The Nifty 50 index opened at 22,433.40, falling 111.65 points (-0.5 percent), while the BSE Sensex started at 74,201.77, down 410.66 points (-0.55 percent).
The Nifty 50 index opened at 22,940.15, falling by 152.05 points or 0.66 per cent, while the BSE Sensex dropped 490.03 points or 0.64 per cent to open at 75,700.43.
India's retail inflation spiked to a 14-mth high in October, data showed Tuesday, dashing hopes of an interest rate cut in December and adding to fears of a consumption slowdown.
Among sectors at the National Stock Exchange, Bank, Auto, Financial Services, Media, Metal, Pharma, Healthcare, Consumer Durables, and Oil and Gas opened in the green territory.
The Fed rate cut has improved global sentiment, could trigger a rally because emerging markets like India will become more attractive due to possibility of higher returns.
The NSE Nifty 50 index fell by 30 points, to 24,300, while the BSE Sensex dropped 150 points to 79,841. Except Nifty 50, all other indices start trading with gain.
The Nifty 50 index scaled a fresh high on Wednesday, indicating continuation of an upward trend. An intraday move over 24300 could spark a sharp upside to 24400.
Energy stocks rose 0.5%, led by a 1.2% gain in ONGC after the government cut windfall tax on petroleum crude to Rs 3,250 per metric ton from Rs 5,200, effective 15 June.
For all their colonial underpinnings, postcards from Hyderabad also inadvertently preserve a trace of local memory: a glimpse of a street, a face, a forgotten name.
Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.
The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.
Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?
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