Stock Market erased some of the previous session gains to end lower. Selling was seen in the IT, metal, oil & gas and FMCG names, while buying in realty, PSU bank, media restricted further fall.
The BSE Sensex closed 218.14 points higher to 81,224.75 on October 18 while NSE Nifty rose 104.20 points to 24,854.05.
GIFT Nifty, which stands as a new benchmark to the growth story of Indian equity market, saw open interest of 399,188 contracts worth $20.84 billion (about Rs 1,74,275 crore), said the National Stock Exchange (NSE).
Shares of Bajaj Housing Finance made a strong debut on stock markets on Monday.
Indian equity indices closed flat on Tuesday amid mixed global signals and the absence of significant new catalysts.
Big names such as Reliance Industries, Axis Bank, Maruti Suzuki, and ITC contributed the most to the losses on the Sensex. Yes Bank shares slumped 5.10 per cent or Rs. 3.65 to close at 67.95 on the BSE.
Sensex opened higher at 37,330.47, from its previous close of 37,270.82.
At 9.43 a.m., the benchmark Sensex traded 191.93 points higher at 36,836.35 while the Nifty edged up by 47.55 points at 10,895.45.
The mock trading (contingency) has been scheduled for capital market segment, securities lending and borrowing market, commodity derivatives, currency derivatives and futures and options segments, NSE said in separate circulars on Tuesday.
The benchmark Sensex opened at 36,575.24 from its Tuesday's close of 36,562.91. At 10.01 a.m., the Sensex was up 34.25 points or 0.09 per cent at 36,597.16.
