Markets close another week in red
The slide continued through the week, though at a slower pace and also with some recovery. The Sensex ended Friday’s trade 2.39% lower from the previous day’s close. The Nifty 50 closed 2.06% lower.
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Markets end in the green for 3rd consecutive day
Shorts’ covering on expiration day of March futures and options contracts helped the Sensex and the Nifty 50 gain 1,410 and 323 points each.
Markets rally on stimulus package hopes
Benchmark indices in India take cues from global markets which rallied on expectations of stimulus packages; the Sensex gained over 1,861 points and the Nifty 50 over 496 points over Tuesday’s close.
Markets end in the green
Positive global cues and hope of a government stimulus helped the markets recover after a 13% decline on Monday. Both the benchmark indices jumped over 5.6% before closing 2.5% higher on Tuesday.
MARKETS RISE AT THE END OF A GLOOMY WEEK
Key indices jump over 7.5%, before closing nearly 6% higher on Friday.
MARKETS TOUCH A NEW LOW
Volatility in global markets continues due to Coronavirus pandemic; the benchmark BSE Sensex and Nifty 50 fall over 7% to record their respective new 52-week lows.
YES Bank shares surge 58%
YES Bank ended the trading session 58% higher at ₹58.65 per share on Tuesday. The stock has gained over 150% in three trading sessions.
Market bleeds 2,700 points; SBI Cards listing bombs
The S&P BSE Sensex crashed over 2,700 points as the global selloff intensified. SBI Cards suffered a big blow and its shares listed at a discount of 13% amid widespread panic on Dalal Street.
MARKETS MAKE A U-TURN ON FRIDAY
Friday saw benchmark indices tanking over 10%, which caused trading to halt for an hour. When trading resumed, they gained over 16% in intraday before closing 4% higher than Thursday’s close.
FPIs turn net sellers in 2020
In 2020, until March 12, net equity investments of FPIs saw an outflow of ₹9,031.89 crore ($1.16 billion), against net inflow of ₹23,158 crore ($3.26 billion) in the same period last year.
