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.
In the broader markets, the BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices advanced 1 per cent and 1.23 per cent , respectively.
The Nifty crossed the 22k mark. Nifty top gainers are BPCL up 6 per cent, Adani Ports, up by more than 5 per cent.
At close, the Sensex was up 1,240.90 points or 1.76 per cent at 71,941.57, and the Nifty was up 385.00 points or 1.80 per cent at 21,737.60.
The sharp outperformance of small and midcaps in 2023 has led to valuations becoming a challenge now, foreign brokerage Jefferies said in a report.
VIX is now much above when Nifty plunged to sub 19000 levels in late October, warning that the volatility expectations are significantly higher now said Anand James, Chief Market Strategist at Geojit Financial Services.
