Industrials stocks were trading in the negative zone, with the S&P BSE Industrials index falling 243.72 points or 5.67% at 4054.08 at 13:49 IST. Among the components of the S&P BSE Industrials index, Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (down 11.17%), Ashoka Buildcon Ltd (down 10.78%),NBCC (India) Ltd (down 10.5%),Jaiprakash Associates Ltd (down 10.09%),Gayatri Projects Ltd (down 9.77%), were the top losers. Among the other losers were Simplex Infrastructures Ltd (down 9.75%), HEG Ltd (down 9.54%), Gati Ltd (down 9.5%), Suzlon Energy Ltd (down 9.39%), and Graphite India Ltd (down 9.17%).
At 13:49 IST, the S&P BSE Sensex was down 1741.92 or 3.51% at 47849.4.
The Nifty 50 index was down 526.6 points or 3.55% at 14308.25.
The S&P BSE Small-Cap index was down 984.39 points or 4.56% at 20612.46.
Industrials stocks were trading in the negative zone, with the S&P BSE Industrials index falling 243.72 points or 5.67% at 4054.08 at 13:49 IST. Among the components of the S&P BSE Industrials index, Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (down 11.17%), Ashoka Buildcon Ltd (down 10.78%),NBCC (India) Ltd (down 10.5%),Jaiprakash Associates Ltd (down 10.09%),Gayatri Projects Ltd (down 9.77%), were the top losers. Among the other losers were Simplex Infrastructures Ltd (down 9.75%), HEG Ltd (down 9.54%), Gati Ltd (down 9.5%), Suzlon Energy Ltd (down 9.39%), and Graphite India Ltd (down 9.17%).
At 13:49 IST, the S&P BSE Sensex was down 1741.92 or 3.51% at 47849.4.
The Nifty 50 index was down 526.6 points or 3.55% at 14308.25.
The S&P BSE Small-Cap index was down 984.39 points or 4.56% at 20612.46.
Bharti Airtel added 1.08% to Rs 522.90 after Airtel Africa s mobile money business received $100 million investment from Mastercard.
In a regulatory filing made during market hours today, the company said that its subsidiary, Airtel Africa, signed an agreement under which Mastercard, a leading innovator and global technology company in the payments industry, will invest $100 million in Airtel Mobile Commerce BV (AMC BV), a wholly owned subsidiary of Airtel Africa.
AMC BV is currently the holding company for several of Airtel Africa s mobile money operations and is intended to own and operate the mobile money businesses across all of Airtel Africa s fourteen operating countries.
CL Educate Ltd, Viji Finance Ltd, Zenith Exports Ltd and MTAR Technologies Ltd are among the other losers in the BSE s B group today, 16 March 2021.
CL Educate Ltd, Viji Finance Ltd, Zenith Exports Ltd and MTAR Technologies Ltd are among the other losers in the BSE s B group today, 16 March 2021.
Patel Integrated Logistics Ltd tumbled 12.28% to Rs 20 at 14:33 IST.The stock was the biggest loser in the BSE s B group.On the BSE, 57328 shares were traded on the counter so far as against the average daily volumes of 15003 shares in the past one month.
CL Educate Ltd crashed 9.98% to Rs 90.7. The stock was the second biggest loser in B group.On the BSE, 54591 shares were traded on the counter so far as against the average daily volumes of 17000 shares in the past one month.
Blue Dart Express climbed 2.55% to Rs 5493.80, extending its winning run to fifth consecutive trading session.Shares of Blue Dart rallied 18.5% in five trading days from its previous closing low of Rs 4636.65 on 4 March 2021. The counter hit a 52-week high of Rs 5,526.25 in intraday today. The counter is up 195% from its 52-week low of Rs 1860 posted on 17 August 2020.
In last one-month, Blue Dart added 19.37% compared with a 8.87% rise in S&P BSE Small Cap index.
On the technical front, the stock s RSI (relative strength index) stood at 79.354. The RSI oscillates between zero and 100. Traditionally the RSI is considered overbought when above 70 and oversold when below 30.