Market recovers previous losses; Nifty inches towards 23,800
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 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.
Benchmark indices closed with little change on Thursday in yet another volatile session, with the Nifty at 23,750 led by auto, pharma, energy stocks. At close, the Sensex was down 0.39 points at 78,472.48, and the Nifty was up 22.55 points or at 23,750.20.
At 9.39 am, the Sensex was down 67.11 points, or 0.11 percent, and the Nifty was down 18.10 points, or 0.100 percent, at 18,127.30.
The top five stcoks in green among the Nifty 50 equities this morning were Dr Reddy's, NTPC, Divi's Labs, Adani Enterprises, and Apollo Hospitals Enterprise.
At 9.35 am, the Sensex was up 581.64 points or 0.97 percent, trading at 60,541.49 points, while the Nifty was up 173.40 points or 0.97 percent, at 17,960.20 points.
Indian markets rallied on Friday as Sensex closed 203 points up at 59,959.85 and Nifty50 rallied 49 points to end at 17,786.80, picking up on mixed global cues. The rally in Indian stock indices continued as they jumped during nine out of the past 10 sessions.
Among the stocks, Coal India, ONGC, Bajaj Auto, Reliance Industries, and NTPC were the top five gainers among the Nifty 50 basket.
