Indian share market opens lower, prepares to move into New Year with caution
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 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.
After witnessing a decline of about 5 per cent over the previous five consecutive trading sessions, the domestic benchmark indices closed in green on Monday amid strong global cues.
At 9.32 am, Sensex traded at 57,628.49 points, up 483.27 points or 0.85 per cent, whereas Nifty traded at17,171.30 points, up 155.00 points or 0.91 per cent. Meanwhile, 45 of the Nifty 50 companies traded in the green this morning, National Stock Exchange data showed.
Sensex traded at 57,253.40 points, down 845.52 points or 1.46 per cent, whereas Nifty traded at 17,043.90 points, down 283.45 points or 1.64 per cent.
At close, Sensex was 1,020.80 points, or 1.73 per cent, down at 58,058.92, and Nifty closed 302.45 points, or 1.72 per cent, at 17,327.35. As many as 2,497 shares declined, 983 shares advanced, and 107 remained unchanged.
At 10.05 am, Sensex and Nifty traded in the 0.8-0.9 per cent range.
The Indian stock market's benchmark Sensex fell 337 points on Thursday after the US Federal Reserve hiked interest rate by 75 basis points and signaled that the borrowing costs would be increased further in the coming months.