Shares of Punjab National Bank rose over 6 per cent on its first quarter net profit of current fiscal.

At 2:30 pm, Punjab National Bank stocks traded 4.62 per cent up on BSE. On NSE, PNB stocks rose 5.03 per cent.

Markets extended losses in noon trade on Monday tracking a sharp sell-off in Chinese stocks. Further, the review of P-Notes norms by market regulator Sebi and issue of levying minimum alternate tax (MAT) on foreign portfolio investors continued to weigh on investor sentiment.

At 13:08PM, the 30-share Sensex was down 429 points at 27,684 and the 50-share Nifty was down 126 points at 8,396.

BSE Sensex ended 258.53 points down at 28,112.31 while NSE Nifty fell 68.25 points to settle at 8,521.55

At 3:10 pm, BSE Sensex trades 264.81 down at 28,106.03. NSE Nifty trades 74.10 points down at 8,515.70.

At 3:00 pm, BSE Sensex trades 219.32 down at 28,151.52. NSE Nifty trades 55.50 points down at 8,534.30.

Benchmark indices continue to trade in the negative zone due to persistent selling on the back of weak corporate earnings amid weakness in the global peers.

At 12:15 PM, the Sensex was lower by 84 points at 28,286 and Nifty slipped by 20 points at 8,569.

In a volatile market, the bechmark BSE Sensex slipped 134.09 points to close at 28,370.84. NSE Nifty on the other hand dropped below 8,600 and close 43.70 points down at 8,589.80.

Lupin emerged top loser of the day. On BSE, Lupin Ltd closed 5.23 per cent down, while on NSE, it traded 5.25 per cent down.

The benchmark BSE Sensex bounced back in style, bucking the sluggish global cues and were trading near the highs of the day in the early noon session.

At 12:21 pm, BSE Sensex traded 258.25 points up at 28,440.39. NSE Nifty traded 79.20 down at 8,608.65

BSE Sensex plunged over 270 points down after the Parliament’s first monsoon session failed to impress traders.

Indian equity benchmarks continue to trade choppy with Sensex and Nifty swinging between negative and positive territory.

The benchmark BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty opened to a volatile trade on Monday, a day ahead of the monsoon session.

While Sensex kicked off on a positive note in early morning traded, it shredded its gains to sink almost 100 points down.

Tracking positive gains, the BSE Sensex extended gains and was trading over 130 points up on Thursday’s afternoon trade following sustained foreign funds inflows and across-the-board buying by investors.

At 3:20 pm, Sensex was up 245.95 points at 28,444.24. Similarly, Nifty was up 84.70 points at 8,608.50 during the same time.

The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) has slapped fines on 530 listed companies for failing to meet a deadline to appoint a women director and boost gender diversity in their boardrooms, a BSE official said on Tuesday.

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) last year imposed a quota of at least one female director on the board of every listed firm, and warned of "very serious" consequences if the thousands of companies did not comply by an April 1 deadline.

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