Markets continue to be in bear hug; Sensex sinks 495 points

Market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty slumped on Thursday, taking their downward trend to the third day running amid unabated foreign fund outflows. Photograph: PTI Photo from the Rediff......

Sensex rises 592 pts, Nifty closes above 25K on buying in IT, banking shares

Benchmark BSE Sensex rose by nearly 592 points on Monday following gains in IT and banking shares amid a firm trend in global markets. Photograph: Shailesh Andrade/Reuters The 30-share BSE Sensex......

Markets turn topsy-turvy; Sensex, Nifty slump nearly 1%

Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty slumped nearly 1 per cent in a topsy-turvy trading session on Friday, dragged by intense selling in FMCG, auto and energy stocks amid escalating tensions......

Sensex hits 85K, retreats; Nifty nears 26,000

Benchmark equity indices ended almost flat in a highly volatile trade on Tuesday after the Sensex breached the 85,000 mark for the first time and the Nifty hit the 26,000 level in intra-day due to......