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The Bombay Stock Exchange. | Photo Credit: NIHARIKA KULKARNI Benchmark BSE Sensex declined in a volatile trade on Thursday, reversing the two-day rally, largely due to selling in IT stocks.The 30-share BSE Sensex declined 64.66 points or…

Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty rallied for a second straight session on Friday after the Reserve Bank maintained the status quo on policy rates, resulting in gains for rate-sensitive sectors like financial, realty and auto.A firm…

Representational image | Photo Credit: PTI Equity benchmark Sensex on Friday rallied around 556 points, logging its best single day in two months, while Nifty closed above the 19,400 level on value-buying in power, metal and oil stocks…

Equity benchmark indices declined in early trade on July 20, halting their five-day rally, as investors went for profit-taking after a record-breaking run in domestic markets.The 30-share BSE Sensex fell 171.62 points to 66,925.82 after a…

Health insurer stocks dropped on Wednesday after UnitedHealth Group warned of higher medical costs as older Americans start to catch up on surgeries they delayed during the Covid pandemic. Shares of UnitedHealth, the largest U.S. healthcare…

Benchmark stock indices faced heavy volatility in early trade on June 6 and were trading lower as investors preferred to stay on the sidelines ahead of the Reserve Bank of India's interest rate decision later this week. Foreign fund…

Banks and financials led from the front on the first day of the week, with the Bank Nifty surging 293.90 points or 0.67% to a lifetime high of 44,311.90. The Bank Nifty’s previous high was 44,151, attained in December 2022. India has also…

Orange juice has become the most profitable raw material for investors, according to French daily newspaper Les Échos. While average prices for many raw materials have fallen, stocks for the popular breakfast drink have seen a…

State Bank of India’s Q4FY23 earnings stood strong at Rs 166.9bn, with an annualised return on assets (RoA) of 1.23%. This performance was driven by robust business growth, improved net interest margin (NIM), significant ‘other income,’ and…

UnitedHealth Group has the highest price per share of any company on the Dow Jones Industrial Average and it's the tenth heaviest-weighted stock on the S&P 500.In fact, not only is UnitedHealth the biggest health-care conglomerate in…