Market closes lower due to losses in consumer stocks amid weak earnings
The stock market closed lower on Wednesday due to losses in consumer stocks amid weak earnings.
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.
At close, Sensex was up 654 points or 0.9 per cent at 76,555 and Nifty was up 206 points or 0.9 per cent at 23,163.
The 30 stock S&P BSE Sensex closed 390.58 points or 0.68 per cent down at 57,235.33 points against its previous day's close at 57,625.91 points. The Sensex started the day in the red at 57,512.74 points and it slumped to a low of 57,055.75 points in the intra-day. The Sensex touched a high of 57,568.14 points in the intra-day.
At 9.46 am, Rupee appreciated marginally from the previous day's close to trade at 82.288 per US dollar.
Among the Nifty 50 stocks, 41 declined and the rest 9 advanced this morning, National Stock Exchange data showed.
At 9.33 am, Sensex traded at 57,859.41 points, down 131.70 points or 0.23 per cent, whereas Nifty traded at 17,201.15 points, down 39.85 points or 0.23 per cent.
The 30 stock S&P BSE Sensex ended the day at 58,191.29 points, which is 30.81 points or 0.05 per cent lower than its previous day's close at 58,222.10 points.
