Traders’ Guide: Nifty has key support at 15,000 and 14,750 levels

The bench also declined Amazon’s request to keep its order in abeyance for a week so that it can explore appropriate remedies.

Tech View: Higher high-low & bullish candle show Nifty on a strong footing

The index could take a breather now, but the momentum will remain strong as long as the index sustains above the 15,000 level, analysts said.

Godrej Consumer Q3 results: Profit rises 13% to Rs 502 cr

Total revenue from operations was at Rs 3,055.42 crore, up 9.98 per cent as against Rs 2,778.05 crore in the year-ago period.

F&O: Nifty setup remains bullish, but a higher VIX remains a worry

Nifty has to hold above 15,000 level to continue its bullish momentum towards 15,250 and then 15,500 levels, while support can be seen around 15,000 and then 14,750 levels.

Rupee slips by 4 paise to 72.97 against US dollar

At the Interbank Foreign Exchange (forex), the rupee opened sharply higher at 72.86 against the dollar. During the session, the unit touched a high of 72.80. It finally settled at 72.97, registering a fall of 4 paise against the greenback.

After a 50% rally, revenue visibility just got better for this IT stock

In line with bigger peers, Persistent showed a strong topline growth and margin improvement in the third quarter. Revenue grew by 7.4% sequentially to $146.2 million.

MARKET AT CLOSE

This is how the 30-pack Sensex moved in today’s session. It touched a high of 51,523.38 and a low of 51,146.67 to finally settle at 51,348.77

CLOSING BELL: Infosys, ICICI Bank give Sensex 617-pt lift; Nifty tops 15,100; M&M soars 7%, BHEL tanks 8%

Brent scaled the $60 per barrel mark while global equities continued to rally. India also tagged along, leaving only FMCG and PSU indices in the red among the sectoral indices, while the metal index gained the most, with a 3% jump. US stimulus expectations continue to be the major driver.

– Anand James, Geojit Financial Services

Here are all the gainers in the pharma space

Price as on 08 Feb, 2021 02:59 PM, Click on company names for their live prices.

Overall market breadth positive

Overall market breadth was positive, as 1,717 scrips on BSE moved higher while 1,269 traded lower. On NSE, 1,187 stocks advanced while 715 declined.

Auto, metal, IT sectors jump; FMCG, PSU bank sectors buck trend

All sensible investing is value investing: Porinju Veliyath

Forex Center: This is how the major currencies are faring against each other

Brent strikes $60/bbl as supply cuts, stimulus hopes boost prices

Oil prices rose on Monday to their highest in just over a year, with Brent futures nudging past $60 a barrel, boosted by supply cuts among key producers and hopes for further US economic stimulus measures to boost demand.

Here are the top gainers in the power sector

Price as on 08 Feb, 2021 02:14 PM, Click on company names for their live prices.

Here are all the top gainers in the tourism and hospitality sector

Price as on 08 Feb, 2021 02:03 PM, Click on company names for their live prices.

Mrs Bectors Food Specialities Q3 profit jumps 86%; shares edge higher

Mrs Bectors Food Specialities’ profit after tax came in at Rs 21 crore in the October-December period, as against Rs 11 crore in the corresponding period a year ago. Its revenue increased 11% to Rs 226 crore.

RBI to conduct bond purchases for Rs 20,000 crore; yields fall

Four sets of sovereign papers are included in the proposed purchase plan with residual maturities ranging from four to 14 years.

Rupee edges higher to 72.84 vs dollar

The rupee was last seen trading eight paise — or 0.11% — stronger at 72.84 against the US dollar, having begun the day stronger at 72.87 compared with its previous close of 72.92. It moved within a range of 72.81-72.88 against the greenback during the first half of the session.

BSE’s broadest index gains over 1%, in tandem with benchmarks

As many as 386 scrips in the BSE 500 index traded in the green, led by SKF India, Bajaj Electricals, Graphite India, Gujarat Gas and HEG, trading between 11.57% and 19.39% higher.

