Sensex, Nifty post mild gains over hopes of US-Iran deal
The Indian equity markets posted mild gains early on Friday tracking positive global cues, over optimism regarding US-Iran peace negotiations.
The Indian equity markets posted mild gains early on Friday tracking positive global cues, over optimism regarding US-Iran peace negotiations.
At close, the Sensex fell 114.19 points or 0.15 percent to settle at 75,200.85, while the Nifty declined 31.95 points or 0.14 percent at 23,618.00.
Dalal Street witnessed heavy selling pressure in early trade as rising crude oil prices, weak Asian markets and geopolitical worries dragged benchmark indices sharply lower.
The bloodbath on Dalal Street on Tuesday continued with the benchmark indices, the BSE Sensex and the Nifty 50, declined for the fourth consecutive session amid mixed global cues.
The Indian equity benchmarks posted notable gains during the week over easing crude prices, a firmer rupee and softer 10-year bond yields despite lingering geopolitical tensions.
Sensex and Nifty 50 gained back all of the ground they had lost earlier and continued to rise due to encouraging trends in international stocks and new inflows of foreign money.
Sensex closed 820 points, or 1.04%, higher at 79,705.91, while the Nifty 50 ended with a gain of 251 points, or 1.04%, at 24,367.50.
Among the sectors, auto, bank and oil & gas were down 0.5% each, while IT, metal, realty up 0.3-0.8%.
Nifty 50 plunged 824 points, falling below 24,000 for the first time since late June, while Sensex dropped by 2,686 points to an intra-day low of 78,295.
This week, the Nifty surpassed the 25,000 mark for the first time ever and Sensex broke the psychological 82,000 mark.
