Benchmark equity indices BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty have multiplied investor's wealth by over 14 times since April 1995
The market breadth was weak. On the BSE, 1644 shares rose and 778 shares fell. A total of 111 shares were unchanged.
In opening trades, Sensex gained 357 points, or 0.73%, at 49,516 and the Nifty50 index at 14,734 jumped 96 points or 0.66%.
IRCON International said the company's board of directors approved and recommended the issuance of one bonus share for each share held as on the date
A record jump in the Covid-19 cases in the country spooked market sentiments
At close, the Sensex was down 870 points or 1.74% at 49,159, and the Nifty was down 229 points or 1.54% at 14,637.
At least 29 stocks on the BSE have managed to deliver positive returns year after year since March 2016.
Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty cracked over 2% on Monday as a spike in domestic coronavirus cases and fresh curbs imposed by Maharashtra de
The 30-share index traded 1,091 points, or 2.18%, down at 48,938 at around 10.14 am (IST).
Cues from RBI policy , macroeconomic data, COVID-19 trends, Q4 earnings and global cues to be the key near term triggers for markets