Stock Market ends in the red; Sensex loses 500 points
The Indian stock market ended in the red on Tuesday, with the Nifty falling below the 23,900-mark and the Sensex dropping nearly 500 points.
The Indian stock market ended in the red on Tuesday, with the Nifty falling below the 23,900-mark and the Sensex dropping nearly 500 points.
The Indian Stock Market on Monday rallied sharply supported by a steep fall in crude oil prices.
The Indian equity markets posted mild gains early on Friday tracking positive global cues, over optimism regarding US-Iran peace negotiations.
The recent Gulf War has unsettled global energy markets, disrupted shipping routes, and shaken investor confidence.
Indian stock markets staged a sharp recovery to close in the green after falling as much as 1.3 per cent on an intraday basis.
At the close, the Sensex was up 1,439.6 points, or 1.8%, at 82,962.7, and the Nifty 50 was up 470 points, or 1.9%, at 25,388.9.
Nifty 50 index fell by 0.50%, slipping below the 25,000 mark to close at 24,915 points while the Sensex declined by 0.53%, settling at 81.485 points.
At close, the Sensex was up 361 points, or 0.4%, at 81,921, while the Nifty gained 104 points to reach 25,041.
At close, the Sensex was down 151.48 points or 0.18% at 82,201.16, and the Nifty was down 53.60 points or 0.21% at 25,145.10.
The indices, however, recovered most of their losses during the session, thanks to gains in shares of Reliance Industries, Hindustan Unilever, and Asian Paints.