Naureen Hassan's innings as the first VP and COO of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York will begin from March 15

Stock Market News Live Today: While Sensex fell 440  points to 50,405, Nifty lost 142 points to 14,938. On Nifty, 38 stocks fell against 12 ending higher today

There are talks of North Block considering an 18 per cent GST on Bitcoin transactions. But, could there be a sin tax of 28 per cent, given its alleged nefarious status

There are expectations government will continue with existing 4 per cent target with a 2 per cent band on either side for any short term slippages, change the target upward to support growth or change the benchmark itself from CPI to core inflation or wholesale price index (WPI)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) rules allow banks to hold up to 50% stakes in insurers and on a selective basis equity holdings can be higher but must eventually be brought down within a certain period

They pumped in a net Rs 25,787 crore into equities but took out Rs 2,124 crore from the bond market between February 1-26, according to depositories data

On Thursday, the US 10-year yield climbed to 1.614 per cent -the highest in a year. Expectations of strong economic expansion and concerns over inflation led to a rise in bond yields

Sectorally, all the other indices ended with major losses. PSU Bank, private and financial indices declined around 4-5% today

Stock Market News Updates Today: Sectorally, all the other indices were trading with major losses. PSU Bank, private and financial indices declined around 4-5% today

NSE's India VIX, a gauge of the market's expectation of volatility over the near term, fell 5.2 per cent to 22.89. Meanwhile, BSE's market capitalisation stood at Rs 206 lakh crore in today's session

A rare winter storm in Texas has caused U.S. crude production to drop by more than 10 per cent, or 1 million barrels per day (bpd) last week, the Energy Information Administration said

Stock Market News Updates Today: Sectorally, all the other indices were trading with decent gains. Metal index was up 2.5%, while private, PSU Bank and financial indices rose 1.5% to 2% today

Tech stocks are particularly sensitive to rising yields as their value rests heavily on future earnings, which are discounted more deeply when bond returns go up

Stock Market Updates Today: Sectorally, except for IT and pharma index, all the other indices ended with decent gains. Private, PSU Bank and financial indices closed 3% higher today.

Sectorally, gains in FMCG, realty, auto, IT, media and metal index were capped by losses in PSU Banking, financial, private banking and pharma index

Stock Market News Updates Today: Global equities were buoyed today as positive macroeconomic data flow and hopes of a COVID-19 vaccine boosted investor sentiment

The inflation target could be tweaked to accommodate the government's higher borrowing plan of Rs 12 lakh crore in 2021-22

As debt-laden distressed companies fall by the wayside, some cash-rich large companies are practically monopolising their sectors

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 123.1 points, or 0.39%, at the open to 31,399.11. The S&P 500 fell 30.1 points, or 0.76%, at the open to 3,902.57, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 153.9 points, or 1.10%, to 13,893.57 at the opening bell

The rise in US dollar and treasury yields, following positive comments from a US Federal Reserve official, and upbeat manufacturing data in the country also contributed to the slide in gold prices.