Share market update: Nifty Pharma index up; Piramal Enterprises gains 3%
NEW DELHI: Pharma shares were trading with gains in Friday's morning session with their sectoral index trading up.

Shares of Piramal Enterprises (up 2.71 per cent) , Lupin (up 1.93 per cent) , Aurobindo Pharma (up 1.77 per cent) and Glenmark Pharmaceuticals (up 1.52 per cent) were the top gainers in the index.

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries (up

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Share market update: FMCG shares trade higher; Tata Global jumps 5%
NEW DELHI: FMCG shares were trading higher in Thursday's morning session.

Shares of Tata Global Beverages (up 5.06 per cent) , United Breweries (up 1.04 per cent) , United Spirits (up 0.94 per cent) and Procter - Gamble Hygiene - Healthcare (up 0.85 per cent) were trading with gains.

Britannia Industries (up 0.60 per cent) , Godrej

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Share market update: Auto shares in the green; Apollo Tyres up 3%
NEW DELHI: Auto shares were trading in the green in Thursday's morning session.

Shares of Apollo Tyres (up 2.72 per cent) , Motherson Sumi Systems (up 2.29 per cent) , Exide Industries (up 1.93 per cent) and Amara Raja Batteries (up 1.77 per cent) were the top gainers in the index.

MRF (up 0.80 per cent) , Hero MotoCorp (up 0.60 per cent) , Bharat

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Stock market update: Private banks surge; IndusInd Bank climbs 3%
NEW DELHI: Shares of private banks were trading with gains on Friday's morning session.

Shares of IndusInd Bank (up 3.07 per cent), RBL Bank (up 3.06 per cent), DCB Bank (up 1.69 per cent), Federal Bank (up 1.13 per cent), Axis Bank (up 1.08 per cent), Kotak Mahindra Bank (up 0.49 per cent), HDFC Bank (up 0.30 per cent) were among the top gainers

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Cognizant September quarter profit rises 4% to $497 million, to cut nearly 12,000 jobs
NEW DELHI: US-based Cognizant on Thursday reported 4.19 per cent year-on-year (YoY) rise in net profit at $497 million. The IT major had posted $477 million profit in the corresponding quarter last year.

In a post-earnings conference call with analysts, the New Jersey-headquartered company said it would lay off 10,000-12,000 mid-to-senior

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Stock market update: Sugar stocks soar; Dharani Sugars climbs 3%
NEW DELHI: Shares of sugar producers were trading with gains in Thursday's morning session.

Shares of Dharani Sugars - Chemicals (up 3.05 per cent), Shree Renuka Sugars (up 2.24 per cent), Uttam Sugar Mills (up 1.40 per cent), Dwarikesh Sugar Industries (up 0.97 per cent), Dhampur Sugar Mills (up 0.96 per cent), Dalmia Bharat Sugar -

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Stock market update: IT shares down; TCS dips over 1%
NEW DELHI: IT shares were trading with losses in Friday's morning session.

Shares of Tata Consultancy Services (down 1.48 per cent), NIIT Technologies (down 1.01 per cent) and HCL Technologies (down 0.78 per cent) were trading lower.

Wipro (down 0.44 per cent), Infibeam Avenues (down 0.33 per cent) and Tata Elxsi (down 0.15 per cent) too were

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Share market update: Metal shares shine; APL Apollo Tubes up 2%
NEW DELHI: Metal shares were trading with gains in Thursday's morning session.

Shares of APL Apollo Tubes (up 2.36 per cent) , Jindal Stainless (Hisar) (up 1.38 per cent) , Hindustan Copper (up 0.83 per cent) and Hindalco Industries (up 0.80 per cent) were trading higher.

Hindustan Zinc (up 0.71 per cent) , Jindal Steel - Power (up 0.69 per

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Buzzing stocks: Vodafone Idea, YES Bank, SBI, Infosys
NEW DELHI: Vodafone Idea with over 4.58 crore shares changing hands was leading among the most traded stocks on NSE on Thursday.

Shares of YES Bank (number of shares traded: 3.40 crore) , SBI (number of shares traded: 1.01 crore) , Tata Motors (number of shares traded: 0.76 crore) , Lakshmi Vilas Bank (number of shares traded: 0.67 crore) , BHEL

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Sebi asks banks to declare NPA divergences on continuous basis
Mumbai: The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has asked banks to disclose any material divergences in their non-performing assets on a continuous basis.

