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.
This was the fifth day of decline for the benchmarks when Nifty50 was down nearly 1 per cent or 216 points at 22,488 while Sensex dropped 0.8 per cent or 617 points to 73,885.
Indian equity benchmarks opened in red on Wednesday following negative global cues from Asian peers.
Sensex opened at 75,585.40, and finally closed with a loss of 220 points, or 0.29 per cent, at 75,170.45.
FPIs have offloaded Indian equities worth more than Rs 22,000 crore this month so far.
Sensex opened lower at 75,335.45, and ended at 75,410.39, down 7.65 points, or 0.01 per cent.
