Top losing sectors today were auto, banks, capital goods, FMCG, oil & gas, and power, while buying was seen in metal and smallcap indices. European stocks advanced while Asian markets mostly ended higher. Global markets continue to be mixed by events in Ukraine as the war continues. Ukraine's President Zelenskyy warned at the weekend that if peace talks with Russian leader Vladimir Putin fail, it would mean the start of a third global war. 

On Monday, the benchmark indices started the session on a bit higher note but ended deep in the red amid volatility. Sensex fell 571.44 points or 0.99 per cent at 57292.49 level, and the Nifty was down 69.40 points or 0.98 per cent down at 17117.60 level.

Nifty closed lower by nearly a per cent at 17,117.60 while the mid-cap, as well as the small-cap indices, closed on a mixed note.  

With Sensex dropping down by over 500 points today, this pharma company has been flying as it announces a collaboration with Serum Life Sciences UK Ltd (a subsidiary of the Serum Institute of India) for manufacturing multiple vaccines in the UK.

At 1 pm on Thursday, the core equity indices i.e., Sensex and Nifty 50 were trading on the lower side, owing to the continued war that is raging between Russia and Ukraine, as investors are hoping for peace talks to happen soon. Also, crude oil prices are up by 3 per cent today, dragging the global market all the more. 

While markets opened with a red mark, as of noon, BSE Sensex was 0.33 per cent down, while the smallcap index was 0.74 per cent up.

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Indian markets saw a decline after two winning sessions. The Metal and Healthcare index soared, gaining 2.55 and 1.23 per cent, respectively. While the Power and Utilities index fell nearly 1 per cent each. The Foreign investor (FII) were net buyers of Rs 2800.14 crore and Domestic Investors (DII) sold shares of Rs 678.54 crore on March 17. According to the latest data from the RBI, the country’s foreign exchange reserves declined by USD 9.646 billion to USD 622.275 billion in the week ended March 11. 

The company has provided investors with a fantastic return of 159.3 per cent over the previous year, said today that its board of directors will meet on March 28 to examine and approve a bonus issuance of shares. During the meeting, the board will consider expanding the company's authorised share capital from Rs 8 crore to Rs 10.2 crore. Further, the board will also take the proposal for migration and listing of equity shares of the company from the BSE SME platform to main board of BSE and NSE.