The rupee opened higher at 72.71 against its record closing low of 72.98 Tuesday and touched a session high of 72.34 in day trade as crude oil prices eased globally.

Continuing its intermittent fall against the US dollar, the Indian rupee dived to another all-time low of 72.98 on Tuesday. The currency has lost over 13 per cent in value against the greenback since the beginning of the year.

The rupee fell 46 paise to close at 72.97 level, its lowest ever against the US dollar in trade today which dampened market sentiment. The Indian currency had closed at 72.51 to the dollar on Monday. Led by the sharp fall in stocks, the market capitalisation (m-cap) of BSE-listed companies plunged by Rs 2,72,549.15 crore to Rs 1,53,64,470 crore since Friday.

The Sensex had rallied 677.51 points in the previous two sessions on sustained buying by domestic institutional investors. At 10: 37 am, the Sensex was trading 442 points lower at 37,647. The Nifty was down 125 points to 11,390.

According to the global financial services major, the valuations of Indian equities have stretched further largely driven by \"financialisation of savings\", improving corporate earnings outlook especially post the GST framework, and India's relative resilience to a trade war with the US.

The Indian currency has gained 123 paise in two sessions on report that PM Narendra Modi would hold a meeting to discuss economic scenario and the deteriorating rupee situation over this weekend.

At 9:57 am, the Sensex rose 205 points to 37,923 level. The Nifty too gained 72.85 points to 11,442 points. Brent crude, which hit $80 per barrel two days ago, was trading at $78.25 a barrel.

RBI pulls back rupee from the brink by selling dollarsThe rupee slumped to a historic low of 72.91 in morning trade on Wednesday forcing the RBI to sell US dollars in the market through public sector banks to bring the Indian currency back from the brink. The government also issued a statement that the rupee would not be allowed to crash to an unreasonable level which further bolstered sentiments and enabled the rupee to climb back to 72.18 vis-a-vis the US dollar at the end of th...

While the Sensex rose 325 points to hit an intra day high of 37,738, the Nifty recovered 93 points to touch 11,380 level. Top gainers on the Sensex were Adani Ports (2.82%) , Sun Pharma (2.77%) and ITC  (2.59%).

The market extended losses for the second continuous session this week amid a falling rupee, rising crude oil prices, widening current account deficit and global trade tensions which dampened investor sentiment. While the Sensex closed 509 points or 1.34% lower at 37,413, Nifty fell 150 points or 1.32% to 11,287 level. The Sensex has seen over 1% fall in the second straight session today for first time since February 2016.On Monday, the Sensex closed 467 points or 1.22% lower at 37,922, the N...

The Sensex has seen over 1% fall in the second straight session today for first time since February 2016. On Monday, the Sensex closed 467 points or 1.22% lower at 37,922, the Nifty fell 151 points or 1.30% to 11,438 level.

The Sensex and Nifty closed lower today after the indices came under selling pressure amid lower Asian markets, widening current account deficit and rupee touching fresh all time lows. While the Sensex closed 467 points or 1.22% lower at 37,922, the Nifty fell 151 points or 1.30% to 11,438 level. Top Sensex losers were Sun Pharma (3.72%), M&M (3.44%) and Vedanta (3.44%). Of 30 Sensex stocks, 26 closed in the red. Axis Bank (0.99%) was the top Sensex gainer after the private sector l...

Brokers said weakness was seen in most Asian markets as investors were cautious amid fears of a possible escalation in the US-China trade conflict.

Sectorally, auto and banking stocks were the top losers with BSE auto index falling 248 points and BSE bankex losing 241 points. On Nifty, top losers were Bajaj Finance, Sun Pharma and Bajaj Finserv.

At 10:09 am, the Sensex was trading 206.85 points, or 0.54 per cent lower to 38,127.97. The laggards include Yes Bank, PowerGrid, Kotak Bank, ONGC, Hero MotoCorp, HUL, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, HDFC, Tata Motors, Sun Pharma and Asian Paint Sun Pharma, Yes Bank, SBI, ICICI Bank, NTPC, ONGC and Maruti Suzuki, falling up to 2.12 per cent.

A survey found that a fifth of 63 million small businesses faced a 20 per cent fall in profits since the GST rollout, and had to sack hundreds of thousands of workers.

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