Market declines due to foreign investor selling, weak quarter earnings
At the close, the Sensex fell by 1.2 per cent or 942 points to 78782.24, while the Nifty dropped 1.27 per cent or 309 points to 23995.35.
The key Indian equity indices opened in the negative territory on Wednesday with the S&P BSE Sensex losing over 100 points.
Auto and metal stocks witnessed heavy selling pressure on the indices.
At 9.23 pm, the Sensex traded at 36,139.31 points, lower by 115.26 points or 0.32 per cent from the previous close of 36,254.57 points.
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It had opened at 36,198.13, and so far it has touched an intra-day high of 36,203.12 and a low of 36,035.78 points.
The Nifty50 on the National Stock Exchange traded at 10,875.30, lower by 34.80 points or 0.32 per cent from the previous close of 10,910.10 points.
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