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August 10, 2024 7:58 PM

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Sensex and Nifty Decline as Smallcap, Midcap, and Largecap Indices Shed Up to 2%

The broader indices broke a two-week streak of outperformance and ended lower, in line with the main indices, during a highly volatile week marked by mixed quarterly earnings, an inline RBI policy outcome, fears of a US recession, and geopolitical escalations. During the week, the BSE Smallcap index...

August 9, 2024 7:36 PM

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Market Update: Sensex, Nifty surge over 1% 

Indian benchmark indices, the Sensex and Nifty, surged over one percent, driven by a global market recovery. At the close, the Sensex, which tracks 30 companies, was up 820 points, or 1.04 percent, at 79,706. Meanwhile, the Nifty 50 gained 250 points, or 1.04 percent, to end at 24,367. The broader m...

August 9, 2024 9:03 AM

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NSE’s Registered Investor Base Surpasses 10 Crore Milestone for the First Time

The National Stock Exchange (NSE) has achieved a significant milestone, with its unique registered investor base surpassing the 10-crore mark for the first time. It took over 25 years to reach the 4-crore mark in March 2021, but the pace of growth has accelerated considerably since then. The additio...

August 8, 2024 8:37 PM

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Capital Expenditure has consistently risen since pandemic: FM Sitharaman

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said the government is continuously emphasising and spending higher and higher amounts in capital expenditure since after Covid. She said effective capital expenditure can be pegged at 15.02 lakh crores rupees or 18 per cent over 2023-24. The Finance Min...

August 8, 2024 7:07 PM

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Rupee ends flat at 83.96 against US Dollar

In the Forex market today, the Indian rupee depreciated one paise and ended at 83.96 against the U.S. dollar.   The dollar index, which indicates the US dollar's strength against a basket of six other leading currencies, nudged higher to 103.1 in intra-day trade.  

August 8, 2024 2:05 PM

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RBI keeps repo rate unchanged at 6.5% for 9th time in a row

The Reserve Bank of India today decided to keep the policy repo rate unchanged at 6.50 per cent for the ninth time in a row. Consequently, the standing deposit facility (SDF) rate remains at 6.25 percent and the marginal standing facility (MSF) rate and the Bank Rate at 6.75 per cent. The Monetary P...