Sensex Two-year High

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  Sensex, Nifty Likely To Have A Firm Opening

  Asian shares notched a fresh two-year high on Monday as investors wagered monetary and fiscal policies globally would stay super stimulatory for a protracted period.

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  Sensex Ends 98 Points Lower; IT Stocks Fall On Rupee Strength

  IT stocks fell after rupee surged to a two-year high of 63.73 against the dollar.

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  Rupee Hits 16-Month High, Bonds Rally Most In Two Weeks

  The stock market however ended nearly unchanged a day after the broader NSE index hit a record high and the benchmark BSE index hit two-year highs.

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  Sensex, Nifty Rise To Two-Year Highs, Reliance Industries Surges 4%: 5 Updates

  The Sensex rose 216 points to close at a two-year high of 29,048.19 while Nifty advanced 0.74 per cent, or 66 points, to close at 8,963.45.

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  Sensex Sinks 3,000 Points in 3 Weeks, But No End to Carnage in Sight

  The two-year rally in Indian stock markets has hit a major roadblock, with the BSE Sensex falling over 10 per cent in just one month. As of Friday's close, the Sensex has shed 2,900 points in nearly three weeks since August 11, when China devalued its yuan currency. The Nifty is down 16 per cent from the all-time high hit in March.

• Sensex closes below 20,000 on profit taking; realty stocks hit

  The BSE Sensex snapped a three-day winning streak on Tuesday, retreating from two-year highs, as Hindustan Unilever slumped after posting disappointing volumes growth, while Cairn India was hit by worries about a slower production ramp-up in a key block.

• Sensex gains for 3rd day; RIL, ITC lead

  The Sensex gained for a third consecutive session on Monday to two-year highs on rising optimism about corporate profits after Reliance Industries and ITC become the latest blue chips to post better-than-expected earnings.

• Sensex at two-year high, ends above 20,000

  The BSE Sensex closed above the 20,000 mark for the first time since January 06, 2011 on the back of a rally in oil stocks. State-owned oil and gas companies such as ONGC surged for a second consecutive session after the government's diesel price hike was seen reducing their subsidy burden.

• Sensex hits 2-year high, ends shy of 20,000

  The Sensex rose for a second consecutive session on Tuesday to touch two-year highs as ITC advanced ahead of its earnings results at the end of the week, while wireless carriers jumped on speculation about potential tariff hikes.

• Sensex, Nifty hit two-year high on rate cut hopes

  The Sensex and the Nifty rose more than 1 per cent on Monday to two-year highs after a slower-than-expected rise in inflation cemented hopes the RBI will cut interest rates later this month, boosting banks and property shares such as DLF.

• Sensex edges up to new 2-year high; oil stocks gain

  The BSE Sensex edged higher on Friday to touch two-year high as oil companies such as ONGC rose on hopes a proposed change in the government's pricing formulas would boost gas prices, while IT stocks rose on expectations for a better 2013.

• Sensex, Nifty extend rally; clock two-year closing highs

  BSE Sensex edged up on Thursday, marking a third consecutive session of gains that pushed indexes to their highest close in two years, as expectations for better-than-expected quarterly earnings lifted technology stocks such as Infosys.

• Nifty hits two-year high; some analysts see pullback

  The Nifty rose to a two-year high on Wednesday, breaching the key psychological level of 6,000 at one point, after a U.S. deal on its so-called "fiscal cliff" sparked broad buying, while financial firms extended a recent rally on hopes of a rate cut this month. The benchmark BSE index rose 0.68 per cent, or 133.43 points, to end at 19714.24, its hi...

• Nifty hits two-year high of 6,000; Sensex above 19,700

  The Nifty hit the 6,000 mark, the first time since January 2011. The NSE benchmark index took 495 trading sessions to regain the level. At 11.25 a.m, the Nifty was at 6,002.80, up 52 points, while the BSE Sensex was at 19,741.69, a gain of 161 points.

• Nifty, Sensex close at over two-year highs

  The government on Friday said direct tax collection has surpassed the budget estimate of Rs 3.70 lakh crore for the 2010 fiscal.