Sensex breaches 79K-mark, Nifty scales 24,000

Benchmark Sensex breached the historic 79,000 mark while Nifty scaled the historic 24,000 peak for the first time on Thursday as buying in blue-chip stocks like Infosys, Reliance and TCS helped......

Stock markets rebound; Sensex closes up 111 points

Benchmark Sensex and Nifty staged a dramatic rebound on Monday to settle higher following buying in HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank and Tata Consultancy Services. Photograph: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters Helped......

Factors that will guide the markets this week

The ongoing fourth quarter earnings season, global factors and macroeconomic data would guide the trends in the equity markets this week, analysts said. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com......

Sensex tanks 455 points dragged by bank stocks

Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty faced heavy volatility on Thursday and ended lower, taking their losing streak to the fourth straight session, dragged by bank stocks and foreign fund......