Markets end strong on India-EU trade deal optimism; Nifty tops 25,300
At the close, the Sensex rose 487.20 points, or 0.60 per cent, to settle at 82,344.68, while the Nifty gained 167.35 points, or 0.66 per cent, to end at 25,342.75.
At the close, the Sensex rose 487.20 points, or 0.60 per cent, to settle at 82,344.68, while the Nifty gained 167.35 points, or 0.66 per cent, to end at 25,342.75.
At the close, the Sensex rose 319.78 points, or 0.39%, to 81,857.48, while the Nifty gained 126.75 points, or 0.51%, to 25,175.40.
At close, the Sensex was down 270.84 points or 0.33% at 81,909.63, and the Nifty was down 75 points or 0.30% at 25,157.50.
During the session, Sensex crashed 679 points, or 0.82%, to an intraday low of 82,047, while the Nifty dropped 0.80% to a day's low of 25,018.70.
Stock market ended on a positive note on Thursday, extending the winning run for the third consecutive session.
United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU), an umbrella body of nine unions, had given a strike call for March 15 and 16.
The UFBU has called for a pan-India strike on March 15-16. It has claimed that about 10 lakh bank employees and officers of the banks are participating in the strike.
Bank of Baroda said Debadatta Chand has been appointed as Executive Director for a period of three years from March 10, 2021 or until further orders, whichever is earlier.
"In the process, 75 per cent of workers are being pushed out of the orbits of labour laws since they will have no legal protection under the new enactment," he said.
Punjab National Bank which will be merged with the Oriental Bank of Commerce and United Bank of India, fell over 7 per cent, the most among the state-run banks constituting the PSU Bank Nifty index.
