, and Tata Steel and Nalco gaining about 3% each.
Sensex soars 500 points as rate cut, GST hopes brings back bulls
Rediff.com14 Aug 2015The broader markets were also in top gear, with the BSE midcap index surging by 2.1% at 11,431 and the smallcap index gaining 1.4% at 11,735.
Sensex, Nifty crack at close; oil, auto shares drag
Rediff.com10 Aug 2015Oil and select auto heavyweights bore the brunt of selling pressure; ONGC, RIL, Tata Motors, M&M key losers.
Markets lacklustre at close; banks, capital goods slump
Rediff.com7 Aug 2015Banking and capital goods stocks were out of favour, while oil and auto stocks saw buying interest.
Markets surge on rate cut hopes; Sensex zooms 400 points
Rediff.com31 Jul 2015The benchmark BSE Sensex reclaimed the 28,000 mark, spurting by 409 points or 1.4% at 28,114 and Nifty settled above the 8,500 mark at 8,532, gains of 111 points.
Sensex surges 322 points as heavyweights rally
Rediff.com22 Jul 2015Sensex in green, JSW climbs higher.
Rate cut hope, global cues buoy markets; Sensex closes up 265 points
Rediff.com15 Jul 2015Asia has opened largely in the green ahead of a raft of Chinese data due during the day.
Markets tumble on China concerns; Sensex tanks nearly 500 points
Rediff.com8 Jul 2015Sensex seems to be under pressure on weak cues.
Sensex defies Greek bailout, reclaims 28,000
Rediff.com1 Jul 2015Positive cues from the global market front aided the rally.
Markets stumble on global cues; Sensex loses 85 points
Rediff.com26 Jun 2015The banking, oil and metal sectors were the top sectoral losers on the BSE, while IT stocks rendered support at lower levels.
Markets end lower on May F&O expiry; Sensex sheds 58 points
Rediff.com28 May 2015Sensex eneded lower on poor perfromance by financials and IT stocks.
Bear hug for Modi sarkar, Sensex ends in red; bluechips drag
Rediff.com26 May 2015Markets ended in red, index heavyweights drag.
Markets end firm riding on global cues
Rediff.com22 May 2015The markets had touched their highest levels in a month.
Markets end flat amid volatile trade; oil stocks slip, IT shines
Rediff.com19 May 2015Markets end almost flat, bluechips in focus.
Sensex hits over 2-week closing high on rate cut hopes
Rediff.com11 May 2015Metals, auto and banking shares were in the limelight in this session; the FMCG pack, however, ended lower.
Bloodbath on Dalal Street; Sensex sinks more than 700 points
Rediff.com6 May 2015Markets crashed due to domestic worries; bluechip stocks tanked too.
Sensex snaps 3-day losing streak; ICICI Bank, Maruti rally
Rediff.com28 Apr 2015Markets end in green with auto, banks on a steady climb.
Bulls on a rampage; Sensex, Nifty end at record highs
Rediff.com6 Jun 2014Five of the 12 BSE sectoral indices ended at 52-week highs; the oil and gas index zoomed by nearly 5%.