Markets end lower; Sensex slips 322 points, Nifty settles at 26,250
At close, the Sensex was down 322.39 points or 0.38% at 85,439.62, and the Nifty was down 78.25 points or 0.30% at 26,250.30.
At close, the Sensex was down 322.39 points or 0.38% at 85,439.62, and the Nifty was down 78.25 points or 0.30% at 26,250.30.
HDFC, Axis Bank, PowerGrid, SBI, Bajaj Finserv and Bharti Airtel were among other top laggards that pulled down the Sensex from gaining.
The Nifty50 on the National Stock Exchange closed at 11,359.90, at 114.55 points lower. Sensex closed at 38,305.41, at 361.92 points lower, or by 0.94 per cent.
The Sensex ended 155 points or 0.40 per cent lower at 38,667 and the NSE Nifty 50 index declined 0.33 per cent or 38 points to close at 11,474.
The Sensex plunged to 503.62 points or 1.29 per cent lower at 38,593.52 and the NSE Nifty 50 index dropped 148 points or 1.28 per cent to close at 11,440.20.
The Sensex surged 1,075 points or 2.83 per cent to close at 39,090 and Nifty 50 index rose 329 points or 2.92 per cent to end at 11,603.
Sensex was up 82.79 points at 36,563.88, while Nifty was up 23.10 points at 10,840.70. About 1236 shares have advanced, 1227 shares declined, and 156 shares are unchanged.
