Market ends with no change in muted session
At close, Sensex was up 10.31 points or 0.01% at 74,612.43, and the Nifty was down 2.50 points or 0.01% at 22,545.05.
At close, Sensex was up 10.31 points or 0.01% at 74,612.43, and the Nifty was down 2.50 points or 0.01% at 22,545.05.
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.
Foreign institutional investors have net sold over USD 3.5 billion worth of shares so far in 2024.
The market benchmarks extended their gains into the fourth consecutive session.
Over the past eightsessions, Nifty has retraced only 61 per cent of preceding seven sessions, highlighting a robust price structure.
Nifty slumped to 21,530.20 but rebounded to end the day 97 points, or 0.44%, higher at 21,840.
Sensex and Nifty rose 0.6% each to 71,555 and 21,743, respectively. Broader markets, too, saw some respite after undergoing selling pressure as Nifty Midcap 100 and Nifty Smallcap 100 indices rose up to 0.3%.
