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Key indices are trading lower in early trade. At 9:25 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, was down 93.58 points or 0.2% at 46,796.76. The Nifty 50 index was down 7.20 points or 0.05% at 13,733.50. Asian stocks are trading mixed.
The S&P BSE Mid-Cap index was off 0.42%. The S&P BSE Small-Cap index was down 0.51%.
The market breadth, indicating the overall health of the market, is weak. On the BSE, 802 shares rose and 1257 shares fell. A total of 82 shares were unchanged.
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Zee Entertainment Enterprises (ZEE) declined 0.27%. ZEE said that the board of directors of the company has approved the acquisition of film production and distribution business as a going concern, on a slump sale basis from Zee Studios (formerly known as Essel Vision Productions), a wholly owned subsidiary of the company, for a cash consideration. Also the board of directors of the company considered and approved the transfer of the Digital Publishing Business Division of the company t
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Sensex, Nifty Clock Record Closing Highs For Fifth Day In A Row Analysts say some profit-booking in financial stocks caused volatility but overall sentiment in markets remained optimistic on COViD-19 vaccines
Updated: December 18, 2020 3:33 pm IST
The S&P BSE Sensex index gave up half of initial gains after crossing 47,000 for the first time. Domestic stock markets registered record highs for a fifth straight day on Friday, with the S&P BSE Sensex index crossing the 47,000 mark for the first time ever. The Sensex gained 135.68 points, or 0.29 per cent, to touch 47,026.02 during the session, and the broader NSE Nifty 50 benchmark added 32.15 points to 13,772.85 both all-time highs. Analysts say some profit-booking in financial stocks caused volatility but the overall sentiment in the markets remained optimistic on COViD-19 vaccines amid record foreign fund inflows.
Vice-President Mike Pence receives the coronavirus vaccine on live TV.
Photo: Doug Mills-Pool/Getty Images/AFP
The White House said the aim of the move was to promote the safety and efficacy of the vaccine and build confidence among the American people .
Pence s wife, Karen, and Surgeon General Jerome Adams also received the jab at the televised White House event.
This week, the US began rolling out the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine.
The first vaccine to be approved in the US, it offers up to 95 percent protection against Covid-19.
The first three million doses are being distributed to locations across the 50 US states.