Stock Market witnesses bloodbath; Sensex down nearly 1,900pts, Nifty below 22,500
At close, the Sensex was down 1,836.57 points or 2.46 percent at 72,696.39, and the Nifty was down 601.85 points or 2.60 percent at 22,512.65.
At close, the Sensex was down 1,836.57 points or 2.46 percent at 72,696.39, and the Nifty was down 601.85 points or 2.60 percent at 22,512.65.
Rising geopolitical tensions and a spike in oil prices triggered a sharp sell-off in early trade, with investors turning cautious amid growing global uncertainty.
Financial and banking stocks led losses as rising crude prices and weak global cues dragged markets lower, wiping out recent gains and keeping investor sentiment cautious.
At close, the Sensex was up 316.57 points or 0.38% at 82,814.71, and the Nifty was up 116.90 points or 0.46% at 25,571.25.
At the close, the Sensex was down 558.72 points, or 0.66%, at 83,674.92, and the Nifty was down 146.65 points, or 0.57%, at 25,807.20.
During the trading session, the Nifty reached a day high of 24,705.0 and a low of 24,580.05 while Sensex traded within a range of 81,783.28 and 81,411.55.
At close, the Sensex was up 239.37 points or 0.31% at 77,578.38, and the Nifty was up 64.70 points or 0.28% at 23,518.50.
On Nifty, Hindalco, Hero MotoCorp, Tata Steel, HUL, and M&M were the top gainers, rising 1.5-4 per cent while BPCL, TCS, Infosys, Trent, and Dr Reddy's Labs were the biggest losers falling 2.5-3 per cent.
At close, the Sensex was down 110.64 points or 0.14 per cent at 77,580.31, and the Nifty was down 26.35 points or 0.11 per cent at 23,532.70.
At the close, the Sensex had shed 984 points, or 1.3%, settling at 77,690, while the Nifty declined 324 points, or 1.4%,, to 23,559.
