Month: February 2025

In 2021, Universal Pictures and Blumhouse announced ambitious plans to bring back The Exorcist franchise with a new sequel trilogy. However, the rocky reception that The Exorcist: Believer received in theaters last year forced the studios to rethink the path forward. Believer co-writer and director David Gordon Green stepped down from the previously revealed sequel, The Exorcist: Deceiver. And that ultimately led Mike Flanagan to enter talks with Universal and Blumhouse about taking over.

Now, Flanagan has officially signed on to write, direct, and produce “a radical new take” on the next Exorcist film. As a result, plans for Deceiver and the other film in the new Exorcist trilogy have been canceled. Flanagan’s movie will take place in the same continuity as the previous Exorcist …

GIFT Nifty traded at 19,763.5 up 46 points or 0.23%, indicating a positive opening for domestic indices NSE Nifty 50 and BSE Sensex on Thursday. Previously, on Wednesday, the NSE Nifty 50 soared 231.90 points or 1.19% to settle at 19,675.45, while the BSE Sensex jumped 742.06 points or 1.14% to 65,675.93.

“Markets made a firm start and gained over a percent, tracking upbeat global cues. After the gap-up start, Nifty remained in a narrow range in the first half however buying in select heavyweights pushed the index higher as the session progressed. Consequently, it settled around the day’s high at 19675.45 levels. All sectors participated in the move wherein realty, IT and auto were among the top performers. The broader indices also traded in sync and gained nearly a …

The Indian equity indices closed higher after opening gap down on May 17. The Nifty 50 advanced 62 points or 0.28% to finally settle the day’s trading at 22,466.10. Sensex jumped 253 points or 0.34% to close the day’s trading at 73,917.03. M&M, Reliance Industries, ITC, Kotak Mahindra Bank, and Ultratech Cement were the major contributors in pushing the Nifty 50 higher, while M&M, JSW Steel, Grasim Industries, Ultratech Cements, and BPCL were the significant gainers. The volatility index was down 1.05%. 

Sectoral indices higher

The Nifty Midcap 100 continued to outperform closing 451.60 points or 0.88% higher to finish the session at 51,604.90. However, Nifty Bank closed 139 points or 0.29% at 48,115.65. 

Will Nifty hold 2…

By Ajit Mishra

Markets remained volatile in the passing week but managed to end with a gain of nearly a percent. After the initial rise, mixed global cues combined with profit taking in select heavyweights capped the momentum. 

Consequently, the benchmark indices, Nifty and Sensex, continued to oscillate in a narrow range till the end and finally settled at 22,212.70 and 73,142.80 respectively. On the sectoral front, the majority ended in the green wherein realty, FMCG and metal were among the top performers. However, the broader indices failed to match the move and ended on a flat note.

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