Market Reality
India's equity markets, long buoyed by strong economic growth and rising corporate earnings, are now facing a sharp and prolonged correction.
India's equity markets, long buoyed by strong economic growth and rising corporate earnings, are now facing a sharp and prolonged correction.
The stock market extended the losses to the fourth session on Wednesday and ended marginally lower in the highly volatile session. At close, the Sensex was down 28.21 points or 0.04% at 75,939.18, andthe Nifty was down 12.40 points or 0.05% at 22,932.90.
On the losing side were Indusind Bank (2.30%), Trent (1.94%), Ultratech Cement (1.58%), Bharat Electronics (1.57%), and Mahindra & Mahindra (1.48%).
At close, the Sensex was up 57.65 points or 0.08% at 75,996.86, and the Nifty was up 30.25 points or 0.13% at 22,959.50.
At close, Sensex was down 199 points or 0.3 per cent at 75,939, and the Nifty was down 102 points or 0.4 per cent at 22,929. About 642 shares advanced, 3,200 shares declined, and 73 shares were unchanged.
At close, the Sensex dropped 1.3%, shedding 1,018 points to settle at 76,293.60, while the Nifty declined 1.32%, losing 309.8 points to end at 23,071.80. Fresh tariff developments have fuelled caution among investors.
These measures collectively aim to strengthen economic growth while maintaining fiscal discipline. On the markets front, Nifty 50 is up 1 per cent, Nifty Midcap is up 0.9 per cent and Smallcap index is up 0.7 per cent.
The stock market on Friday remained indifferent to the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) rate cut as Sensex and Nifty closed lower for the third consecutive session.
The benchmark indices surged 1.8 per cent on the back of strong gains in capital goods, banking, energy, and auto stocks on Tuesday.
Stock market fell on Monday amid losses in global markets as the US President Donald Trump announced new tariffs on key trading partners, including Canada, Mexico, and China.