Sensex, Nifty to open for evening session at 5pm

The Indian equity benchmarks would be closed on account of Ram Navami. The equity derivatives segment, equity segment, the SLB Security Lending and Borrowing segment, the currency derivatives segment and the interest rate derivatives segment would be closed, as per the BSE website.

On Friday, March 31, trading on the domestic bourses, the NSE and the BSE, would resume. The Multi Commodity Exchange MCX would open today for the evening session at 5 pm.

The equity indices would remain closed for two days in the first week of April. The BSE and NSE would remain closed on April 4 and April 7 on account of Good Friday and Mahavir Jayanti.

The commodity market would not be closed on April 4 in the morning session. It would be open for trading at 5 pm. On April 7, the MCX would be closed in the morning and evening sessions.

The domestic benchmarks yesterday fell higher in a volatile trading session, led by gains in state-owned lenders, metals, automobiles and technology stocks.

The 30 share BSE Sensex pack went up 346 points or 0.60 per cent to close at 57,960, while the NSE Nifty index moved 129 points or 0.76 per cent higher to settle at 17,081.

Mid and smallcap shares were on a strong note, with the Nifty Midcap 100 up 1.54 per cent and the Nifty Smallcap 100 rising 1.73 per cent. The India VIX fear index fell 9.75 per cent to 13.63.

14 out of the 15 sectoral indexes on the NSE settled in the green. Nifty PSU Bank, Nifty Metal, Nifty Auto and Nifty IT outperformed the index by rising 3.22 per cent, 2.44 per cent, 1.71 per cent and 1.11 per cent.

Suzlon, NBCC and Cochin Shipyards moved up to 12.29 per cent. UCO Bank India settled 8.92 per cent higher, while Raymond soared 7.93 per cent. Praj Industries and Union Bank went up to 7.83 per cent. Indian Overseas Bank, Bank of India and Central Bank of India increased by 7.32 per cent.

Three Adani Group stocks went up to 8.75 per cent higher today after issuing clarification over 'The Ken' report and calling it a false narrative Flagship firm Adani Enterprises, Adani Ports and Adani Wilmar.

The Brightcom Group's shares fell 20 per cent on the flip side. Sheela Foam, Symphony, Procter Gamble Health and SIS fell to 7.45 per cent. Medplus Health Services, Adani Green Energy and Adani Total Gas fell by 4.50 per cent.

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