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.
Continuing with the consistent depreciation, the rupee slipped further from the recent low and hit another lifetime low at 81.90 against the US dollar on Wednesday morning. In equity markets, Indian stocks extended their losses for the sixth straight session, dragged largely by broad-based selling in the global equities. At 10.08 am, Sensex and Nifty each traded 0.3-0.4 per cent lower.
Extending the losses to the fifth consecutive session, the Indian stock market's benchmark Sensex closed 38 points down in a volatile session on Tuesday. The 30 stock S&P BSE Sensex closed 37.70 points or 0.07 per cent down at 57,107.52 points against its previous day's close at 57,145.22 points.
At 9.32 am, Sensex traded at 57,628.49 points, up 483.27 points or 0.85 per cent, whereas Nifty traded at17,171.30 points, up 155.00 points or 0.91 per cent. Meanwhile, 45 of the Nifty 50 companies traded in the green this morning, National Stock Exchange data showed.
Sensex traded at 57,253.40 points, down 845.52 points or 1.46 per cent, whereas Nifty traded at 17,043.90 points, down 283.45 points or 1.64 per cent.
At close, Sensex was 1,020.80 points, or 1.73 per cent, down at 58,058.92, and Nifty closed 302.45 points, or 1.72 per cent, at 17,327.35. As many as 2,497 shares declined, 983 shares advanced, and 107 remained unchanged.
