Sensex opens 300 points lower, Nifty remains weak as banking stocks drag

Indian shares were set on Friday for their first weekly drop in six as markets fell for a third straight session, weighed down by losses in banks and automakers. The blue-chip NSE Nifty 50 index was 0.62% lower at 17,509.4 by 0346 GMT and the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex declined 0.64% to 58,745.22. Indian equities…

Sensex rises over 300 points, Nifty nears 16,000

Indian shares edged higher on Tuesday, helped energy and information technology stocks, although the gains were capped by worries about the economic impact of surging cases of Delta coronavirus variant in Asia. By 9:17 am, the blue-chip NSE Nifty 50 index climbed 0.26% to 15,925 and the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex…