Market witness sharp rebound; Sensex, Nifty end flat
Market witnessed on Wednesday sharp rebound amid buying in heavyweights and IT, oil and gas, FMCG stocks.
Market witnessed on Wednesday sharp rebound amid buying in heavyweights and IT, oil and gas, FMCG stocks.
At close, the Sensex was up 234.12 points or 0.30% at 78,199.11, and the Nifty was up 91.85 points or 0.39% at 23,707.90.
At close, the Sensex was down 720.60 points or 0.90 per cent at 79,223.11, and the Nifty was down 183.90 points or 0.76 per cent at 24,004.75.
The domestic benchmark indices opened lower on Tuesday as selling was seen in IT, realty, auto, financial service, FMCG, media and private bank sectors on Nifty.
The stock market ended higher on Friday, driven by gains. The domestic market witnessed low volatility in the absence of fresh triggers and traded on a positive note throughout the session.
Nifty 50 opened at 22,334.45 against the previous close of 22,332.65 and touched its intraday high and low of 22,452.55 and 22,256 respectively, during the session, finally closed 3 points up at 22,335.70.
Market cautious ahead of inflation data.
Strong FII buying seen on Wednesday of around Rs 2,800 crore also supported the ongoing momentum.
BSE Sensex touched a fresh record high of 74,245.17 ending 33.40 points or 0.05 per cent higher at 74,119.39.
“Investors have time, even now, to switch from small-caps to fairly valued large-caps and partly to fixed income products. At this stage in the market, safety should be given priority over return," he said.
