Market Watch

  • Indian shares closed slightly higher on Monday after three consecutive sessions of falls as investors saw less chance of Republican nominee Donald Trump winning next month's U.S. presidential election after a debate against Democratic rival Hillary Clinton.
     
    Nifty ended up 0.13 percent at 8,708.80 after falling 0.82 percent in the past three sessions, while Sensex closed 0.08 percent higher at 28,082.34.
     
    Indian financial markets will be closed on Tuesday and Wednesday for public holidays.
     

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  • Indian shares fell more than 1 percent on Monday, declining for a second straight session, as caution prevailed in global markets ahead of the U.S. presidential debate that will pit Donald Trump against Hillary Clinton.
     
    The Sensex ended down 1.30 percent at 28,294.28, after posting its biggest intraday percentage fall since Sept. 12.
     
    The Nifty lost 1.23 percent to 8,723.05.
     
    In the Nifty 50 index, BPCL, Coal India, Zee Entertainment, Lupin and Reliance Industries slipped by 3.0

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  • The U.S. Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged on Wednesday but strongly signaled it could still tighten monetary policy by the end of this year as the labor market improved further.
     
     
    The Fed said U.S. economic activity had picked up and job gains were "solid" in recent months.
     
    "The case for an increase in the federal funds rate has strengthened,&q

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  • Indian shares fell on Friday, tracking weak regional equity markets, as investors booked profits following reports of a nuclear test in North Korea and amid uncertainty over the European Central Bank's future policy steps.
     
    The benchmark BSE Sensex ended 0.85 percent lower at 28,797.25, but posted a weekly gain of 0.93 percent.
     
    The broader NSE Nifty closed down 0.96 percent at 8,866.70, but recorded a gain of 1.62 percent for the week.
     
    No major event is lined up on domestic

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  • The BSE Sensex posted its worst week since early May on Friday, as investors stayed on the sidelines ahead a speech by U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen in Jackson Hole, Wyoming later in the day.
     
    The Sensex ended down 0.19 percent at 27,782.25, posting a fall of 1 percent for the week, its worst weekly performance since the week ended on May 6.
     
    The broader NSE Nifty closed 0.23 percent lower at 8,572.55 and was down 0.86 percent for the week, its biggest weekly loss since the week ended on June

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