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 Nifty50 on the National Stock Exchange was trading at 15,761.70, higher by 69.10 points
Reliance was the top loser in the Sensex pack, plunging 2.52 per cent, followed by HUL, Asian Paints, Kotak Mahindra, Nestle, NTPC and Power Grid Corp.
"With the growth of India's GDP projection for calendar year 2021 by UN to 7.5 per cent. The Q4 results of 2020-2021 were good that raised markets to these levels."
It also lowered its forecast for the country's economic growth to 9.5 per cent for the current financial year ending March 31, 2022, from the previous estimate of 10.5 per cent.
Asian Paints was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, advancing over 3 per cent, followed by Titan, Bajaj Finserv, ONGC, Infosys and TCS.
