The rupee opened 17 paise lower at 70.17 against the US dollar on Friday amid weak global cues after the European Central Bank (ECB) slashed its growth forecasts and launched an emergency round of policy stimulus.

The domestic unit ended 28 paise higher at 70 on Thursday amid robust foreign inflows and strong buying in domestic equities. It was the third straight session of gain for the domestic currency, during which it has strengthened by 92 paise.

Indian bourses continued their rising spree to the fourth session on Thursday, with both benchmarks Sensex and Nifty opening higher amid strengthening of country’s macroeconomic outlook following rising rupee and falling crude prices.

The 30-share BSE Sensex was trading higher by 63.75 points, or 0.17%, at 36,699.85.

Mumbai: Indian bourses furthered gains in early trade on Wednesday, with benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty adding 157 points and 53 points, respectively, on sustained buying mainly in stocks of finance, metal and capital goods sectors.

The BSE barometer Sensex opened positively at 36,544.86 and further consolidated its gains to trade at 36,599.69, climbing 157.15 points, or 0.49 per cent, over the previous close. It had gained nearly 379 points to close at 36,442 on Tuesday.

The benchmark index Sensex edged higher by more than 50 points to 36,123.38 on Tuesday amid weak tracking weak global cues amid caution on the US-China trade talks and concerns hovering around slowdown in the Chinese economy. NSE Nifty was also higher 26 points, or 24 per cent, at 10,889.50.

The auto stocks including Tata Motors and Hero Moto were up 8 per cent and 3 per cent, respectively.

Market benchmark Sensex on Friday rose over 196 points to end at 36,064 and also posted its second straight weekly gains amid signs of easing tensions between India and Pakistan.

The key BSE index also snapped its three-session losing run after the March derivatives series got off to a strong start coupled with uninterrupted foreign fund inflows.

The BSE benchmark Sensex rallied about 265 points to 36,132 in early session on Friday as the March derivatives series took off on a strong footing and foreign fund inflows fuelled the uptrend.

The 30-share Sensex spurted by 264.99 points, or 0.75 %, to 36,132.43 in early trade. The gauge had lost over 346 points in the previous three sessions due to geo-political tensions between India and Pakistan.

New Delhi: The NSE on Thursday said it would launch brent crude oil contracts on 1 March and has signed a pact with global market information provider ICIS for using its Brent-Forties-Oseberg-Ekofisk data.

The bourse will launch two cash-settled futures products – 100 barrel brent crude oil futures and 10 barrels brent crude oil mini futures, the National Stock Exchange said in a media release.

The benchmark BSE Sensex fell over 350 points in early trade on Tuesday amid rising tension between India and Pakistan, weak Asian cues and selling pressure on banking, power, IT and power counters.

The Sensex was trading 343.20 points, or 0.95 per cent, down at 35,870.18 after touching a low of 35,842.58. The gauge rallied 342 points in Monday’s trade.

Mumbai: Stocks staged a strong comeback in early trade on Monday, with the BSE Sensex reclaiming the 36,000-mark by surging over 100 points on heavy foreign fund inflows and increased buying by domestic institutional investors.

Asian markets were also trading in the green after US President Donald Trump announced extension of the March 1 deadline for increasing tariff on import of Chinese products, as talks between the two sides were making "substantial progress".

Shares of Bata India hit a new high of Rs 1,301 apiece, up 1 per cent on the BSE, surging 50 per cent in past four months after it reported a strong earnings growth in December 2018 (Q3FY19) quarter and foreign portfolio investors buying. In comparison, the S&P BSE Sensex was up 6 per cent during the same period.

Thus far in the calendar year 2019 (CY19), Bata India has outperformed the market by gaining 15 per cent, against unchanged benchmark index. In CY2018, it soared 52 per cent, as compared to a 6 per cent rise in the Sensex.

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