Market extends losing streak for third consecutive session
At close, Sensex was down 502.25 points or 0.62% at 80,182.20, and the Nifty was down 137.15 points or 0.56% at 24,198.85.
At close, Sensex was down 502.25 points or 0.62% at 80,182.20, and the Nifty was down 137.15 points or 0.56% at 24,198.85.
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.
Stock Market erased some of the previous session gains to end lower. Selling was seen in the IT, metal, oil & gas and FMCG names, while buying in realty, PSU bank, media restricted further fall.
The surge in the Indian stock market on Friday helped the Indian benchmark indices end the week on a positive note.
At close, the Sensex was up 16 points or 0.02% at 81,526, and the Nifty was up 32 points or 0.1% at 24,642.
Sensex opened at a record high of 77,543.22, and closed at 77,337.59, up 36.45 points, or 0.05%.
Both the Sensex and Nifty hit their all-time high. Sensex hit its fresh all-time high of 77,366.77 during the session while the Nifty 50 hit its fresh all-time high of 23,579.05.
The Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) emerged as the biggest gainer, in-line with positive trend in equities.
As Indian stock markets continue to touch fresh new highs almost every day post the formation of the new government, they are also breaking global benchmarks.
Sensex opened higher at 76,912.38, and pared some of its gains to close at 76,992.77, up 181.87 points, or 0.24%. The index touched an intraday high of 77,081.30.
