Mumbai: The National Stock Exchange (NSE) is understood to have sought the approval of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) to extend the timing of derivatives trading till almost midnight.

In May, the market regulator had extended the trading time in equity derivatives till 11.55pm and it had said that the revised timings will be effective from October 1. Currently, trading is allowed from 9.15am till 3.30pm.

As Sensex hit another all-time high on Tuesday at 36902.06, three out of four BSE-500 stocks stayed at the other end of the spectrum, bleeding.

While 130 stocks have swung into the positive territory in 2018 (year to date), the remaining 370 have left investors in the lurch with a negative growth during the seven-month period since January 1.

Shares of L&T Technology Services (LTTS) have rallied 14% to Rs 1,485 per share on the BSE in early morning trade after the company reported a more-than-double net profit of Rs 1,981 million in June quarter (Q1FY19). The L&T group company had profit of Rs 980 million in the year ago quarter.

Mumbai: The benchmark BSE Sensex advanced over 100 points in early trade on Monday led by gains in FMCG stocks after the GST Council on Saturday cut rates on over 100 items, amid fresh capital inflows by foreign funds and strengthening rupee.

The 30-share index was trading higher by 114.10 points, or 0.31 per cent, at 36,610.47. All the sectoral indices, led by FMCG, consumer durables and power stocks were trading in the positive zone, rising up to 1.21 per cent.

The benchmark Sensex snapped its two week winning streaks to register small losses by 45.26 points to conclude at 36,496.37, while the broader Nifty managed to maintain the key 11,000-level to close at 11,010.20, losing a marginal 8.70 points.

Caution ruled roost during the week trade, weighed down by economic woes set-off by the surging June Wholesale price (WPI) inflation which shot-up to a four-year high to 5.77 per cent increased the chances of RBI hiking rates in its August meet.

Domestic bourses recovered after falling for two straight sessions in early trade on Friday as the benchmark Sensex recovered over 150 points driven by a fresh round of buying ahead of the no-confidence debate in Lok Sabha on Friday.

Besides, persistent buying by domestic institutional investors (DIIs) too influenced sentiment.

The Nifty Smallcap Index has lost nearly a quarter of its value in 2018 so far, leaving investors with fairly large losses. While the index has yielded a negative return only once in the last six years through 2017, its 22.8% plunge this year is the biggest since 2011.

Extending Tuesday’s rally, the benchmark BSE Sensex jumped over 200 points to record a new high of 36,747.87 in early trade on Wednesday amid buying by domestic institutional investors and easing global crude oil prices.

The market rally was driven by strong buying on the oil & gas, banking, PSU and realty counters and strength in the rupee.

The BSE Sensex recovered over 107 points to 36,431.17 in early trade on Tuesday on fresh buying by investors after a sharp drop on global crude oil prices and a strengthening rupee.

The 30-share index, which had lost 224.64 points in the previous two sessions, rebounded 107.40 points, or 0.30%, to 36,431.17 with stocks of oil & gas, FMCG, infrastructure, PSU, banking, consumer durables and auto sectors rising by up to 1.69%.

The BSE Sensex turned choppy after rising over 117 points in opening trade, amid weak Asian cues and foreign fund outflows.

The broader Nifty, too, slipped below the 11,000-mark.

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