Drop in oil prices and sharp gains in blue-chip stocks, such as Reliance Industries, saw the benchmark Nifty post its highest weekly gain in 16 months.

The 50-share index gained 2.3 per cent during the week, the highest since the week ended March 19, 2017.

Healthy start to corporate earnings lifted benchmark indices above their recent milestones on Thursday.

The BSE Sensex surged 211.07 points to hit all-time high of 36,477-mark and the NSE Nifty index surged 64.15 points at 11,012.45 in early trade on Thursday.

The benchmark BSE Sensex opened 59.64 points higher, but soon turned choppy in early trade, as investors cashed profits in metal, healthcare, PSU and auto stocks, amid weak Asian cues after US-China trade spat escalated.

After opening on a positive note, the BSE 30-share barometer dropped by 56.15 points, or 0.15%, to 36,183.47 led by fall in index majors Hero Motorcorp, Vedanta, Coal India and RIL shares.

The benchmark Sensex advanced by over 200 points to reclaim the 36,000-mark in early trade on Tuesday led by gains on IT, realty and capital goods counters, ahead of key quarterly results scheduled later in the day.

The 30-share index rose for the third straight day by gaining 203.87 points, or 0.57%, at 36,138.59 in early trade.

Mumbai: The benchmark Sensex on Monday rose over 200 points, while Nifty reclaimed the 10,800-mark on widespread buying in metals, auto, IT and banking counters, amid firm Asian cues and a strengthening rupee.

The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 244.84 points, or 0.69 per cent, to 35,902.70. The gauge had gained 83.31 points in the previous session on Friday.

Mumbai: Indian benchmark indices BSE Sensex and NSE’s Nifty 50 opened lower but soon recovered to trade higher despite faltering Asian markets as US tariffs on $34 billion in Chinese imports took effect on Friday. However, the Indian rupee weakened marginally against the US dollar and was trading past 69 a dollar, tracking losses in Asian peers.

The BSE Sensex fell by 89.35 points to a low of 35,556.05 points during late-morning trade on Thursday following subdued Asian markets. The Nifty of the National Stock Exchange fell by 28 points to a low of 10,741.45 points. Market observers said that along with subdued global cues, a weak rupee and heavy selling in index heavyweights Infosys, Tata Motors, Vedanta, Tata Steel Bharti Airtel — which fell more than 1% on the Sensex — dented investors’ risk-taking appetite.

NEW DELHI: The stock market which has been been under pressure of late opened in green but flat on Wednesday market.

The 50-share NSE Nifty which had closed 0.1 point below the 10,700-mark on Tuesday, was testing the psychological mark in morning trade. The other benchmark index Sensex was hovering around the 35,400-mark.

NEW DELHI: The National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) and Nasdaq are looking to jointly invest in startups and launch each other’s indices in the US and India as part of their tie-up that goes beyond technology.

Nasdaq’s venture fund invests in companies with technologies that are often deployed for its use and NSE may jointly invest in India, Israel or the Silicon Valley, the Indian exchange’s managing director and CEO Vikram Limaye said.

Mumbai: The benchmark BSE Sensex shed about 68 points to trade at 35,196.44 in early deals on Tuesday on sustained capital outflows by foreign funds amid selling pressure on some counters and weak Asian cues.

Deprecating rupee against the dollar also added to the dampened sentiment.

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