Following resumption of trading at 3:45 pm on NSE, benchmark indices rose as FM Nirmala Sitharaman announced that the government has lifted the embargo on grant of government businesses to private banks.

Buoyed by the gains in banks, Sensex and Nifty rallied over 1,000 points and 250 points, respectively

Domestic investors have withdrawn 275 billion rupees ($3.80 billion) from equity mutual funds in the year to Feb. 16, according data from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)

Earlier, trading on NSE was halted due to a technical glitch. The Ministry of Finance has said that it's looking into the issue and has sought details of the technical glitch from the NSE

The share has risen 1% in one week. However, it has fallen 6% in a month. Year-to-date, the stock is down 10%. Share of the private lender has fallen 54% in one year

NSE in a tweet said it shut all market segments at 11:40 am due to technical issues with telecom links which impacted their systems

Heranba Industries IPO received bids for 58,76,845 shares, 84 per cent of the total issue size of 69,81,417 shares, according to NSE data

The Rs 819-crore IPO of telecom infrastructure provider received bids for 2,59,42,43,370 shares against 6,11,95,923 shares on offer

Stock of Tata Consumer Products hit a fresh 52-week high of Rs 652.85, rising 4.1% against previous close of Rs 627.50 on BSE

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.

Stocks to watch today on February 24: Coal India, Pfizer, SBI Cards, Tata Power, NTPC, UPL among others are the top stocks to watch out for in Wednesday's trading session

Adani Enterprises, Apollo Hospitals Enterprise, GAIL, Jubilant Foodworks, MRF, Vedanta and Yes Bank will be added to Nifty Next 50 from March 31.

Share market gainers today: 8 stocks that rose the most on 23 February: ONGC, Tata Steel, Tata Motors, Hindalco, UltraTech Cement, SBI, Sun Pharma, UPL traded as the top gainers on BSE and NSE

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

VA Tech Wabag stock hit a fresh 52-week high of Rs 297, rising 15.43% against previous close of Rs 257.30 on BSE today

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

Stocks to watch today on February 23: RIL, Airtel, HDFC Bank, Vedanta, UPL, Info Edge, Bharat Forge among others are the top stocks to watch out for in Tuesday's trading session

Domestic markets dropped further by the second half of Monday after European stocks declined at the opening bell amid cautious trade in global markets as investors focused on the developments surrounding the pandemic and vaccine rollout

Losers Today, Share market news: 8stocks that fell most on 22 February : Eicher Motors, M&M, Axis Bank, IndusInd Bank, Dr Reddy, Tech Mahindra, L&T and TCS traded among the top losers on BSE and NSE today

The shares of the private lender have fallen 4 per cent in one week, 8 per cent in a month. Year-to-date, the stock is down 12 per cent and 55 per cent in one year