A broad-based buying was observed with metal stocks outperforming and leading the rally given the global scenarios. The oil & gas stocks gained as the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war skyrocketed the oil and resource prices ever higher than before. The domestic equities also rose to track positive global cues as Asian shares gain. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Wednesday that he was “inclined to propose and support a 25-basis-point rate hike in the month of March.”  

Brent crude futures climbed USD 3.55, or 3.4 per cent, to USD 108.52 a barrel, making new highs not seen since July 2014. The Indian rupee has depreciated by 0.16 points reaching 75.65 against the dollar. India's GDP growth dropped down to 5.4 per cent in February from 8.5 per cent the previous quarter. 

Bonus issue was declared by the company in the ratio of 1 equity share for every 10 equity share issued. The Board of company also approved an increase of authorised capital from Rs 25 crore to Rs 30 crore to meet increasing growth capital of the company. The Stocks has given a return of 17 per cent over a period of one month.

A huge sell-off was seen by the FII of Rs 4470.70 crore, while huge buying by the DII of Rs 4318.24 crore was recorded. Gold prices rose more than 1.73 per cent on Monday and silver gained 1.72 per cent, after Western countries slapped fresh sanctions on Russia, putting the country's nuclear deterrent on high alert. International benchmark Brent crude futures traded at more than US$ 100 a barrel levels, as investors turn to save heaven assets in times of inflation or war.

After the worst day in nearly two years for the domestic stock market on February 24, benchmark indices managed to recover half of yesterday’s losses in today’s session. The Ukraine invasion actions triggered sharp risk aversion in global equities and led to a surge in global commodity prices, especially crude oil. A huge sell-off was seen by the FII of Rs 6448.24 crore and the even big buying by the DII of Rs 7667.75 crore was recorded. 

The Indian benchmark indices have nose-dived deep for the seventh consecutive trading session as geopolitical tension between Russia and Ukraine escalated. All the sectoral indices on the NSE and BSE were in the red with PSU Bank, realty, media and auto stocks losing the most. As per the provisional closing data, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, tumbled 2,702.15 points or 4.72 per cent at 54,529.33.

Indices traded lower with sharp losses in the morning session as investors watched Russia's military operation in Ukraine. The Nifty traded below the 17,600 mark. The sectoral indices on the BSE and NSE are trading downwards with auto banks and IT stocks losing the most. 

Ducon Infratechnologies has given multibagger returns to investors in the past year. The company on Monday declared that its board will consider a bonus issue on February 25. The board also has a proposal of considering increasing the authorised share capital. The stock has given stellar returns of 225 per cent on a year-on-year basis in the past year. Ducon Infratechnologies shares were up by 5 per cent today and traded at 22.10 levels

The Indian market closed lower on the sixth straight session on Wednesday as investors focussed on rising geopolitical tensions on account of the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the sanctions. 

Oil prices jumped on worries of western sanctions on Russia for sending troops into two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine could hit energy supplies. Australia declared sanctions on eight of President Vladimir Putin's top security advisors on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Japan also issued sanctions on Russia; Japan's sanctions include prohibiting the issuance of Russian bonds in Japan and freezing the assets of certain Russian individuals as well as restricting travel to Japan.