Stock Market News Highlights: Sensex rises for 6th session in row, Nifty holds 17550; Axis Bank zooms 9%
Stock Market Highlights: Equity benchmark indices managed to end in the positive territory after facing volatility in the latter part of the trade on Friday amid gains in Axis Bank and ICICI Bank. Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) turning net buyers in the market on Thursday after many sessions also added to the momentum.
The 30-share BSE Sensex ended 104.25 points or 0.18 per cent higher at 59,307.15, logging its sixth day of gains. During the day, it jumped 388.03 points or 0.65 per cent to 59,590.93. The broader NSE Nifty ended marginally higher by 12.35 points or 0.07 per cent at 17,576.30.
From the Sensex pack, Axis Bank zoomed 8.96 per cent after the company on Thursday reported a 66.29 per cent jump in its consolidated net profit for the September quarter at Rs 5,625.25 crore, driven by a substantial decrease in bad loan provisions and margin expansion.
Stock Market Highlights: Equity benchmark indices managed to end in the positive territory after facing volatility in the latter part of the trade on Friday amid gains in Axis Bank and ICICI Bank. Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) turning net buyers in the market on Thursday after many sessions also added to the momentum.
The 30-share BSE Sensex ended 104.25 points or 0.18 per cent higher at 59,307.15, logging its sixth day of gains. During the day, it jumped 388.03 points or 0.65 per cent to 59,590.93. The broader NSE Nifty ended marginally higher by 12.35 points or 0.07 per cent at 17,576.30.
From the Sensex pack, Axis Bank zoomed 8.96 per cent after the company on Thursday reported a 66.29 per cent jump in its consolidated net profit for the September quarter at Rs 5,625.25 crore, driven by a substantial decrease in bad loan provisions and margin expansion.
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Morning Cues
ACROSS ALL SERIES/ MONTH SERIES
NIFTY Open Interest Charge 10.04%, Adds 13.83 lakh shares
Nifty October Fut at -23.25 points DISC vs -17.6 points DISC
Nifty Nov Fut at 17.5 points PREM vs 20.4 points PREM
BANKNIFTY Open Interest Charge 4.88%, Adds 1.00 Lakh shares
Nifty Bank October Fut at 105.8 points PREM vs 28.55 points PREM
Nifty Bank Nov Fut at 279.15 points PREM vs 181.75 points PREM
Nifty October Open Interest Charge 3.2%, Adds 3.51 lakh shares
Nifty Bank October OI Chg -4.3%, Sheds -0.68 Lk shares
Nifty PCR (All Contracts) = 1.29 vs 1.13
Bank Nifty PCR (All Contracts) = 0.86 vs 1.06