At 3  pm on Friday, the core equity indices i.e., Sensex and Nifty 50 fell sharply, owing to weaker global cues. FED Chairman Jerome Powell announced a rate hike in May, that too by 50 basis points in order to curb the inflation levels that have hit a 40-year high.

The shares of Texmaco Rail and Engineering Ltd surged to almost 4 per cent on Thursday. The shares off Sugar, Power and Cement companies are on the rise in the afternoon session of the bourses.  

At 10 am on Thursday, the core equity indices i.e., Sensex & Nifty 50 were trading higher, owing to strong global cues from the US markets and a reduction in the 10-year treasury yield. Major companies like HCL Technologies, CRISIL, L&T Technology Services, Cyient, ICICI Lombard General Insurance, Nestle India, and Tata Communications are set to announce their Q4 results today.  

At 4 pm on April 20, the benchmark indices, i.e. Sensex and Nifty 50 were trading higher as compared to the previous one. Sensex was trading at 57,037.50, up by 574.35 points or 1.02 per cent while Nifty 50 was trading at 17,136.55, up by 177.90 points or 1.05 per cent. 

The shares of Virat Industries Limited were locked in the upper circuit on Wednesday morning. The scrip got locked in the upper circuit after gaining 4.99 per cent from its last traded price. The shares were locked in at Rs 154.60 on BSE.

At 11.30 am on Wednesday, the core equity indices i.e., Sensex & Nifty 50 were trading higher by almost 1 per cent each as the dollar rose higher and the IMF cut the growth forecast by almost a per cent, owing to the effects of the ongoing war in several countries.

Investors should keep a watch on this multi-bagger. In one year, the shares of Virat Industries Limited have jumped by 344 per cent.  On a YTD basis, the stock is up by 59 per cent, thus heavily outperforming the markets. Investors should keep Virat Industries in their watchlist.

At 11 am, the core equity indices i.e., Sensex and Nifty 50 were trading flat amidst mixed global cues. The Asian markets plunged due to a fall in the technology stocks as well as the surge in COVID-19 cases.  

At 11.30 am, the core equity indices i.e., Sensex & Nifty 50 were still trading 2 per cent lower as the markets crashed at the time of market opening on Monday amidst higher dollar appreciation and rising crude oil prices

At 10.30 am on Tuesday, the core equity indices i.e., Sensex and Nifty 50 fell by almost a per cent each, owing to the persistent geopolitical tensions coupled with rising supply chain difficulties in China.