Reliance Industries, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank top boosts for Sensex

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M&M shares hit upper circuit on Q3 show; analyst see up to 35% upside

An all-round performance by Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) during the December quarter resulted in analysts raising their target prices on the stock, with a potential upside of as much as 35 per cent from its last close.

Rupee rises 9 paise to 72.84 against US dollar

The dollar index, which gauges the greenback’s strength against a basket of six currencies, advanced 0.03 per cent to 91.07.

D-Street races to a new high: Look what’s driving this rally

Better-than-expected Q3 earnings by most of India Inc drove benchmark indices to fresh record highs as buying continued in big banking stocks along with the auto pack.

Nifty Bank gains 2%, led by HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank

Price as on 08 Feb, 2021 10:32 AM, Click on company names for their live prices.

Banking, financial services, energy shares push markets higher

Volatility gauge India Vix climbs 2.6% to 24.03

M&M surges 10%, pushes Nifty Auto up 3%

OPENING BELL: Sensex climbs over 500 points to hit fresh high of 51,280; Nifty above 15,050

Pre-open session: Sensex rises 385 points, Nifty nears 15,100

SGX Nifty signals gap-up start

Nifty futures on the Singapore Exchange traded 95 points, or 0.64 per cent, higher at 15,037.50 in signs that Dalal Street was headed for a gap-up start on Monday.

Tech View: Nifty forms Doji candle

Nifty50 climbed over 9 per cent during the week gone by, but signs of fatigue were visible, especially on the daily charts where the index formed an indecisive candle on Friday. If Nifty closes below 14,864 level on Monday, the weakness shall be confirmed, and upsides, if any, may remain capped, analysts said.

Brent nears $60 a barrel on supply cuts

Oil prices rose on Monday, with Brent futures nearing $60 a barrel, boosted by supply cuts among key producers and hopes for further US economic stimulus measures to boost demand. Brent crude for April touched a high of $59.95 a barrel and was at $59.85, up 51 cents, or 0.9 per cent. Front-month prices last hit $60 on February 20, 2020.

Asian shares near all-time peak

Asian shares hovered near record highs on Monday on hopes a $1.9 trillion Covid-19 aid package will be passed by US lawmakers as soon as this month just as coronavirus vaccines are being rolled out globally. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was last up 0.2 per cent at 717.2, not far from last week’s record high of 730.6. Japan’s Nikkei climbed 0.3 per cent while Australian shares advanced 0.5 per cent. E-mini futures for the S&P 500 rose 0.3 per cent.

Q3 results today

BPCL, Godrej Consumer, Torrent Pharma, Balkrishna Industries, NMDC, Sun TV, Aditya Birla Fashion, AstraZeneca Pharma and Redington India are among companies which will announce their December quarter results on Monday.

FIIs buy Rs 1,462 crore worth stocks

Net-net, foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) were buyers of domestic stocks to the tune of Rs 1,461.71 crore, data available with NSE suggested. DIIs were net sellers to the tune of Rs 1,418.65 crore, data suggests.

US stocks settled higher on Friday

Wall Street stocks scaled new heights Friday as a lackluster US jobs report was seen as bolstering the case for US President Joe Biden’s $1.9-trillion stimulus plan.The Dow Jones Industrial Average index rose 0.3 per cent to close at 31,148.24. The S&P500 index added 0.4 per cent to 3,886.83. The Nasdaq Composite index advanced 0.6 per cent to 13,856.30.

Rupee rises 3 paise to 72.93 post RBI rate decision

The rupee gained 3 paise to settle at 72.93 against the US dollar on Friday after the Reserve Bank kept the policy rate unchanged but maintained its accommodative stance to spur growth. At the interbank forex market, the local unit opened at 72.98 against the greenback and witnessed an intra-day high of 72.80 and a low of 72.99.

Sensex, Nifty on Friday

The 30-share BSE benchmark Sensex briefly crossed the 51,000-level, before ending 117.34 points or 0.23 per cent higher at its fresh closing record of 50,731.63. Similarly, the 50-share NSE Nifty scaled the 15,000 mark during the day but shed some ground to close at its all-time high of 14,924.25, up 28.60 points or 0.19 per cent.

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