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Wednesday, August 6, 2025
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Topic: Sensex

Sensex hits 60,000-mark for first time, Nifty crosses 17,900

It took over 31 years for Sensex to traverse from 1,000 points to the historic 60,000 level. The benchmark was at 1,000 points back in 1990 and it touched the 30,000 mark in 2015.

Four indicators that will help you analyse India’s $3-trillion market cap cheer

If you are a foreign investor, remember that India has reached a scale where a 10% equity exposure in your portfolios is a necessary growth allocation.

Sensex crossing 50,000-mark belies all logic. Or does it?

The magic of the Sensex lies in looking at it as a long-term asset. There has not been a single 5-year period in which the Sensex has not recovered its value.

Sensex at 50,000 is fantastic news. Now, growth & good corporate earnings needed

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There seems no stopping the frenzy in Indian stock markets. But analysts are raising the alarm

The RBI governor also warned about the rally, citing the disconnect between the markets & the economy as well as expectations bad-loan ratios at lenders will almost double this year.

How PSU’s market cap fell by 36% in 6 years under Modi govt, while stock market doubled theirs

In episode 605 of #CutTheClutter, Shekhar Gupta parses numbers to highlight how public sector firms and banks lost Rs 6.9 lakh crore in value in 6 years.

In 6 yrs of Modi govt, market cap of PSUs fell 36% — but that of BSE, Sensex almost doubled

Public sector firms and banks’ total market capitalisation was Rs 19.1 lakh crore in May 2014, but by 28 October 2020, they have lost Rs 6.9 lakh crore.

Sensex soars to over four-month high as early Covid vaccine trials yield positive results

Sensex stayed in the positive territory throughout the session, closing at 37,930.33 and Nifty ended at 11,162.25 — the highest closing for both the benchmarks since 5 March.

Why India’s small, retail investors are making a beeline for beaten-down stocks

Small investors are buying financials, telecom & high-quality drug-makers amid expectations Indian economy may recover faster than expected.

On Camera

The court is not Rahul Gandhi’s uncle. Its job is to protect rights, not preach

Which humanitarian crisis should be prioritised, which words are ‘simple’ enough to avoid hurt feelings, or who is a ‘true Indian’, are not questions warranting court input.

BJP MPs go full throttle against Trump even as govt hails enduring India-US ties amid tariff tension

New Delhi: While the Indian government has made a measured response to the 25 percent trade tariff imposed by Donald Trump, many in the BJP...

Trump feared India could arm BrahMos with nuclear warhead to target Pakistan in Op Sindoor—WSJ report

New Delhi: During Operation Sindoor, the United States which had received intelligence suggesting that India had launched BrahMos cruise missiles to strike targets inside...

Pakistan, Dhaka have played Washington well. Back home, Modi ecosystem has an inner conflict

To protect ourselves from Trumpian diplomacy, first we must introspect the bipolarity within our establishment discourse.