Factors that will dictate stocks markets this week

The US Fed interest rate decision, domestic macroeconomic data announcements and ongoing quarterly earnings are some of the major factors that will drive the stock markets in a holiday-shortened......

Markets end in red dragged by heavyweights; HDFC dips 3%

Benchmark shares indices ended lower on Thursday as investors booked profits ahead of the fourth quarter earnings dragged by index heavyweights with HDFC declining the most. The S&P BSE Sensex......

After 6 weeks of climb, Sensex takes a plunge

The 30-share Sensex closed down 162 points at 28,338 and the 50-share Nifty was down 67 points at 8,463. Benchmark indices ended lower amid profit taking after they hit record all-time highs in the......

Retail investors can now buy shares of listed companies

Since 2012, shares worth Rs 48,457 crore ( Rs 484.57 billion) have been sold by listed companies through the offer-for-sale (OFS) route, an alternative to the follow-on public offering (FPO),......