Market Live Updates Today: Trends on SGX Nifty indicate a positive opening for the index in India with a 67 points gain
The BSE Sensex fell 397 points to close at 50,395.08 on March 15 while the Nifty50 was down 101.50 points to 14,929.50.
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The BSE Sensex fell 397 points to close at 50,395.08 on March 15 while the Nifty50 was down 101.50 points to 14,929.50.
According to pivot charts, the key support levels for Nifty are placed at 14,767.4 followed by 14,605.3. If the index moves up, the key resistance levels to watch out for are 15,070 and 15,210.5.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.53% to end at 32,953.46 points, while the S&P 500 gained 0.65% to 3,968.94. The Nasdaq Composite climbed 1.05% to 13,459.71.
Asian stocks were set to open higher on Tuesday after Wall Street's main indeces closed at record highs and investors awaited comments from the U.S. central bank's meeting later this week.
Live Updates
- 16 March 2021 2:31 PM IST
Gold gains as US Treasury yields slip ahead of Fed meeting
Spot gold rose 0.2% to $1,735.76 per ounce by 0600 GMT, while U.S. gold futures were up 0.4% to $1,735.90.
- 16 March 2021 2:30 PM IST
AstraZeneca to supply 500,000 more COVID-19 antibody cocktail to US
In October, the Anglo-Swedish drugmaker and U.S. government agencies had initially agreed for a supply of 200,000 doses. The extension brings potential U.S. supplies of the treatment to 700,000 US doses and the total value of the deal to $726 million.
- 16 March 2021 2:30 PM IST
Indian Railways will never be privatised: Piyush Goyal in Lok Sabha
Replying to a discussion on Demands for Grants for Railways, Goyal said there has been no death of any passenger due to a rail accident in two years and the railways has been putting enormous focus on passenger safety.
- 16 March 2021 2:29 PM IST
Strategic divestment: Anurag Thakur allays concerns on loss of job, PF and other benefits
On concerns with regards to jobs losses in India’s largest insurer LIC, MoS Anurag Thakur noted that LIC is not being privatised, but has only planned an initial public offering (IPO)
- 16 March 2021 2:29 PM IST
DoT may ask TRAI to make 5G airwaves more affordable
During the 4G auction held on March 1 and 2, spectrum in the 700MHz and 2,500MHz bands remained unsold.
- 16 March 2021 2:28 PM IST
Funds under MPLADS for 2019-20 cleared: FM Nirmala Sitharaman
Responding on the issue, Sitharaman said several MPs from different parties had made representation on the matter.
- 16 March 2021 2:28 PM IST
Craftsman Automation IPO subscribed 71%, retail portion fully booked on day 2
Craftsman Automation IPO consists of a fresh issue of Rs 150 crore and an offer for sale of 45,21,450 shares by existing shareholders
- 16 March 2021 2:27 PM IST
Govt always makes efforts to revive PSUs that can be revived: Prakash Javadekar in Lok Sabha
During the Question Hour in Lok Sabha, Javadekar said the effort always is to utilise full capacity of PSUs.
- 16 March 2021 10:14 AM IST
2 stocks under F&O ban on NSE
BHEL and Sun TV Network are under the F&O ban for March 16. Securities in the ban period under the F&O segment include companies in which the security has crossed 95 percent of the market-wide position limit.
- 16 March 2021 10:02 AM IST
FII and DII data
Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) net sold shares worth Rs 1,101.35 crore, while domestic institutional investors (DIIs) net sold shares worth Rs 749.71 crore in the Indian equity market on March 15, as per provisional data available on the NSE.