"The abrupt end of the recovery has certainly caught the participants completely off-guard," said Ajit Mishra, VP - Research, Religare Broking.
For many, the recent rise in the equity market was bewildering as almost all indicators of the domestic economy had been showing signs of acute distress due to COVID-19.
There could be some knee-jerk reactions on May 4 over weak global cues amid fears of another US-China trade war.
The key domestic benchmark indices were trading in a positive terrain in the morning trading session despite mixed cues from Asian peers backed by ITC. ITC shares gained as much as 2.4 percent in morning trade on Monday as the
The key domestic benchmark indices extended losses and were trading in a negative terrain in the late morning trading session tracking bearish trend amid weak trading across Asian markets and due to correction only in Reliance Industries and ITC. On
The key domestic benchmark indices were trading in a positive terrain in the morning trading session amid strong cues across Asian markets as investors widened their bet ahead of Brexit negotiations between the U.K. and the European Union. The
The key domestic benchmark indices were trading in a positive terrain in the morning trading session tracking firm cues from fellow Asian peers as investors sentiment were boosted by the strong US job data and withdrawal of financial regulations by the
The key domestic benchmark indices ended the Monday"s trading session in positive territory with decent gains on account of buying in frontline blue chip counters. The market sentiments were on upbeat note amid a firm rupee, progress of monsoons and strong
The key domestic benchmark indices opened higher in the morning trading session as optimism over Asia"s third biggest economy bolstered risk taking appetite. Markets opened on a positive note amid strong progress of the Southwest Monsoon, hopes of the passage
The key domestic benchmark indices were trading marginally higher in the morning trading session. A bearish trend across Asia and a sell-off at Wall Street overnight continued to unnerve traders, curbing risk taking appetite and gains on the bourses.
Amidst choppy trade, the Indian benchmark indices signed-off Monday"s trade with slim gain helped by strong buying across broader market as markets struggled to shake off Brexit that continues to roil trading sentiment at Dalal Street. Meanwhile, caution and
Indian equity benchmarks continued to trade in a narrow range during the late morning deals on Monday tracking mixed cues from fellow Asian peers followed by Britain"s vote to leave its membership in the EU. At 11:03 hours, the 30-share barometer
The key domestic benchmark indices opened in negative territory as the Brexit overhang continued to dampen trading sentiment at Dalal Street. UK"s shock exit from the European Union has aggravated uncertainty surrounding the global economic outlook, curbing risk taking appetite. {image-stockmarketsfalling4-27-1467002029.jpg
The key domestic benchmark indices continued to trade in red in the afternoon trading session on Friday on account of sustained selling by funds and retail investors amid weak cues from the Asian markets, as EU referendum decisively favoured 'leave' campaign.
Stocks edged higher, rebounding from sharp losses on Monday, though caution about Spain's debt crisis lingered ahead of a pivotal weekend election in Greece. Steven Russolillo reports on Markets Hub. Photo: Reuters.
Markets which bet on the future value of dividends paid by FTSE 100 companies indicate that two-thirds of the missing payouts could be lost forever.
Markets have plummeted over the past month, meaning some heirs could have 'overpaid' inheritance tax when they were at peak value.
Market panics and emergency measures like a 0.5% rate cut in the US could be a sign of things to come, and may drive the gold price above its all-time peak of $1,900 in summer 2011.
Markets started off believing that the coronavirus outbreak would be brief and contained, and the ill-effects would be eased by central banks or governments.
The FTSE-listed group will struggle after the number of hours its engines spent flying in April fell by 90 per cent. Across the first four months of the year, flying hours dropped 40 per cent.
FTSE 100 closed up 1.4 per cent or 82.22 points at 5,935.98 and the pound was at $1.23 against the dollar.
The Lloyd's of London insurer was a top FTSE 250 riser after placing the 57.6m shares, priced at 650p. This was 6 per cent cheaper than its share price the day before the fundraising launched.
Serial investor Vin Murria, an adviser at Hgcapital, bought 13.25 per cent of the AIM-listed company's shares on April 30, according to a stock market announcement yesterday.
Carnival has been asked to give all the documents relating to the pandemic and its response to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Stephen Lansdown found the company's stock was so sought after that, when he launched his latest sale of shares, he had to increase the amount up for grabs twice.
Over the last 17 years Rolls (pictured) and his business partner, chief exec Tim Warrillow , have transformed the market for tonic waters - and created a stock market darling.
Royal Mail is poised to benefit from the new reliance on web sales. Citigroup Analysts bestowed a rare double upgrade on the 504-year-old postal service, moving it from 'sell' to 'buy'.
Novacyt has inked a deal with the Department of Health to provide it with 288,000 tests a week. And Omega Diagnostics has made fresh strides in the race to roll out antibody tests.
The education group will hand back £102m to shareholders - or 13.5p per share - after boss John Fallon insisted the company was in a 'strong financial position'.
Taylor Wimpey was the top riser on the FTSE 100 after it said it was still selling homes virtually, adding its order book was at £2.7bn at the end of last week, up from £2.4bn the same time last year.
The utility giant was among the biggest fallers on the FTSE 100 after US investment bank Jefferies downgraded its stock from 'buy' to 'hold' and slashed earnings forecasts by a third.
Anglo-Australian miner BHP said global steel production - excluding China - could drop sharply this year due to the pandemic. Steel is often seen as an economic bellwether.
A record 6.65m Americans filed for help from the US Government last week, up from the previous record of 3.3m the week before, as measures to contain the coronavirus outbreak led to millions losing their jobs.
AIM-listed business Science Group has become the latest firm to design a ventilator from scratch. It has signed an agreement to provide 10,000 of them if regulators approve.
Jessica Librati, 30, from London, ate the 'red in the middle' meat at a buffet. She contracted violent gastroenteritis and was sick throughout her holiday.
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