BSE Sensex tanks 389 points, markets spooked by escalation in Middle East tensions
BSE Sensex is trading at 72,099 points, down 389 points on Friday as domestic equities continued their losing spree amid escalation in Middle East tensions.
BSE Sensex is trading at 72,099 points, down 389 points on Friday as domestic equities continued their losing spree amid escalation in Middle East tensions.
Sensex closed with a loss of 455 points, or 0.62%, at 72,488.99 while the Nifty 50 ended the day at 21,995.85, down 152 points, or 0.69%.
The BSE Sensex is up 42 points and trading at 72,986 points on Thursday. However, tensions in the Middle East and a hawkish stance by the US Fed are likely to weigh on the stock markets, say analysts.
BSE Sensex is down by more than 300 points on Tuesday as geopolitical factors continue to weigh on the markets.
The losses were weighed on investors' risk appetite who will also closely track March quarter results at home.
Market cautious ahead of inflation data.
BSE Sensex touched a fresh record high of 74,245.17 ending 33.40 points or 0.05 per cent higher at 74,119.39.
Sensex closed at a fresh all-time high of 74,151.27 while the Nifty 50 hit its record high of 22,497.20 during the session.
Sensex was down 195.16 points or 0.26 per cent at 73,677.13 while the Nifty was down 49.30 points or 0.22 per cent at 22,356.30.
Sensex hit record high and crossed the 73,700-mark. At close, the Sensex was up 1,245.05 points, or 1.72%, at 73,745.35, and the Nifty was up 356.00 points, or 1.62%, at 22,338.80.