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.
The top losers on the Sensex were IndusInd Bank, Bajaj Finance and SBI, while the only gainers were Sun Pharmaceutical Industries and Infosys.
During the week, the Sensex declined 438.51 points or 0.87 per cent, while the Nifty shed 32.50 points or 0.21 per cent.
The key Indian equity indices fell on Monday morning with heavy selling in banking, finance and auto stocks. The night…
The S&P BSE Sensex ended 1,128.08 points or 2.30 per cent higher at 50,136.58 with HCL Tech being the top gainer as it rose over 4 per cent.
Nazara Technologies listed an 84 per cent premium over the issue price of Rs 1,101 on the NSE.
