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Shares of PG Electroplast ended over 4% higher at Rs 1075.1 on Monday.

She also advised investors not to invest on the basis of market rumours and should deal only with Sebi-registered intermediaries.

BSE was the first stock exchange to get approval from Sebi and launched its SME platform on 13 March 2012 after the market regulator came out with detailed guidelines on 18 May 2010 for SME exchanges/platforms launch.

On a YTD basis, shares of Infosys have lagged behind Nifty50. The stock has fallen over 15 per cent, whereas the Nifty50 has lost just 3 per cent.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is estimated to have sold about $1 billion on a day the US financial markets are shut. The RBI could not be immediately contacted for comments.

"In the last two quarters, we have hired 35,000 freshers. In the last six to nine months, we have actually invested in organic talent development of these people coupled with some additions from the market. So bringing all of that talent and making them productive, and whatever is the gap we bring it from the market is what is driving this quarter’s growth and the future growth will also be like that."

In the past, such a “pivot whipsaw” would normally have been due to some off-the-cuff dovish comment by Fed Chair Jerome Powell that suggested a replay of his big U-turn in the middle of the market volatility of the fourth quarter of 2018 — that is, the notion that the long-standing Fed “put” was back in the money.

ADRs of Infosys traded nearly 3 per cent higher at $17.52, and those of Wipro rose about 4 per cent to $4.91 on the New York Stock Exchange.

“We believe our quarterly annualized attrition has peaked in Q2 and should see it taper down from this point, while compensation expectations of experienced professionals moderate,” Chief HR Officer Milind Lakkad was quoted as saying in the release.

"On the equity side, actually there is a net inflow of about Rs 14,000-15,000 crore, which, given the market volatility, is a very healthy number."