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 close, the Sensex settled 76 points, or 0.10%, higher at 73,961.31 while the Nifty 50 closed 42 points, or 0.19%, up at 22,530.70.
This was the fifth day of decline for the benchmarks when Nifty50 was down nearly 1 per cent or 216 points at 22,488 while Sensex dropped 0.8 per cent or 617 points to 73,885.
Indian equity benchmarks opened in red on Wednesday following negative global cues from Asian peers.
Sensex opened at 75,585.40, and finally closed with a loss of 220 points, or 0.29 per cent, at 75,170.45.
FPIs have offloaded Indian equities worth more than Rs 22,000 crore this month so far.
