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Markets drop in early trade dragged by Infosys, Axis Bank
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....arkets drop in early trade dragged by Infosys, Axis Bank <br>PTI News<br>Dated:- 17-1-2025<br>PTI<BR>Mumbai, Jan 17 (PTI) Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty declined in early trade on Friday after a three-day rally dragged by Infosys and Axis Bank. Also, continuous foreign fund outflows and muted global trends added to the markets' decline. The 30-share BSE benchmark Sensex declined 485....
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.... points to 76,557.79 in early trade. The NSE Nifty dropped 144.75 points to 23,167.05. From the 30-share blue-chip pack, Infosys dropped over 5 per cent despite raising its annual sales forecast for a third time this fiscal year. Infosys Ltd, India's second-largest IT services firm, on Thursday reported 11.46 per cent rise in the third quarter net profit on pick-up in demand, which also prompt....
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....ed the company to raise its annual sales forecast for a third time this fiscal year. Axis Bank also fell by over 5 per cent post-earnings announcement. Tata Consultancy Services, HCL Tech, IndusInd Bank and ICICI Bank were the other big laggards from the pack. In contrast, Reliance Industries traded over 2 per cent higher after the firm reported a 7.4 per cent rise in December quarter net pr....
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....ofit as retail business rebounded, telecom earnings surged on higher tariffs and mainstay oil and petrochemicals business delivered consistent performance. Tata Motors, Larsen & Toubro, Nestle and Asian Paints were among the other gainers. "There are two positives for the market today: One, the declining trend in the dollar index and the US bond yields continue. Second, the Q3 results from the....
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.... big boys RIL and Infosys are better than expected. "These two stocks have the potential to lead a minor recovery in the market. Even though the declining dollar index and US bond yields are positive, the declines are not adequate to arrest the sustained selling by FIIs. Therefore, any significant recovery in the market will be sold into," V K Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist, Geojit Fin....
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....ancial Services, said. In Asian markets, Seoul, and Tokyo traded lower while Shanghai and Hong Kong quoted in the positive territory. US markets ended lower on Thursday. Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) offloaded equities worth Rs 4,341.95 crore on Thursday, according to exchange data. Global oil benchmark Brent crude climbed 0.42 per cent to USD 81.63 a barrel. The 30-share BSE in....
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....dex climbed 318.74 points or 0.42 per cent to revisit 77,000 level at 77,042.82 on Thursday. On the similar lines, the Nifty rallied 98.60 points or 0.42 per cent to 23,311.80. PTI SUM DR<BR> News - Press release - PIB....