\"We have to search for the opportunities in the market debris,\" said Nilesh Shah whose fund house has assets under management (AUM) of over Rs 1.7 lakh crore

With negative closing on Friday, the Indian stock market fell for seven consecutive weeks for the first time since June 2008. Both Sensex and Nifty have cracked 33 per cent each in the last seven weeks

It also noted that shortlisting of securities under this surveillance measure is purely on account of market surveillance and it should not be construed as an adverse action against the concerned company.

The S&P 500 was down 2.5% as of 2:05 p.m. Eastern time. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 526 points, or 2.5%, to 20,886, and the Nasdaq was down 2.6%.

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The lockdowns in both the countries due to Covid-19 is expected to badly affect the bilateral trade which declined by three billion billion dollar last year to USD 92.68 billion from USD 95.7 billion in 2018

Banking, metal and auto indices were the top laggards today, while pharma was the only gainer in  bearish trade as many brokerage reports, as well as market experts, suggested that the sector is least impacted by COVID-19 pandemic.

However, timing for stock market remains unchanged. Currently, Indian equity market trades from 9:15 am to 3:30 pm on weekdays.

Savings bank account interest is calculated on a daily basis on the daily closing balance in the account, at the rate specified by the bank in accordance with Reserve Bank of India directives.

Aurobindo Pharma stock opened 10% lower at Rs 352.95 and hit an intra day high of 395 , signaling weak signs of recovery

Following the update, share price of Cipla opened with a gain of 2.77% and touched an intraday high of Rs 441, rising 6.76% on BSE.

Forex traders said weak opening in domestic equities dragged the local unit amid mounting fears of a coronavirus-led economic slowdown.

Market capitalisation of BSE-listed companies fell by Rs 37.59 lakh crore to Rs 113.48 lakh crore at the end of last fiscal

Sensex, Nifty Live News Today:The 30-share index BSE Sensex fell 700 points lower at 27,550 and 50-share barometer NSE Nifty fell 176 points to 8,076.

Banks are also worried that if developers can't liquidate their stocks, it could lead to defaults and add to a $140 billion pile of bad loans

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FIIs withdrew Rs 65,816 crore in a month which proved to be the worst ever for Sensex and Nifty

Stocks to watch today on April 3: Kilpest India, Cipla, TVS Motor, Aurobindo Pharma, JB Chemicals, AIMCO Pesticides among others are the top stocks to watch out for in Friday's trading session

Markets in Hong Kong, Sydney, Shanghai and Seoul fell, though futures for the S&P 500 bounced following Wall Street's 4% plunge overnight.

There will be no trading activity in currency and bond markets as well. The money market was shut yesterday on account of annual bank closing. On March 31, the Indian rupee ended flat at 75.62 per dollar against Monday's closing of 75.61.