EPFO hits equity markets: How it may affect you
The government's employee's provident fund on Thursday made its maiden investments in the country's equity markets.
Aug 07, 2015, 10:22 AM IST
Your pension money hits equity market: 5 things you want to know
This is the first time that the EPFO, in its 64-year history, has invested in the equity markets.
Aug 07, 2015, 09:34 AM IST
Sensex climbs 75 points, ends day at two-week high
Sensex Thursday notched up its sixth rise in last seven sessions, gaining over 75 points to close at a fresh two-week high of 28,298.13, on foreign fund inflows and sustained buying by retail investors.
Aug 06, 2015, 18:19 PM IST
EPFO enters Dalal Street, plans to hike investments further
In a big boost to equity markets, fund-flush Employees Provident Fund Organisation Thursday entered Dalal Street through exchange-traded fund route with an initial corpus of Rs 5,000 crore, which could go up to nearly Rs 15,000 crore next year.
Aug 06, 2015, 17:48 PM IST
Sensex back to winning ways, rebounds 151 points
Sensex bounced back Wednesday, after a day's decline, rallying over 151 points before closing at nearly a two-week high of 28,223.08, powered by gains in IT, FMCG and realty.
Aug 05, 2015, 17:15 PM IST
Tirupati Balaji gets demat account: 5 things you want to know
Here are five things you want to know about it.
Aug 05, 2015, 11:34 AM IST
Lord Tirupati Balaji checks into Dalal Street with a demat account
The Dalal Street has got its priciest member with Lord Balaji of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) opening a demat account.
Aug 04, 2015, 21:18 PM IST
Market keeps spirit of reforms high, Nifty recaptures 8,500-mark
The broader 50-share Nifty moved between 8,548.95 and 8,448 before ending at 8,532.85, registering a sharp gain of 111.05 points, or 1.32 percent.
Jul 31, 2015, 19:58 PM IST
Sensex slides 259 points on persistent selling pressure
Weak quarterly numbers and the reforms stalemate meant the BSE benchmark Sensex continued its downward journey for the second consecutive day, which fell 259 points on persistent selling pressure.
Jul 24, 2015, 20:11 PM IST
Sensex slides 134 points as blue-chips fail to make the cut
Sensex may have been off to a solid start Thursday, but in the end, let go of all the gains and ended the day 134 points down as blue-chips Bajaj Auto and Lupin took a beating post their quarterly earnings and profit-booking kicked in.
Jul 23, 2015, 19:44 PM IST
Sensex logs highest closing in three months, leaps 323 points
Sensex Wednesday not just turned things around, but did it in style when it ended the day up 323 points, its highest close in more than three months.
Jul 22, 2015, 18:21 PM IST
Investors play a safe game, Sensex ends lower by 43 points
Retreating from a three-month high last week, the benchmark BSE Sensex ended the day 43 points lower at 28,420.12 as investors took a cautious line ahead of the monsoon session of Parliament beginning tomorrow and a likely lacklustre earnings show.
Jul 20, 2015, 19:17 PM IST
Sensex edges lower as inflation dents rate cut hopes
The benchmark BSE Sensex Tuesday edged lower by 28 points to close at 27,932.90 with auto, bank and realty stocks taking the worst hit after retail inflation rising to a eight-month high dampened rate cut hopes.
Jul 14, 2015, 17:14 PM IST
Sensex surges 359 points to rebound from 8-month low
Snapping its six-day losing streak, the benchmark BSE Sensex Wednesday surged 359 points to recover from near eight months low to 26,840.50 on value-buying as MSCI deferred inclusion of China A shares in its index.
Jun 10, 2015, 16:46 PM IST
Sensex falls to nearly 8 months low; down 245 points
Sensex Monday plunged by 245 points to 26,523.09 -- its lowest in nearly eight months -- on heavy selling in FMCG stocks amid prevailing drought fears and RBI's cautions stance on economic recovery.
Jun 08, 2015, 17:28 PM IST
Sensex crashes 351 points to fall below 27,000-mark on drought fears
Sensex Wednesday plunged by 351 points to fall below the 27,000-mark on heavy selling in realty and FMCG sectors as contraction in services sector for the first time in 13 months coupled with drought fears hit market sentiment.
Jun 03, 2015, 17:14 PM IST
Sensex tumbles 314 point on weak Q4 results, Fed fears
BSE Sensex tumbled by 314 points Monday to close at 27,643.88 on fresh selling pressure due to widespread profit-booking after recent gains amid lower-than-expected earnings numbers from ITC.
May 25, 2015, 23:40 PM IST
Sensex jumps 363 points on rate cut hopes, good fiscal deficit number
Sensex rose for the second straight day today by surging 363 points to close at over three-week high of 27,687.30 mainly led by gains in consumer durables, oil&gas and healthcare stocks.
May 18, 2015, 17:02 PM IST
Sensex jumps over 173 points on positive global cues
The benchmark NSE index Nifty traded higher by 55 points, or 0.66 percent, at 8,279.20.
May 15, 2015, 10:00 AM IST
Dalal Street veteran Parag Parikh dies in car accident in US
Noted investor Parag Parikh, founder of mutual fund house PPFAS, died in a car accident in Omaha in the US on Sunday.
May 04, 2015, 18:52 PM IST
