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3:42 p.m. Markets end at record high: Sensex rises 359 points to 22,702, Nifty closes at 6,796 after hitting 6800 3:32 p.m. Markets end at record high: Sensex rises 359 points to 22,702 (provisional), Nifty ends at 6,796 after hitting 6800 in late session 3:20 p.m. Nifty hits new life Read More

Indian stock-index futures swung between gains and losses as the country kicks off the world’s biggest election today. Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd. may move after Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (SUNP) agreed to buy the company. SGX CNX Nifty Index futures for April delivery was little changed at 6,743 at 10:10 a.m. in Singapore after earlier gaining Read More

India’s benchmark stock index declined for a second day as some investors judged recent gains to all-time highs as excessive. Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. (BHEL), India’s biggest power-equipment maker, retreated for a fifth day. Oil & Natural Gas Corp. (ONGC), India’s largest state-owned oil explorer, decreased 1.6 percent. Larsen & Toubro Ltd. (LT), India’s largest Read More

The Indian stock markets are expected to open on a flat note as the global charts look mixed. SGX Nifty is trading 17.00 points lower. Headlines for the day: WCP Holding exits from Repco Bank Tata Motors to enter Philippines Temasek invests Rs250-cr in StarAgri SpiceJet revenue management GM quits Read More

Indian stock-index futures gained after benchmark indexes advanced to records amid the biggest monthly inflow into the nation’s shares since December 2012. SGX CNX Nifty Index futures for April delivery rose 0.2 percent to 6,812 at 9:54 a.m. in Singapore. The underlying CNX Nifty Index climbed 0.5 percent to 6,752.55 yesterday, setting a record high Read More

The Indian stock markets are expected to open in the green zone as the global charts look supportive. SGX Nifty is trading 8.00 points higher. Events for the day: HSBC India Composite PMI HSBC India Services PMI Headlines for the day: Zee Media prays High Court to vacate interim stay Read More

India’s benchmark stock index rose to a record for a sixth day as international investors extended Asia’s largest equity-market inflows. Bharti Airtel Ltd. (BHARTI) rallied to the highest level since Jan. 15 amid a report that the nation’s largest carrier plans a $ 2 billion bond sale to lower debt costs. Wockhardt Ltd. (WPL) surged Read More

The Indian stock markets are expected to open in the green zone as the global charts look supportive. SGX Nifty is trading 58.00 points higher. Headlines for the day: RPower’s Butibori turns commercial BEL records Rs6,180 cr turnover Alstom bags Rs182 crore contract from Power Grid Domestic steel producers mixed Read More

The Indian stock markets are expected to open in the green zone as the global charts look supportive. SGX Nifty is trading 23.00 points higher. Events for the day: Monthly auto sales and cement dispatches HSBC India Manufacturing PMI RBI Monetary Policy Headlines for the day: Core sector grows 4.5% Read More

Events for the day: Fiscal Deficit data BoP Current Account Balance Headlines for the day: Dr Reddy’s eyes fresh foray into Japanese market ABG Shipyard sails out of troubled waters with Rs11K-cr CDR Tata Steel to start Kalinganagar production in Q4 FY15 Axis Bank to open 750 urban branches Read More