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Stock markets decline for 2nd day on selling in oil, gas, banking shares
Stock markets closed lower for the second consecutive day on Wednesday as investors remained cautious amid conflicting geopolitical signals from the West Asia and fresh foreign fund outflows. In a volatile trade, the 30-share BSE Sensex declined 141.90 points, or 0.19 per cent, to settle at 75,867.80, with 20 of its constituents ending higher and 10 with losses. During the day, it hit a high of 76,224.68 and a low of 75,748.21, gyrating 476.47 points. The 50-share NSE Nifty skidded 6.55 points, or 0.03 per cent, to end at 23,907.15. Sensex had dropped by 479.26 points and Nifty by 118 points on Tuesday. Financials, oil & gas, IT and private banking shares were the major drag while energy, metals, and auto shares advanced, capping the downside. Among 30 Sensex firms, HDFC Bank fell the most by 2.63 per cent. Infosys, ITC, Hindustan Unilever, Reliance Industries and ICICI Bank were also among the major laggards. Power Grid, Eternal, NTPC and Tata Steel were the major ...
Stocks to Watch today: Vodafone Idea, ONGC, Suzlon, RVNL, Premier Energies
Stocks to Watch today, May 26, 2026: Hitachi Energy, Container Corp, IRCTC, Indian Metals & Ferro Alloys are among the top stocks to watch during today's trading session
Stocks in news: Premier Energies, Suzlon Energy, Paytm, Hindalco, ONGC
Indian markets saw a strong rebound on Monday. The Nifty index surpassed 24,000 and is expected to move higher. Premier Energies saw a large promoter stake sale. Suzlon Energy reported its Q4 results. ONGC is expanding its partnership with BP. IRFC entered metro rail financing. Paytm is investing in its European entity. Hindalco anticipates rising raw material costs.
Adani Total Gas appoints Sanjay Pandita as CEO, effective May 22
Adani Total Gas has appointed Sanjay Pandita as its new CEO, effective May 22, 2026. With 25 years of experience in the energy sector, Pandita is recognized for his expertise in natural gas, LNG, and low-carbon solutions. His career includes significant contributions to India's clean energy transition and business growth in city gas distribution and mobility.
India's core industries grow at 1.7% in Apr-26, Cement production continues to spike
The combined Index of Eight Core Industries (ICI) increased by 1.7 per cent (provisional) in April, 2026 as compared to the Index in April, 2025. The production of Cement, Steel and Electricity recorded positive growth in April, 2026. The ICI measures the combined and individual performance of production of eight core industries viz. Coal, Crude Oil, Natural Gas, Refinery Products, Fertilizers, Steel, Cement and Electricity. The Eight Core Industries comprise 40.27 percent of the weight of items included in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP). The final growth rate of Index of Eight Core Industries for March 2026 was observed at 1.2 per cent. The cumulative growth rate of ICI during April to March, 2025-26 is 2.7 per cent as compared to the corresponding period of last year.
BPCL, HPCL, Adani Total, other oil and gas stocks gain after crude oil prices ease
Oil and gas shares increased on May 19 due to reduced US-Iran tensions, boosting optimism for crude supply stability. Major Indian oil firms saw shares rise nearly 4% as falling crude prices are expected to enhance profitability.
Explained: Why Vedanta shares are up 4% after government's royalty cut on crude oil
Vedanta shares rallied after the Centre reduced royalty rates on crude oil and natural gas production, a move expected to lower costs for the company’s Rajasthan fields and support upstream exploration. Brokerage CLSA said the royalty cut could significantly benefit Vedanta, while investors also await the listing of its demerged entities.
TTK Prestige Ltd leads gainers in 'A' group
Oil India Ltd, Paradeep Phosphates Ltd, Lloyds Engineering Works Ltd and Oil & Natural Gas Corpn Ltd are among the other gainers in the BSE's 'A' group today, 12 May 2026.
ONGC, Oil India And Vedanta In Focus As India Cuts Onshore Crude Oil Royalty Rates
The government has reduced onshore crude oil royalty rates for nominated blocks and pre-NELP Production Sharing Contracts from 20% to 12.5%. Meanwhile, the royalty rate on New Well Gas has been reduced from 10% to 9%.
Oil & Gas stocks tumble as crude regains $105; MGL, IGL, BPCL drop up to 4%
Among the index constituents, Mahanagar Gas fell around 4.5 per cent, followed by IOCL, BPCL, Adani Total Gas, HPCL, Petronet LNG, Chennai Petroleum, and GAIL down over 2 per cent each
Which sectors saw the biggest FII inflows and outflows in April?
Foreign investors remained net sellers of Indian equities in April, though the pace of outflows eased sharply from March. FIIs turned buyers in sectors such as power, capital goods and metals, while financial services, healthcare, oil & gas and automobiles continued to witness heavy selling pressure amid global uncertainty.
Vedanta's 65% share price crash an illusion, the stock is down just 5%. Here's why
Vedanta shares adjusted significantly post-demerger, appearing to crash but actually declining 5% as four entities (Aluminium, Power, Oil & Gas, Steel) were separated. This restructuring aims to unlock shareholder value by allowing independent businesses to be valued more fairly. The demerger, approved by NCLT, sees the base metals business remain with a restructured Vedanta, while new entities will list separately.