Bears take charge of market amid selling in IT, Pharma & Banking
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.
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.
The Nifty 50 closed 0.11% lower, settling at 23,727, while the Sensex ended with a minor 0.09% drop at 78,472.
BSE Bankex was down 0.63 per cent to 44,567 whereas BSE IT was 40 points. In the broader market
The 30 stock S&P BSE Sensex ended the day at 58,222.10 points, which is 156.63 points or 0.27 per cent higher than its previous session's close at 58,065.47 points. Tracking the rally in the global equities markets, the Sensex started the day sharply higher at 58,314.05 points and soared to a high of 58,578.76 points.
The Indian stock market's key indices, Sensex and Nifty, surged by more than 2 per cent on Tuesday led by strong buying support in heavyweights TCS, ITC, HDFC Bank and Reliance Industries amid strong global cues.
JK Tyres, IndusInd Bank, Kotak Bank and M&M Financial Services whereas Lupin, Heritage Foods, Emami and Ipca Lab were among the laggards on the 30-share index.
Maruti, Bharti Airtel, Reliance, Titan, Ultra Cement, HUL and Tata Steel whereas IndusInd Bank, Wipro, Infosys, Asian Paints, Mahindra, HDFC, NTPC, Kotak Bank, SBI were among the laggards on the 30-share index.