Promoters of over 500 companies pledged 46% shares

Promoters of 517 companies have pledged nearly 46.35 per cent of their shares, the highest since the 2008 global financial crisis. According to a report by Prime Database, promoter share pledges......

Sensex ends below 26K on ECB move; bluechips end in red

The 30-share Sensex ended at 25,638.11, down by 248.51 points and the Nifty settled at 7,781.90, down by 82.25 points. Among broader markets, BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices slipped between 0.6-1%.......

RBI bumper rate cut lifts Sensex by 162 points; Nifty ends above 7,800

Financials were the top gainers led by HDFC, HDFC Bank along with select index heavyweights. Benchmark shares indices recouped early losses to end higher on expectations that higher-than-expected......

Education stocks rally 12% in late morning trade

Shares of companies related to education sector surged as much as 12 per cent on Thursday after Finance Minister P Chidambaram allocated Rs 65,867 crore (Rs 658.67 billion) to the HRD Ministry and......