In a circular issued on Thursday, the market regulator said banks must disclose such information within 24 hours of the receipt of the Reserve Bank of India’s risk assessment report. C

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Stock market update: Realty shares advance; DLF gains over 3%
NEW DELHI: Realty shares were trading in the positive zone in Thursday's morning session.

Shares of Indiabulls Real Estate (up 3.59 per cent) , DLF (up 3.03 per cent) , Godrej Properties (up 2.29 per cent) and Prestige Estates Projects (up 1.62 per cent) were the top performers in the index.

Sobha (up 1.08 per cent) , Sunteck Realty (up 0.96 per

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The financial system continues to be stuck in a swamp. And as it lashes out trying to drag itself out, more participants seem to be getting dragged into the swamp. The current debate seems to be centered around mistrust and how it’s the primary source of all things ‘evil’ that seems prevalent in the environment today.

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Share market update: Bank shares gain; IndusInd Bank rises 3%
NEW DELHI: Bank shares were trading in the positive zone in Friday's morning session.

Shares of IndusInd Bank (up 3.10 per cent) , RBL Bank (up 3.03 per cent) , Bank of Baroda (up 1.39 per cent) and Punjab National Bank (up 0.99 per cent) were the top gainers in the index.

Federal Bank (up 0.84 per cent) , HDFC Bank (up 0.67 per cent) , IDFC First

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Share market update: Nifty Pharma index rises; Dr. Reddy's Lab up 1%
NEW DELHI: Pharma shares were trading with gains in Thursday's morning session with their sectoral index trading up.

Shares of Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (up 1.13 per cent) , Lupin (up 0.80 per cent) , Divi's Laboratories (up 0.72 per cent) and Aurobindo Pharma (up 0.63 per cent) were trading higher.

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries (up 0.23 per cent)

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Stock market update: Realty shares mixed; Indiabulls Real Estate climbs 5%
NEW DELHI: Realty shares were trading on a mixed note in Wednesday's morning session.

Shares of Indiabulls Real Estate (up 4.97 per cent) , Brigade Enterprises (up 1.15 per cent) , DLF (up 0.94 per cent) and Godrej Properties (up 0.24 per cent) were trading in the green.

Sobha (down 1.93 per cent) , Mahindra Lifespace Developers (down 1.69 per

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YES Bank shares down 2% ahead of Q2 results
Shares of YES Bank were trading over 2 per cent down in the early trade on Friday ahead of its financial results for the quarter ended September 2019.

The scrip was trading 2.06 per cent down at Rs 69 at around 9.30 am, while the benchmark BSE Sensex was up 130 points, or 0.32 per cent, at 40,259.

Brokerage firm Edelweiss Securities sees a net

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Stock market update: IT shares up; Infosys rises over 2%
NEW DELHI: IT shares were trading with gains in Thursday's morning session.

Shares of Infosys (up 2.33 per cent) , Wipro (up 1.08 per cent) , Tata Elxsi (up 0.71 per cent) and NIIT Technologies (up 0.42 per cent) were trading higher.

Oracle Financial Services Software (up 0.41 per cent) , MindTree (up 0.19 per cent) and Tata Consultancy Services

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Stock market update: 50 stocks hit 52-week lows on NSE

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Sensex, Nifty open with gains; IOC, YES Bank slip
Domestic equity market opened higher on Friday amid a strong economic reading in China, which eased some concerns over delays in the US-China trade deal. Investors also took heart from a strong foreign inflow trend.

At 9.30 am, the 30-share Sensex was trading 78 points higher at 40,207 while its NSE counterpart Nifty rose 16 points to 11,893. The

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Even a sum as small as Rs 500 invested regularly over a period can build a good corpus through the power of compounding. ET explains what mutual funds are and how it can help in meeting your financial goals.

What is a mutual fund?A mutual fund is an investment vehicle in which investors pool money to earn returns over a period of time. The money

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Share market update: Bank shares advance; HDFC Bank up 1%
NEW DELHI: Bank shares were trading in the positive zone in Wednesday's morning session.

