BSE Sensex drops 120 after Japan bonds yield spikes

NEW DELHI: The S&P BSE Sensex plunged over 400 points in trade on Thursday, while the Nifty index slipped over 2 per cent to post its biggest percentage drop in more than one year. Extending losses for the fourth straight day, the 30-share index ...

It was another day of consolidation for the key equity benchmark indices BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty. Midcaps continued to outperform while traders preferred to book profits in pharma and banking heavyweight stocks. ITC Q4 results are out. The results are ahead ...

Orchid Chemicals stock was reacting negatively (down 4.2 percent) after posting a loss of over Rs 130 crore in March quarter versus a profit of Rs 20 crore year-on-year.

"There is a lot of interest coming back, especially in the midcap side," believes Dipan Mehta, member, NSE BSE. Mehtas bullish view comes after the market saw about twelve midcaps pulling down the indices drastically.

Indian markets continued to fall further on Monday led by losses seen in FMCG, capital goods, IT and metal stocks. BSE Midcap and smallcap index outperformed the benchmark indices. At 11.54 a.m., the Sensex was trading down 143.13 points or 0.71% at ...

The market picked up in afternoon trade. The Sensex was up 134.66 points at 18999.41. The Nifty managed to cross 5700 and was at 5738.30 (up 33.90 points) led by pharma, capital goods and metal select commodity stocks. Select rate sensitives, meanwhile, were ...

The S&P BSE Midcap Index was up 0.52 per cent and the S&P BSE Smallcap Index slipped 0.25 per cent.

After the midcap carnage sometime back, yesterday, the bears targeted the large caps across the board and the BSE benchmark Sensex dripped by 239 points to close at 18801.64.

The BSE plunged a little over 14 pc from its high of 7391.34 registered in the month of Jan and has been under pressure since then.