To enhance security measures for investors, National Stock exchange (NSE) will implement two-factor authentication for users of negotiated trade platform from June 6.

Last year, the exchange introduced a web-based negotiated trade platform for reporting all the deals in the debt segment.

Benchmark BSE Sensex fell nearly 55 points in early trade on Thursday due to profit-booking in banking, FMCG, capital goods, oil&gas and healthcare stocks coupled with weak Asian cues.

The 30-share index fell by 54.87 points or 0.20% to 26,659.06. The gauge had gained 45.97 points in the previous session.

Adding to its rally for the fifth straight session, the benchmark Sensex surged about 117 points in early trade on Monday as investors went in for more bets amid upbeat fourth quarter numbers and on monsoon hopes.

The 30-share barometer rose 116.82 points, or 0.43 per cent, to 26,770.42. The gauge had gained 1,423.24 points in the previous four sessions.

The BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty surged over 5 per cent for the first time in nearly three months due to factors such as robust quarterly numbers, expectation of good monsoon and firm global cues. The 30-share index soared 1,351.70 points, or 5.25 per cent, to 26,653.60 on May 27, 2016 from 25301.90 on May 20 last week. Likewise, the 50-share index jumped 406.95 points to 8156.65 from 7749.70 during the same period.

The S&P BSE Sensex and the Nifty 50 have gained 5% each in week ended May 27,2016 and reported their biggest weekly gain in the past three months, on the back of slew positive news and strong earnings from index companies.

The Sensex was up 287 points at 26,654 on Friday, gaining 1,352 points in the past five sessions, while the Nifty 50 index - up 87 points - at 8,157, has surged 407 points during the week.

Mumbai: Stocks gained for the third straight day on Thursday, with BSE’s 30-share Sensex closing 1.88%, or 485.51 points, up at 26,366.68 points and National Stock Exchange’s 50-share Nifty closing 1.7%, or 134.75 points, up at 8,069.65 points.

The last time Nifty touched the 8,000-mark was on 6 November 2015, and the last time it closed above that mark was 4 November 2015. In the last three days, Sensex has gained 4.5%, or 1,136.32 points, while the Nifty has gained 4.38%, or 338.60 points.

Mumbai: India’s benchmark equity indices closed at their highest in nearly a month with the Nifty breaching the psychologically important 7,900 mark, buoyed by firm world equities after robust US housing data indicated a strong recovery for the world’s largest economy.

BSE’s 30-share Sensex closed 2.28%, or 575.70 points, higher at 25,881.17 points, while National Stock Exchange’s 50-share Nifty closed 2.40%, or 186.05 points, higher at 7,934.90 points. It was the biggest gain in percentage terms for both these indices since 1 March, and the highest close since 27 April.

MUMBAI: The Sensex inched lower by about 38 points in early trade on Tuesday on sustained selling by funds and retail investors, tracking losses in global markets amid fears of a possible hike in US interest rates.

Besides, a further depreciation in the rupee, which fell 18 paise to over 2-1/2 month low of 67.67 against the dollar, weighed on sentiment.

The benchmark Sensex rebounded by over 217 points and the Nifty took back the 7,800-mark in the beginning of the session on Monday, snapping its three-session losing spell, driven by value-buying by retail investors amid a firm trend in Asian bourses.

The 30-share barometer surged 217.36 points, or 0.85%, to 25,519.26, with all sectoral indices led by FMCG, metal and realty stocks, in the green, rising by up to 2.85%.

The BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty fell for the third consecutive day on Friday on account of weak European cues coupled with tighter P-Note norms. Sensex closed 97.82 points down at 25301.90 while Nifty 50 index settled 33.70 points down at 7,749.70.

Traders also remained cautious on Friday over the possibility of an interest rate hike by the US Federal Reserve as early as June

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