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Thursday, April 9, 2026
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Topic: Sensex

Investors eye Union Budget to unlock gains in state companies

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government may ramp up share sales in the fiscal year starting April 1 to offset a slowdown in revenue growth.

Modi govt’s bet on its PSUs is failing. Their stocks are down 30% in 5 months against 13% Sensex dip

The CPSE index tracking these companies has fallen 30% since its peak last year, compared to a 13% fall in benchmark Sensex. Shipping & banking stocks the biggest losers.

India’s mutual fund investors have got their 1st taste of a big market shake-up. It’s made them cautious

Analysis of SIP data shows account closures rising faster than openings for a few months now. Analysts say it's because ‘newbie’ investors have so far only seen booming markets.

Dalal Street at record high: Sensex at 77,180.69, Nifty crosses 23,500 for the first time

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.

India’s mutual fund assets nears 60 trillion rupees in May, fastest rise on record, says data

Net equity mutual fund inflows in May are the highest on record since April 2019, when AMFI started reporting monthly mutual fund flows in the current format.

Indian shares volatile in early trade after narrow win for Narendra Modi’s NDA alliance

Markets will remain choppy till the government is finally formed and key portfolios allocated, feel analysts.

Sensex closes nearly 4,400 points down on counting day with BJP falling short of 272-seat mark

Infrastructure stocks and those of PSUs were biggest losers, while FMCG stocks remained resilient and even ended higher.

Adani Group sees Rs 3.6 lakh cr wiped out from market cap on counting day as BJP faces poll setback

The Group’s stocks rose strongly on Monday, following exit polls that predicted a landslide for Modi, but reversed all gains Tuesday as trends showed the BJP would fall well short of a single-party majority.

Sensex tanks 2,000 points, Nifty 600 as early leads show BJP short of exit poll results

Fall in stock markets comes after they rallied more than 3% Monday, the first day of trading after the exit polls predicted a comfortable victory for BJP.

Indian market hit lifetime high as exit poll predicts Modi victory

The Nifty and BSE index have both nearly doubled in value since their close a day before election results in 2019.

On Camera

A stronger Iran has emerged from the rubble. US learned the lesson 40 days late

The US and Israel’s assassinations of Iranian leadership ended up bestowing martyrdom on those killed. Shias saw the deaths as a continuity of martyrdom from the Battle of Karbala.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

Theaterisation in play: Air Headquarters to control strategic assets  

Exclusive: Theaterisation proposal has been stuck over how limited air assets would be divided. Consensus reached on division of air assets among 3 theatres, it is learnt.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.