Meanwhile, the Pharma sector has gained 4.1% in Wednesday's trade. The stock has risen 12% in the last one week and declined almost 14% in one month and 3.85% year to date.

Va Tech Wabag share price rose 5% to Rs 81.90 compared to the previous close of Rs 78 on BSE

Sensex, Nifty Live News Today:  FTSE and CAC  in Europe fell over 1%, followed 0.50% decline in DAX. SGX Nifty was also trading 1% lower, while Dow Jones Futures traded flat.

Sensex, Nifty Live News Today: All 30 Sensex and 50 Nifty stocks closed higher today. Over 14 out of 30 Sensex stocks and almost 21 Nifty stocks were gaining over 10% at the closing bell.  

Besides equity, commodity markets are also shut on April 6. Derivatives (Futures and Options) markets will also remain closed.

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.

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.

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.

Global indices came out of the worst quarter ever experienced due to the coronavirus pandemic. Q1 performance for the US market was the worst ever while Europe saw its worst Q1 in 18 years. Similarly, the 30-share index recorded its biggest quarterly fall of 28.7% in the Jan-March quarter.

Popular milk supplement brands Horlicks, Boost and Maltova will now come under HUL's brand portfolio, the makers of Dove, Pears and Lipton brands

The firm reported a consolidated net loss of Rs 353 crore in the December quarter (Q3FY20) due to steep fall in electrode prices. This was Graphite India's first quarterly loss in more than a decade. Earlier, in June 1997 quarter, it had posted net loss of Rs 2 lakh.

India's Foreign Trade Policy extended by one year with some changesIndia's Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) ending March 31 has been extended by another year. The existing sops will thus continue till March 31, 2021. The present policy, which came into force on April 1, 2015, had five-year validity up to March 31, 2020. The Ministry of Commerce in a release said the decision was taken in view of the unprecedented situation arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic. Lakshmi Mittal announces...

The lender in its latest announcement has said its promoter made full repayment of a loan by IndusInd Ltd, Mauritius to Citibank, London yesterday, against borrowing arrangements availed in September 2016.

After the transaction, Delta Corp shares closed nearly 5 per cent higher at Rs 65.35 on Tuesday

Sensex, Nifty Live News Today: In March month, Sensex and Nifty have declined by 25%. The coronavirus is guaranteed to throw the world into recession, and economists are becoming less convinced about the potential for a strong snapback in growth.

 Sensex, Nifty Live News Today: Sensex ended 1,028 points higher at 29,468 and Nifty closed 316 points to trade at 8,597

Overall, 24 of 30 stocks on Sensex and 38 of 50 stocks on Nifty ended in the red. Barring FMCG and Pharma sector, all other indices closed in the red, with financials and realty ending 7% lower.

Sensex, Nifty Live News Today: BSE 30-share barometer Sensex ended 1,375 points lower at 28,440 and NSE 50-share index Nifty fell 379 points to close at 8,281.

Sensex, Nifty Live News Today: Europen indices have opened in red territory on Friday, following mixed cues from DOW Jones futures that turned red earlier and other global counterparts.

BSE 30-share barometer Sensex ended 1,410 points higher at 29,946 and NSE 50-share index Nifty closed at 8,641, rising 323 points.