Nifty 50, Sensex fail to hold gains; auto, FMCG stocks rise
The Nifty 50 closed 0.11% lower, settling at 23,727, while the Sensex ended with a minor 0.09% drop at 78,472.
The Nifty 50 closed 0.11% lower, settling at 23,727, while the Sensex ended with a minor 0.09% drop at 78,472.
At close, the Sensex was up 498.58 points or 0.64% at 78,540.17, and the Nifty was up 165.95 points or 0.70% at 23,753.45.
At close, Sensex ended near the 78,000 mark, shedding 1.5% from the previous session, while the Nifty fell below 23,600, also down 1.5%.
Benchmark indices tumbled over 1% on Thursday marking their fourth consecutive session of decline. The decline came amid global market weakness weighing heavily on investor sentiment.
At close, the Sensex was down 1,064.12 points or 1.30 per cent at 80,684.45, and the Nifty was down 332.25 points or 1.35 per cent at 24,336.
Sensex opened higher at 75,078.70, and closed at 75,074.51, up 692.27 points, or 0.93%.
The stock market opened on a positive note on Thursday, buoyed by NDA unanimously announcing PM Narendra Modi's third term, to take oath as prime minister on Saturday.
Sensex opened higher at 73,027.88, and touched an intraday high of 74,534.82.
BSE Midcap and smallcap indices were also down 4% each. All the sectoral indices are trading in the red with PSU Bank down 9%.
At close, the Sensex settled 76 points, or 0.10%, higher at 73,961.31 while the Nifty 50 closed 42 points, or 0.19%, up at 22,530.70.
