Almost all the sectors on BSE Sensex are positive. The major gaining sectors are BSE Power, oil & gas, telecom, and realty. The only sector holding Sensex down is information technology. The Indian markets traded on the upper side amid high volatility during opening bells on Friday thereby, tracking weak global cues as investors bet cautiously focussing on the developments of Russia-Ukraine peace talks. The buyers mainly outnumbered sellers to show positivity in the market. On BSE, 2,532 shares rose and 677 shares fell. The FIIs bought shares worth Rs 3,088.73 crore while the DIIs bought shares worth Rs 1,145.28 crore on March 31. 

The Asian stocks are trading lower on Friday. The US market fell by more than 1.5 per cent yesterday. Buying was seen by both foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) worth Rs 3,088.73 crore as well as domestic institutional investors (DIIs) of Rs 1,145.28 crore in the Indian markets on March 31. The crude oil fell below the 100 dollar mark and is trading at $ 99.96 per barrel. The rupee has depreciated this morning and is trading at 75.92 against the dollar. 

The Indian equity benchmark indices broke a three-day winning band as the March Futures & Options (F&O) contracts expired. Today, the major gaining sectors on BSE Sensex were FMCG, telecom, and power sectors. On the other hand, the sectors that dragged down the index were healthcare, metal, and information technology. NSE's India VIX, a gauge of market volatility, went up by 5.40 per cent to 19.92 levels. 

Indian markets pulled back from their previous sharp rally and opened on a flat note today amid weak global cues. NASDAQ too fell on Wednesday by almost 1.2 per cent. Besides, Brent crude is trading at $ 110 per barrel. 

Today, the major gaining sectors on BSE Sensex were finance, information technology, Bankex, telecom, and realty. On the other hand, the sectors that dragged down the index were metal, energy, oil & gas, and power. NSE's India VIX, a gauge of market volatility, went up by 0.051 per cent to 19.64 levels. 

The benchmark indices opened with a huge gain as bulls favoured across sectoral indices with banking, healthcare, auto, consumer durables, IT, and realty stocks outperforming. Both the benchmarks indices continued to trade near the day's high level as investors broadly cheered the ongoing developments between Russia-Ukraine peace talks along with oil prices falling below $107 per barrel.  

With the peace talk between Russia and Ukraine making progress, the markets around the globe have advanced. US Dow Jones had soared 338 points on Tuesday with S&P 500 continuing to gain on the fourth day. BSE Oil & Gas and Power sector stocks declined the most today morning.

Today, the major gaining sectors were healthcare, consumer durables, and realty. On the other hand, the sectors that dragged down the index were energy, auto, and oil & gas. NSE's India VIX, a gauge of market volatility, plummeted 6.63 per cent to 19.43 levels.

Sensex and Nifty indices are up by 218 points & 65 points, respectively, extending their yesterday’s journey. BSE Basic Materials and BSE Realty are the major gaining sectors today. On the other hand, only BSE Energy and BSE Oil & Gas sectors are down by 0.60 per cent each. The buyers outnumbered sellers, showing slight positivity in the market. On BSE, 1,669 shares rose whereas 1,520 shares fell. The FII sold shares worth Rs 801.41 crore while the DIIs bought shares worth Rs 1,161.70 crore on March 28.  

On Tuesday morning, the markets opened in the green amidst positive global cues.