Emboldened, firms indulge in a game of one-upmanship based on alarmingly low number of trials. Sputnik had been tried on only 20 patients before Gamaleya made the claim; Pfizer 120 and Moderna 95

A fast and cheap coronavirus testing kit that can provide results in 40 minutes was launched in Delhi on Thursday. The indigenously developed testing kit for coronavirus based on the gene-editing technology CRISPR called Feluda was launched by Tata group in collaboration with the Apollo group of hospitals. The test is likely to be cheaper than the current gold standard RT-PCR and equally accurate, helping in scaling up COVID-19 testing. Watch the video for more.Also Read: Pfizer share rises nearly 7% after firm says COVID-19 vaccine 95% effective

Larsen and Toubro (L&T) share touched an intraday high of Rs 1176.75, rising 2.53% against its previous close of Rs 1147.75

Equities also stepped back after soft US retail sales data. Economic restrictions after the closure of the public school system in New York also kept sentiments tepid today across all markets, leading to profit booking.

SpiceJet is trading higher than 5, 20, 50, 100 and 200-day moving averages. Market capitalization of the airline stands at Rs 4,463.04 crore

Titan share gained 5.16% intra day to  Rs 3135, a fresh 52-week high, against previous close of Rs 2,983 on BSE

Following the update, TCS stock price rose 2.01% to the intraday high of Rs 2678.6 as against the last closing of Rs 2625.90. Stock price of TCS also touched an intraday low of Rs 2630, also its opening value

Hero MotoCorp share gained 5.11% to  Rs 3135 against previous close of Rs 2,983 on BSE

US pharma giants Pfizer and Moderna have released the results of clinical trials of their respective experimental coronavirus vaccines, with both reporting an efficacy of over 90 per cent. The Russian vaccine, Sputnik V has also shown encouraging results in the late-stage trials. By when will the first coronavirus vaccine be ready? Watch as the experts explain the status of the global COVID-19 vaccines, with their existing challenges.Also Read: Pfizer share rises nearly 7% after firm says COVID-19 vaccine 95% effective

Reversing the trend after 10 days of consecutive gains, YES Bank share price today opened at Rs 14.57 today and later rose to the day's high of Rs 14.69 on BSE. However, the stock also hit the day's low of Rs 14.45, falling 1.5% against the earlier close of Rs 14.68

The domestic unit opened at 74.28 per US dollar at the interbank forex market and gained ground and touched 74.23. In volatile trade, the local unit also fell by 13 paise to 74.32 per dollar over its previous close

Vedanta share touched an intraday high of Rs 116.85, rising 7.35%

Pfizer stock opened with a gain of 6.73% at Rs 5240 on BSE

India Stock Market Highlights Today: Infosys, HCL Tech, SBI, Airtel, HUL were among the top losers today, while Bajaj twins, Tata Steel, Titan, ONGC, M&M, NTPC were among the top gainers on Sensex pack 

Stocks to watch today on November 19: Pfizer, ACC, Wipro, Vedanta, IndiGo, SpiceJet, TCS among others are the top stocks to watch out for in Thursday's trading session

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Markets currently are witnessing strong flows from foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) with investments already surpassing the October levels

During the session, Sensex and Nifty touched their lifetime highs of 44,215 and 12,948, respectively

In the previous session, BSE Sensex settled 314.73 points or 0.72 per cent higher at its new closing record of 43,952.71. Nifty too finished 93.95 points or 0.74 per cent up at its lifetime peak of 12,874.20

LVB is a small bank and its failure won't significantly impact the banking sector, but it's the loss of confidence and trust in banking system that has escalated with this crisis