Market remains indifferent to RBI’s rate cut, closes in red
The stock market on Friday remained indifferent to the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) rate cut as Sensex and Nifty closed lower for the third consecutive session.
The stock market on Friday remained indifferent to the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) rate cut as Sensex and Nifty closed lower for the third consecutive session.
The stock market closed lower on Wednesday due to losses in consumer stocks amid weak earnings.
The benchmark indices surged 1.8 per cent on the back of strong gains in capital goods, banking, energy, and auto stocks on Tuesday.
Stock market fell on Monday amid losses in global markets as the US President Donald Trump announced new tariffs on key trading partners, including Canada, Mexico, and China.
Stock market closed higher on Friday, a day before the announcement of Budget, for the fourth consecutive session.
Sensex closed 384 points, or 0.45%, higher at 84,928.61, while the Nifty 50 ended 148 points, or 0.57%, up at 25,939.05.
At close, the Sensex was up 1,359.51 points or 1.63 per cent at 84,544.31, and the Nifty was up 375.20 points or 1.48 per cent at 25,791.
Sensex jumped to its record high of 83,773.61 before ending at 83,184.80 with a gain of 237 points, or 0.29%. The Nifty 50 rose to its fresh high of 25,611.95 but settled 38 points, or 0.15%, higher at 25,415.80.
At closing, Sensex was down 131 points or 0.16 per cent at 82,948 and Nifty was down 41 points or 0.16 per cent at 25,377.
Sensex and the Nifty 50 ended with mild losses due to profit booking following a steep rise of almost 2% in the previous session.