: Friday, April 9, 2021, 10:17 AM IST
Sensex drops over 150 pts in early trade; Bajaj Finance, Asian Paints, ICICI Bank, Kotak Bank, HDFC Bank, Reliance Industries others among losers
Sensex drops over 150 pts in early trade; Bajaj Finance, Asian Paints, ICICI Bank, Kotak Bank, HDFC Bank, Reliance Industries others among losers
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Equity benchmark Sensex dropped over 150 points in early trade on Friday, tracking losses in index-heavyweights HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank and Reliance Industries amid largely negative cues from global markets.
The 30-share BSE index was trading 186.94 points or 0.38 per cent lower at 49,559.27.
Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty slipped 44.10 points or 0.30 per cent to 14,829.70.
Sensex Drops Over 150 Points In Early Trade; Nifty below 14,850
The 30-share BSE index was trading 186.94 points or 0.38 per cent lower at 49,559.27.
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Equity benchmark Sensex dropped over 150 points in early trade on Friday, tracking losses in index-heavyweights HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank and Reliance Industries amid largely negative cues from global markets.
The 30-share BSE index was trading 186.94 points or 0.38 per cent lower at 49,559.27.
Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty slipped 44.10 points or 0.30 per cent to 14,829.70.
Bajaj Finance was the top loser in the Sensex pack, shedding around 2 per cent, followed by Asian Paints, ICICI Bank, Kotak Bank, HDFC Bank and Reliance Industries.
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Equity benchmark Sensex dropped over 150 points in early trade on Friday, tracking losses in index-heavyweights HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank and Reliance Industries amid largely negative cues from global markets.
The 30-share BSE index was trading 186.94 points or 0.38 per cent lower at 49,559.27.
Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty slipped 44.10 points or 0.30 per cent to 14,829.70.
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On the other hand, HUL, Sun Pharma, ITC, ONGC, PowerGrid and SBI were among the gainers.
In the previous session, Sensex settled 84.45 points or 0.17 per cent higher at 49,746.21, and Nifty advanced 54.75 points or 0.37 per cent to 14,873.80.
Foreign institutional investors remained net buyers in the capital market as they purchased shares worth ₹110.85 crore on Thursday, according to provisional exchange data.
Sensex down 155 points at closing, Nifty below 14,800
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Benchmark indices closed in the red on Friday ahead of quarterly results as increasing Covid-19 cases impacted investor sentiments. Market after a flat opening. slipped in the second half, dragged down by banking and financial stocks.
The BSE Sensex closed at 49,591.32, down 154.89 points or 0.31 per cent. It hit an intraday high of 49,906.91 and an intraday low of 49,461.01.
The Nifty 50 closed at 14,834.85, down 38.95 points or 0.26 per cent. It hit an intraday high of 14,918.45 and an intraday low of 14,785.65.
However, the breadth of the market remained positive, with 1,656 stocks advancing on the BSE, 1,249 declining and 173 remaining unchanged. The number of scrips that hit a 52-week high was 228 as against 24 that hit 52-week lows; 309 securities hit the upper circuit as compared to 180 that hit the lower circuit.
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