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A share broker reacts as Sensex & Nifty prices fluctuate. (Photo: ANI)

Markets slump on surging oil, West Asia flare-up; Sensex drops 561 points

Mumbai, Jul 14 (PTI) Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty tumbled on Tuesday as a sharp surge in crude oil prices due to the renewed flare-up in West Asia dented investors’ sentiment. Fresh foreign fund outflows and the falling rupee also put pressure on the markets. After three days of gains, the 30-share BSE

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A screen displays an image of U.S. President Donald Trump at the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) in Mumbai, India. (Photo: Reuters
A screen displays an image of U.S. President Donald Trump at the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) in Mumbai, India. (Photo: Reuters)

Sensex tumbles 786 points in early trade after five-day rally as IT drag

Mumbai, Jun 19 (PTI) Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty tumbled in early trade on Friday after a five-day rally, dragged by heavy selling in IT firms following revenue growth guidance cut by Accenture. The 30-share BSE Sensex tanked 786.58 points to 76,624.90 in early trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty declined 210.95 points to

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A broker trades on his computer terminal at a stock brokerage firm in Mumbai, India. (Photo: Reuters)

Markets rebound 1 pc on buying in financial counters, rally in global peers; Sensex jumps 900 pts

Mumbai, Apr 10 (PTI) Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty surged over 1 per cent on Friday, propelled by buying in banking counters and a positive trend in global equities. Investor sentiment improved amid hopes of further easing in the West Asia crisis ahead of US-Iran negotiations and lower crude prices, analysts said. After

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Brokers trade at their desks inside a stock brokerage firm in Mumbai, India. (Photo: PTI)

STT hike on Futures dampen stock market sentiment; Sensex, Nifty crash nearly 2 pc

Mumbai, Feb 1 (PTI) Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty dived sharply by nearly 2 per cent on Sunday after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposed a hike in the Securities Transaction Tax (STT) on derivatives. Reversing the early gains, the 30-share BSE Sensex plunged sharply by 2,370.36 points or 2.88 per cent to slide below

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