Read more about Gujarat State Petronet Ltd Spurts 4.07%, S&P BSE Oil&Gas index Rises 1.22% on Business Standard. Gujarat State Petronet Ltd has added 52.17% over last one month compared to 11.58% gain in S&P BSE Oil&Gas index and 0.42% rise in the SENSEX
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The distress sale of national assets is unwise
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March 04, 2021 12:45 IST
The government’s intent to offload public sector units and banks will only result in the long-term loss of public wealth
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The government’s intent to offload public sector units and banks will only result in the long-term loss of public wealth
The origin of the ongoing crisis in the Indian economy was the fateful night of November 8, 2016. Dr. Manmohan Singh’s prescient words in Parliament that demonetisation would lead to a 2% drop in the GDP were not heeded by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. On the contrary, a badly designed and hastily implemented flawed Goods and Services Tax (GST) followed, further devastating vast numbers of medium and small enterprises, as well as the vast informal sector of the economy. Together, these twin disasters robbed millions of their livelihoods and plunged the Indian economy into a prolonged slump that predates the COVID-19 pan
Read more about Oil and Gas stocks rise on Business Standard. Oil and Gas stocks were trading with gains, with the S&P BSE Oil&Gas index increasing 305.17 points or 1.93% at 16149.13 at 09:48 IST.
Benchmark indices firmed up once again afternoon trade. The Nifty re-claimed 14,700 mark. Value buying emerged after a heavy selling in the previous trading session.
At 13:20 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, surged 728.01 points or 1.48% at 49,828.00. The Nifty 50 index advanced 202.20 points or 1.39% at 14,731.35.
Strength in HDFC Bank (up 1.96%), HDFC (up 2.35%) and Infosys (up 2.07%) boosted the indices.
The broader market was trading firm. The S&P BSE Mid-Cap index rose 1.16%. The S&P BSE Small-Cap index gained 1.33%.
Buyers outnumbered sellers. On the BSE, 1,852 shares rose and 1,069 shares fell. A total of 195 shares were unchanged.
Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) sold shares worth Rs 8,295.17 crore, while domestic institutional investors (DIIs), were net sellers to the tune of Rs 1,499.70 crore in the Indian equity market on 26 February 2021, provisional data showed.