Shares of HDFC Bank (up 0.99 per cent) , IDFC First Bank (up 0.72 per cent) , Punjab National Bank (up 0.65 per cent) and Bank of Baroda (up 0.59 per cent) were the top performers in the index.

Federal Bank (up 0.43 per cent) , RBL Bank (up 0.42 per cent) ,

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Share market update: Auto shares up ahead of October sales numbers
NEW DELHI: Auto shares were up in Friday's session as major auto companies are scheduled to announce their sales for October.

Shares of Apollo Tyres (up 1.89 per cent) , Motherson Sumi Systems (up 1.55 per cent) , Hero MotoCorp (up 0.88 per cent) and Eicher Motors (up 0.72 per cent) were the top gainers in the index.

Amara Raja Batteries (up 0.64

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Share market update: Bank shares gain; SBI climbs over 3%
NEW DELHI: Bank shares were trading in the positive zone in Thursday's morning session.

Shares of State Bank of India (up 3.24 per cent) , Punjab National Bank (up 2.12 per cent) , IDFC First Bank (up 1.41 per cent) and Bank of Baroda (up 1.15 per cent) were trading with gains.

HDFC Bank (up 1.05 per cent) , Federal Bank (up 0.73 per cent) , ICICI

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NEW DELHI: Domestic equity market opened with gains on Wednesday amid a better than expected earnings and government’s plans to tweak taxes on transaction regarding equity assets.

The 30-share Sensex jumped 269 points at 40,100 while NSE Nifty was trading 48 points higher at 11,835. Broader marker outperformed the headline indices as Nifty Midcap

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Buy Housing Development Finance Corporation, target Rs 2,215: Shubham Aggarwal
Shubham Aggarwal of Quantsapp Advisory has buy call on Housing Development Finance Corporation Ltd. with a target price of Rs 2215.0 . The current market price of Housing Development Finance Corporation Ltd. is Rs 2154.7 Time period given by analyst is Intra Day when Housing Development Finance Corporation Ltd. price can reach defined target.

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Sensex rises 150 points, Nifty nears 11,900 ahead of F O expiry
NEW DELHI: Domestic equity market opened higher in Thursday's session ahead of the expiry of October futures and options contracts. The benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty were hovering close to their all-time highs in opening trade.

Strong inflows from foreign institutional investors (FIIs) along with a rate cut by the US Federal Reserve buoyed

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Stock market update: Cement shares edge higher; Andhra Cements jumps 5%
NEW DELHI: Most of the cement shares were trading higher in Wednesday's morning session.

Shares of Andhra Cements (up 4.72 per cent), Sagar Cements (up 3.20 per cent), Mangalam Cement (up 1.84 per cent), Birla Corporation (up 1.69 per cent), Star Cement (up 1.09 per cent), JK Lakshmi Cement (up 1.03 per cent) and ACC (up 0.94 per cent) were among

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Buzzing stocks: YES Bank, Vodafone Idea, HDFC, SBI
NEW DELHI: YES Bank with over 6.25 crore shares changing hands was leading among the most traded stocks on NSE on Friday.

Shares of Vodafone Idea (number of shares traded: 4.80 crore) , Dish TV India (number of shares traded: 1.94 crore) , Tata Motors (number of shares traded: 0.55 crore) , SBI (number of shares traded: 0.53 crore) , Zee Ent.

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Stock market update: Cement shares bullish; Saurashtra Cement jumps 6%
NEW DELHI: Most of the cement stocks were in the green in Thursday's morning trade.

Shares of Saurashtra Cement (up 6.15 per cent), Udaipur Cement Works (up 5.30 per cent), Sagar Cements (up 1.64 per cent), JK Lakshmi Cement (up 1.62 per cent), Gujarat Sidhee Cement (up 1.56 per cent), NCL Industries (up 1.38 per cent) and J K Cements (up 1.13 per

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Stock market update: Sugar stocks gain; KCP Sugar rises 2%
NEW DELHI: Shares of sugar producers were in the green in Wednesday's morning trade.

Shares of KCP Sugar - Industries (up 2.04 per cent), DCM Shriram Industries (up 1.44 per cent), Shree Renuka Sugars (up 1.40 per cent), Avadh Sugar (up 1.20 per cent), Bajaj Hindustan (up 1.13 per cent), Dhampur Sugar Mills (up 0.83 per cent) and Balrampur

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