Share price of SBI opened with a gain of 5.27% to Rs 197.70 compared to the previous close of Rs 187.80 on BSE

Stock Market LIVE Updates: IndusInd Bank, Titan, Axis Bank, SBI, Bajaj Finance, ONGC, ICICI Bank, L&T, HDFC Bank and NTPC were among the rising stocks on BSE Sensex. On the other hand, Sun Pharma and Bharti Aurtel were among the top laggards.

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Kotak Bank, M&M, Tata Motors, Hindalco, Bajaj Finance were among the top gainers on Nifty. On the contrary, Coal India, L&T, ITC, ICICI Bank and BPCL were among the major losers

IDBI Bank share price gained 19.95% to Rs 24.35 in early trade and since then was stuck in the upper circuit

In the budget 2020-21, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had announced that the government is looking to sell stake in the public sector insurer via an initial public offering (IPO) during FY21

The sources said, the government will have to cut down its expected realisation from stake dilution of both LIC and IDBI Bank even if the market condition improves

Coronavirus lockdown 4.0: BPCL's profitability is strong enough to support the government initiatives. The company posted over Rs 8,500 crore profit in 2018-19, on a revenue of Rs 3.4 lakh crore

Experts said market sentiments turned cautious amid mixed signals on growth and hopes on a possible vaccine, progress on policy support and a fresh threat of US-China tariff escalation in the backdrop of virus.

Sensex, Nifty Live News Today: Market erased gains on Tuesday after rating firm S&P said that India's fiscal space is expected to be limited, owing to government's already elevated deficit. S&P added that systemic pressures for Indian banks could rise, owing to extension of the virus induced lockdown.

Coronavirus update: Finance Ministry had earlier extended the deadline for bids submission for Air India to April 30 from March 17. The government wants to offload 100 per cent of its stake in the beleaguered airline

Reliance chairman chairing meetings every second/third day to take stock of the impact of coronavirus on its half a million employees and business

The White House office said it had partnered with companies such as Microsoft and Google to compile the most extensive database of scholarly articles about the coronavirus available to researchers

Sitharaman said March 31 is the date given to pay dues without any additional penalty, whereas between March 31 and June 30 the dues can be paid with additional penalty of 10 per cent

BPCL's market value has tumbled about 24 per cent in the last one month to Rs 79,000 crore because of the coronavirus-induced crash in Indian stock market and dip in crude oil prices

The RSP produced 2,29,704 and 82,300 tonnes of hot metal from two separate Blast Furnace, which are the best February productions of the respective furnaces since inception

BPCL will give interested buyers access to around one-fourth of the fuel market share in the world's fastest-growing energy market and 14 per cent of India's oil refining capacity

During the winters, LPG consumption increases, which creates a pressure on the sector. This month, the price increased while next month it will reduce, Pradhan said

Share Market Update : Extending losses for the third consecutive session, BSE 30-share S&P Sensex closed 161 points lower at 40,894 and NSE 50-share index Nifty50 ended 53 points lower at 11,992

BPCL operates four refineries in Mumbai, Kochi, Bina (Madhya Pradesh) and Numaligarh (Assam) with a combined capacity of 38.3 million tonnes per annum

Speaking to opinion makers and analysts in New Delhi, the finance minister said the LTCG was introduced in 2018 and market volatilities are not letting her make a reasonable estimate on it