Nifty auto and IT indices are trading lower, while bank, energy, FMCG, metal and pharma are trading higher.

Mar 19, 03:04 PM (IST)
IOC declares interim dividend: The company declared second interim dividend of 15 percent i.e. Rs 1.50 per equity share of face value of Rs 10 each for the financial year 2018-19.

Mar 19, 02:41 PM (IST)
Buzzing: Shares of Kaveri Seed Company rose 3.4 percent after company commenced its corn cob drying facility at Telangana.

Mar 19, 02:22 PM (IST)
Market Updates: Benchmark indices are trading at day’s high with Nifty above 11,500 level.

At 14:17 hrs IST, the Sensex is up 190.41 points at 38285.48, while the Nifty is up 46.80 points at 11509. About 1300 shares have advanced, 1167 shares declined, and 163 shares are unchanged.

NTPC, ONGC, ITC, Bharti Airtel and SBI are the top gainers on the Sensex.

Mar 19, 01:42 PM (IST)
V-Mart Retail opens new stores: The Company has opened two new stores one in the state of Uttar Pradesh and one in the state of West Bengal.

This takes the total number of stores to 209 Stores in 166 Cities across 17 states and total tally of Uttar Pradesh is 84 stores and West Bengal is 12
stores.

Mar 19, 01:14 PM (IST)
Zydus receives final approval from the USFDA: Zydus Cadila has received the final approval from the USFDA to market Acyclovir Ointment USP, 5%. It will be manufactured at the group’s Topical manufacturing facility at Ahmedabad.

Mar 19, 11:53 AM (IST)
Rupee update: Rupee is off day’s high and is trading flat at 68.36 per dollar.

Mar 19, 11:39 AM (IST)
Market Update: Sensex is up 48.58 points or 0.13 percent at 38,143.65, and the Nifty up 12.90 points or 0.11 percent at 11,475.10. About 1,182 shares have advanced, 1,005 shares declined, and 135 shares are unchanged.

source: moneycontrol.com