Stock Market LIVE Updates on July 6: HDFC Bank, IndusInd Bank, IT, Bajaj Finance and NTPC were among the top gainers today while HUL and Bajaj Auto were among the losers.

Stock Market in the upcoming week: Besides tracking global cues, investors are also expecting that RBI may unveil more relief measures for some of the stressed sectors of the economy to help them emerge from the bruising impact of the lockdown

Further, foreign fund outflows, weak economic data and currency hitting 76 per dollar mark also kept demand for equities lower as investors focused on risk-averse assets

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\"Due to limited information available for the month of April 2020, the provisional figures of May-2020 are compared with final figures of March 2020,\" Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) said

Stock Market LIVE Updates: IndusInd Bank, followed by Tata Steel, Bajaj Finance, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, NTPC, SBI, HDFC Bank and SBI were among the top laggards in the Sensex pack. On the other hand, Sun Pharma, Infosys, Nestle India and Asian Paints were among the top gainers

Price indices of fuel and power major group have been computed based on the price data reported from Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, selected public sector undertakings (PSUs), Office of the Coal Controller and Central Electricity Authority

Sensex, Nifty Live News Today: UPL, HUL, Britannia, ICICI Bank and NTPC were among the top performers on Nifty, while Tech Mahindra, HCL Tech, Kotak Bank, Hero MotoCorp and Infosys were among the top losers today.

The novel coronavirus pandemic, apart from being one of the gravest health crises faced by humanity, is also posing a serious threat to the global economy. Countries across the world have cut down on production of most goods. Partial or complete lockdown in several countries has seen demand in almost all sectors except pharmaceuticals taking a nosedive. Airlines are grounded, markets are shut and governments are weighing options on how to infuse money in their economies in order to contain the pandemic and revive the economy. Rajeev Dubey, Editor, Business Today explains the reasons for and  impact of the lockdown.Also Read: WPI inflation eases to 4-year low at 1% in FY20

The slower growth in inflation was led by food articles (4.9 per cent), especially cereals, paddy, vegetables, fruits and non-food especially crude oil

Inflation in vegetables fell sharply to 11.9 per cent in March from a high of 29.97 per cent in previous month; inflation in onion continued to rule high at 112.31 per cent during March

Sensex, Nifty Live News Today: According to experts, prevailing uncertain market conditions amid the rising cases of the virus and extension of the lockdown period have caused volatility and led to the downfall of broader markets on a global scale.

The retail inflation stood at 6.58 per cent in February 2020 and 2.86 per cent in March 2019, as per the CPI data released by the National Statistical Office (NSO)

'Markets will continue to fluctuate based on news coming out regarding the spread of infections and any lifting of lockdown in India,' Vinod Nair, Head of Research, Geojit Financial Services said

The wholesale inflation of food articles declined to 7.79% in February compared to 11.51% in January, according to data released by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry

Share Market Update: Sensex ended 2,713 points lower at 31,390 and Nifty closed 756 points lower at 9,199.

Within minutes of opening today, equity benchmarks plummeted over 3.5% each, led by major volatility in global markets

Share Market update: Sensex closes 1,941 points or 5.17% lower at 35,634, Nifty falls 5% to 10,451.

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