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Markets log first gain in 5 days; financial, pharma stocks take charge
[ad_1] Market gauges Sensex and Nifty broke their four-session losing run on Friday as emergence of buying in financial, pharma and IT stocks negated losses in metal counters. After a range-bound trading through the day, the BSE Sensex ended 166.07 points or 0.32 per cent higher at 52,484.67. […]
A $1-trillion buying spree lets S&P 500 brush off bear warnings
[ad_1] Market watchers have heard the warnings over and over. Stocks are expensive. Growth is set to slow. Higher taxes and hawkish monetary policy loom as threats. Yet there’s a mighty force pushing back against all the bearish voices: buyers who keep on buying. Demand is up across the board, from […]
Upper limits for mid-, small-caps zoom amid markets rally, shows data
[ad_1] With India’s market capitalisation surpassing the $3-trillion mark, stocks across the board are adding heft. The upper limit for qualifying as a mid-cap stock –under the Securities and Exchange Board of India’s (Sebi’s) definition for mutual fund reclassification — has hit an all-time high of $5.4 billion. In 2013, amid […]