Tea prices have gained in the last few days on expectations of increase in Indian exports due to economic unrest in Sri Lanka. CNBC-TV18 learns that nearly 90 percent of tea produced in Sri Lanka is exported.

Indian broking companies are showing some dichotomy in earnings. While Angel One stock was on a rally after posting strong numbers, ICICI Securities was down after the firm reported weak earnings. What is Angel One doing differently? The firm's stock is up 400 percent in the past year.

Stock Market Highlights: Indian equity benchmarks Sensex and Nifty50 failed to stay in the green in a choppy session on Thursday, as investors globally overlooked reassuring comments from the Fed amid nervousness on the Russia-Ukraine war front. Financial and auto stocks pulled the headline indices lower, though gains in IT and oil & gas shares limited the downside. Broader markets lost steam in the second half of the day, finishing on a mixed note. The Nifty Midcap 100 and the Nifty Smallcap 100 indices fell and rose 0.4 percent each respectively. During the session, the smallcap gauge rose as much as two percent.

HCL Tech share price: The stock ended a choppy session higher on Thursday as investors awaited the IT services company's financial results for the January-March period.