Sensex, Nifty loss over 1%, extending losses for third session
Indian stock market on Friday came under significant selling pressure, extending losses for a third consecutive session.
Indian stock market on Friday came under significant selling pressure, extending losses for a third consecutive session.
The Indian stock market ended on a positive note in a highly volatile session on Thursday, with Nifty closing above 22,700. The market was supported by IT stocks after the Indian rupee posted its biggest gain in over a decade.
At the close, the Sensex settled 1,068.74 points, or 1.28 per cent, lower at 82,225.92, while the broader Nifty ended at 25,424.65, down 288.35 points, or 1.12 per cent.
At the close, the Sensex was up 266.47 points, or 0.32%, to 83,580.40, while the Nifty gained 50.90 points, or 0.20%, at 25,693.70.
At the close, the Sensex rose 319.78 points, or 0.39%, to 81,857.48, while the Nifty gained 126.75 points, or 0.51%, to 25,175.40.
Mahindra and Mahindra, Hero Motorcorp and others were among other top gainers on the NSE.
Shares of Reliance Industries jumped over 3 per cent during the day to hit a record high of Rs 1,947 on the BSE on the back of new investments.
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