Markets Opening Bell News Today

Markets opening bell: Nifty near 21,800 while Sensex above 72,000

On the sectoral front, the BSE Realty index tanked 4%, Energy, Banking, Auto and Oil & Gas indices were down over 2.5%.

In the early deals, Sensex has slipped nearly 750 points and even erased its 58,000-mark.

A broad-based selloff was recorded across sectoral indices with FMCG, IT, Healthcare, Consumer Durables, Capital Goods and Auto index weighing down the most.

Investors are on wait-and-watch mode for the RBIs monetary policy. Also, corporate earnings season will commence with TCS Q2 results.