The equity benchmarks continued to trade lower on April 16 afternoon as rising bond yields and Israel's vow to respond to Iran's attack fanned worries about a widening conflict. Broader markets, however, outperformed the Sensex and the Nifty as volatility cooled off marginally.The Sensex was down 422.27 points or 0.58 percent at 72,977.51, and the Nifty was down 98.00 points or 0.44 percent at 22,...

Domestic indices the Sensex and the Nifty fell about a percent on April 15 morning as escalating tensions in West Asia kept investors' risk appetite subdued.Given the sharp uptrend in recent weeks, analysts expect some consolidation for the next few days as India Inc. unveils their fourth-quarter financials and voting for the Lok Sabha begins later in the week.The Sensex was down 731 points, or 0....

The Sensex and the Nifty started April 10 trade on a positive note, supported by gains in heavyweights, a day after the equity benchmarks hit record highs but failed to hold on to the gains.The Sensex was up 186.18 points, or 0.25 percent, at 74,869.88, and the Nifty was up 57.70 points, or 0.25 percent, at 22,700.5. The market breadth was in favor of gainers as around - 1,484 shares advanced, 705...

Markets were shut in Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore, and the United States.Stocks and currencies were muted in Asia on the Good Friday holiday, while investors kept to the sidelines ahead of key U.S. inflation data.Markets were shut in Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore, and the United States.The focus has turned to the U.S. Federal Reserve's preferred...

India's wholesale inflation edges down to 0.20% in February, The wholesale inflation data comes after the statistics ministry said on March 12 that India's headline retail inflation stood steady at 5.09 percent in February.India's wholesale inflation rate edged down to 0.20 percent in February, data released by the commerce ministry on March 14 showed.Wholesale Price Index (WPI) inflation stood at...