Share Market HIGHLIGHTS: Sensex soars 2,076 pts in four days, Nifty reclaims 17,550; HDFC twins top movers

Global Market Update | Dow Jones, Nasdaq Composite, S&P 500 futures suggest a muted start ahead in US stock market 

Here's where the futures contracts of the three main Wall Street gauges — the Dow Jones, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite — stand at this hour: 

• Dow Jones: down 15 points at 33,562
• S&P 500: down 2.8 points at 4,126.3
• Nasdaq Composite: up 1.3 point at 13,220.3

The US stock market is all set to open at 7 pm India time today. 

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Global Market LIVE | European shares fall after data signals slower economic recovery in region

European shares continue to struggle below the flatline, as investors remain cautious about data signalling a slower-than-expected pickup in economic recovery in the euro zone. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index is down 0.3 per cent.

• UK's FTSE 100: up 24.5 points or 0.3 per cent at 7,659
• France's CAC: down 20.6 points or 0.3 per cent at 7,324.4
• Germany's DAX: down 88.2 points or 0.6 per cent at 15,515.2

Share Market Update | Sensex takes rally to 2,076 pts in four days, Nifty reclaims 17,550 led by financial, FMCG, IT stocks; HDFC twins, ITC, L&T top movers

The Nifty 50 adds 159 points or 0.9 per cent to end at 17,557.1, having risen to as high as 17,570.6 in intraday trade. The Sensex finishes the day with a gain of 582.9 points or one per cent at 
59,689.3, taking its rally to 2,075.6 points in four back-to-back sessions. 

Here's how the headline indices moved through the day: 

Nifty 50 

Sensex 

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Financial stocks

Global Market LIVE | European shares begin the day largely in the red

European markets start the day weaker, with the pan-continental Stoxx 600 index trading 1.1 point or 0.2 per cent lower at 456.3. Here's where the three main gauges in the region stand at this hour: 

• UK's FTSE 100: up 18.8 points or 0.3 per cent at 7,653.3 
• France's CAC: down 12.2 points or 0.2 per cent at 7,332.7
• Germany's DAX: down 32.4 points or 0.2 per cent at 15,571.1 

Share Market Today LIVE | Paytm shares hold on firmly to the green after Q4 update points to robust payments, loan businesses  

Paytm parent One97 Communications' shares maintain a gain of one per cent. According to a business update by Paytm, the digital payments company hit a new milestone in offline payments with the deployment of 6.8 million devices in the quarter ended March 2023. The customer engagement on its Paytm Super App average a record 90 million transacting users a mongh, marking year-on-year growth of 27 per cent.

Here's how the Paytm stock has moved so far today:

Image: BSE

Nifty LIVE | Larsen & Toubro, HDFC Bank, HDFC rise most among 35 gainers in 50-scrip basket

Top Nifty 50 gainers

Top Nifty 50 laggards

Share Market Tips LIVE | Buy Coal India (COALINDIA) shares, says Kunal Shah 

Kunal Shah of Nirmal Bang shares one recommendation with Zee Business viewers. He recommends going long on Coal India for targets of Rs 235 and Rs 240 with a stop loss at Rs 210. 

Nifty LIVE | HDFC twins, L&T, ITC, TCS, Infosys top boosts for headline index

Buzzing Stocks | Nykaa shares zoom nearly 10%

Q4 Update Impact | Bajaj Finance shares hold on to the green after NBFC clocks 20% growth in new loans in Jan-Mar 2023

Bajaj Finance shares gain by Rs 233 or 4.1 per cent to Rs 5,946 apiece at the strongest level of the day. 

Some of the top brokerages have mixed views on the company. Here's what they make of the NBFC after its Q4 update: 

Bajaj Finance's loan growth is better than Morgan Stanley's estimates. 

According to Citi, the NBFC's core AUM growth is on expected lines. 

Gold Rate Today | Yellow metal futures come within inches of Tuesday's all-time high 

MCX gold futures (June 5) gain by as much as Rs 129 or 0.2 per cent to Rs 61,137, almost revisiting an all-time high of Rs 61,145, touched in the evening session on Tuesday. The bourse remained shut for the morning session on Tuesday on account of the Mahavir Jayanti holiday. 

Image: MCX

Global Market Update | Dow Jones, S&P 500, Nasdaq Composite futures flat

The futures contracts of the three main US stock market indices — the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite — are flat at this hour: 

• Dow Jones: up eight points at 33,585 
• S&P 500: up 0.3 point at 4,129.3
• Nasdaq Composite: down 4.3 points at 13,214.8

Here's how the US stock market fared on April 4

Share Market Tips LIVE | Buy Bajaj Finance futures, Varun Beverages, says Mehul Kothari

Mehul Kothari of Anand Rathi Shares & Stock Brokers shares two recommendations with Zee Business viewers: 

• Buy Varun Beverages for a target price of Rs 1,510 with a stop loss at Rs 1,420
• Buy Bajaj Finance futures for a target of Rs 5,980 with a stop loss at Rs 5,810

Share Market Tips LIVE | Buy BLS International shares, says Sandeep Jain

Sandeep Jain of Tradeswift Broking suggests buying BLS International Services shares for a target of Rs 200 with a perspective of 4-6 months. 

Share Market Today LIVE | ONGC, Oil India shares rise after government removes windfall tax on domestically-produced crude oil

Both the stocks are holding on to the green with gains of more than one per cent. The Nifty Oil & Gas index is up 0.2 per cent, having risen as much as 0.8 per cent earlier in the day with ONGC being the top boost. 

Here's what the entire oil & gas basket looks like: 

Sensex LIVE | Bajaj, HDFC twins, ITC top movers

Here's a look at the top movers and shakers in the 30-scrip index less than 25 minutes into the opening bell: 

Image: BSE

Share Market Today LIVE | Nifty rises all the way to 17,470, Sensex gains over 250 pts led by HDFC, Bajaj twins, ONGC 

Both headline indices gain around half a per cent in early deals. The Sensex rises 269.6 points to touch 59,376 at the strongest level of the day so far, and the Nifty50 climbs to as high as 17,470.5, up 72.4 points from its previous close.

Here's how their intraday charts are building up: 

Nifty 50 LIVE

Image: NSE

Sensex LIVE

Image: BSE 

Share Market Today LIVE | Sensex down 12 pts at 59,095 in pre-open market 

Here's where the headline indices stand at the end of the pre-opening session: 

• Sensex down 11.7 points at 59,094.7 
• Nifty up 24.3 pts or 0.1 per cent at 17,422.3

Global Market LIVE | Asian stocks a mixed bag after weak handover from US stock market as Dow slides almost 200 pts

Equities in other major markets across Asia see mixed moves this morning, as signs of a slowing US jobs market fuels caution about the economic outlook. MSCI's broadest index of Asia Pacific shares outside Japan is up 0.2 per cent. 

Here's where some of the key indices in the region stand:

• Japan's Nikkei 225: down 399.9 points or 1.4 per cent at 27,887.6
• Singapore's Straits Times: up 14 points or 0.4 per cent at 3,325.2  
• Hong Kong's Hang Seng: down 134.6 points or 0.7 per cent at 20,274.6
• South Korea's KOSPI: up 8.6 points or 0.4 per cent at 2,489.1
• China's Shanghai Composite: up 16.2 points or 0.5 per cent at 3,312.6

Share Market Today LIVE | SGX Nifty futures indicate a negative start on Dalal Street

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