Nifty last close: 19811.50 (+0.4%)
On October 17, the indices ended higher, erasing all the losses of the previous session
Sensex rising 261.16 points or 0.39 percent and closing at 66,428.09
While the Nifty closed at 19,811.50, up 79.70 points or 0.40 percent
Top gainers on the Nifty were BPCL, Power Grid Corporation, SBI Life Insurance, HDFC Life
While losers included Tata Motors, L&T, UPL, IndusInd Bank and TCS
All the sectoral indices ended in the green with the power index up 1 percent
FMCG, PSU Bank, metal and oil & gas added 0.5 percent each
Midcap index added 0.4 percent and Smallcap index gained 0.7 percent for the day
Bajaj Finance Q2 consolidated net profit rises 28% to Rs 3,551 crore
FII bought shares worth Rs 263.68 crore, while DII purchased Rs 112.55 crore worth of stocks on October 17
Special Additional Excise Duty (SAED) on crude petroleum has now been reduced to Rs 9,050 per tonne from Rs 12,100 per tonne, effective October 18
Windfall tax on the export of diesel has been reduced to Rs 4 per litre, from Rs 5 per litre
Centre cut the duty on aviation turbine fuel (ATF) to Rs 1 per litre from Rs 2.5 per litre
US markets ended flat note on Oct 17
Dow and S&P500 ended flat and Nasdaq fell 0.25%
US VIX up 4% to 17.88
BoA rises 2% on strong Q3 results
NVIDIA falls 4% reports of US restricting sale of Mdade for China chips
US 10-year yield above 4.83%
US 2-year yield went to 17-year high
Oil prices gained nearly $2 in early trade on Wednesday
Brent crude futures jumped $1.62, or 1.8 percent, to $91.49 a barrel
Gold prices rise to $1937/oz
Dollar index sustained around 106.20
Asian markets mixed in early trade
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Updated: 08.36 am / 18th Oct 2023
