# Business

Profit booking, global cues subdue equity markets

BSE Sensex traded at 52,756.55 points, at 10.30 a.m., lower by 383.51 points or 0.72 per cent from its previous close

IANS | Mumbai | July 19, 2021 11:00 am

Profit booking subdued India’s equity markets during the morning trade session on Monday.

Initially, the equity markets had a gap-down opening due to negative global cues.

Consequently, the BSE Sensex traded at 52,756.55 points, at 10.30 a.m., lower by 383.51 points or 0.72 per cent from its previous close.

The Nifty50 on the National Stock Exchange traded at 15,822.25, lower by 101.15 points or 0.64 per cent from its previous close.

The leading global engineering services company reported operating revenue at Rs 1,296 crore, up 2.1 per cent YoY and 2.2 per cent QoQ.

Adani Wilmar Ltd on Thursday reported its highest-ever half-yearly net profit at Rs 624 crore for the first six months of the current fiscal (FY25).

The BSE Sensex closed 218.14 points higher to 81,224.75 on October 18 while NSE Nifty rose 104.20 points to 24,854.05.