On Friday, BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty50 traded range-bound in the negative territory for second half on Friday. However, the ended the session mildly off lows as energy prices, including crude oil futures, relaxed after the US and European Union signed agreement to share energy needs.

Nifty recovered about 75 points to close at 17,153, down by 0.40 per cent while Sensex lost over 233 points.

BSE Investments Limited (BSEIL), a 100 per cent subsidiary of BSE acquired 5.88% stake in Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC). 

Sectoral indices on the BSE that are performing well are BSE Realty, BSE Metal, and BSE Oil & Gas. The sectors that are dragging the broader index are BSE FMCG, BSE Consumer Durables, and BSE Auto. The gold prices fell by 0.17 per cent trading 52,075. Whereas crude oil was trading at USD 121.9 per barrel, up by 0.25 per cent. On the BSE, 1,443 shares have advanced, 1,824 shares declined, whereas 126 shares are unchanged.

List of the stocks where sell positions are being covered in the F&O segment.

Following are the stocks where profit booking is seen taking place in the F&O segment.

Weighing down by financials, consumer durable, FMCG and while energy, realty and metal stocks outperformed counterparts tracking mixed global cues. Buyers outnumbered sellers to show positivity in the market. On the BSE, 1,644 shares rose and 1,531 shares fell. A total of 138 shares were unchanged. Metal shares advanced for the sixth day in a row. The FII sold shares worth Rs 1740.71 crore and the DII bought shares worth Rs 2091.07 crore on March 24. 

BSE Banks, financials, FMCG, and IT sector stocks have declined in early morning trade. The Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) sold shares worth Rs 1740.71 crore; while domestic institutional investors (DIIs) purchase was seen of Rs 2091.07 crore in the Indian equity market on March 24. Brent crude is still trading at USD 119.4 per barrel. The Rupee has appreciated this morning by 0.18 per cent and trade at 76.20 

BSE, Asia’s oldest exchange and now world’s fastest exchange with the speed of 6 microseconds on 1st July 2016 had launched the platform for Electronic Book Mechanism “BSE BOND” for issuance of debt securities on private placement basis.  

From Group A, ITDC, Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) and Brightcom Group showcased an impressive rally in the pre-opening session today.