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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.

In India too, jitters of upcoming recession were felt with FIIs withdrawing Rs 12,684 crore from equity market in February this year

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.

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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

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.

During such stressful times, investors generally make the mistake of buying low priced stocks or end up investing in cheap cyclical stocks which is the worst mistake they make

Industry observers say the bull run in commodity exchanges, running on a thin volume with hardly any underlying physical transaction in mandies, is driven by speculators looking to make quick bucks

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The erosion in investor wealth came after Sensex plummeted over 1,203 points in line with a global selloff as investors fretted over the impact of prolonged worldwide lockdowns due to the Covid-19 pandemic

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.

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