Nifty50

At 10 a.m., Sensex traded at 57,882 points, up 0.1 per cent from its previous close of 57,806 points. It opened at 57,755 points. Similarly, Nifty traded at 17,228 points, up 0.1 per cent from the previous close of 17,213 points. It opened at 17,220 points.

Besides, rising domestic cases of Covid-19 also subdued investor sentiments. Initially, the indices opened lower amid softer global cues but recovered soon afterwards. However, they ceded all their gains and fell sharply during the last half hour of the day's trade. Globally, markets paused their Christmas rally as investors became cautious with rising Omicron cases.

BSE SENSEX gained 112.57 points or 0.20 per cent to close at 57,124.31 points while NIFTY gained 18.55 points or 0.11 per cent to close at 17,003.75 points. The broader markets saw BSE100, BSE200 and BSE500 close on a mixed bag with BSE100 up 0.04 per cent while BSE200 and BSE500 lost 0.02 per cent and 0.04 per cent respectively.

The markets had opened on a positive note as the S&P BSE Sensex traded at 59,151. The markets closed with Sensex recording a drop of 503 points dragged by realty, oil & gas, PSU banks. The Sensex settled at 58,283 points registering a drop of 0.86 per cent and Nifty settled at 17,368 points registering a drop of 0.82 per cent from their previous closing points.

The FIIs sold Rs 344.35 crore on the BSE, the NSE and the MSEI in the capital market segment during the day's trade. Initially, both the key equity indices opened on a lower note from their respective previous closing marks.

At 10.15 a.m., the 30-scrip sensitive index traded at 60,154.03 points, up 234.34 points or 0.39 per cent. Sensex opened at 60,248.04 points from its previous close of 59,919.69 points.

At 9.45 a.m., the 30-scrip sensitive index traded at 59,661.74 points, up 35 4.81 points or 0.60 per cent. The Sensex opened at 59,577.48 points from its previous close of 59,306.93 points. Besides, the NSE Nifty50 traded at 17,794.85 points, higher by 123.20 points or 0.70 per cent. It opened at 17,783.15 points from its previous close of 17,671.65 points.

Initially on Friday, both the indices opened in the red, however, they were able to pare some of their from morning losses.Globally, Asian markets continued to trade mixed amid concerns about slowing growth and rising inflation.

Initially, the Nifty opened flat and started to fall in the first few minutes of the trade. However, the key indices pared losses around the pre-noon session. In terms of sectors, bank index is the largest gainer whereas Realty, Auto, IT and FMCG have lost the most so far. At 11.30 a.m., the 30-scrip sensitive index traded at 60,959.72 points, up 138.10 points or 0.23 per cent. The Sensex opened at 61,398.75 points from its previous close of 60,821.62 points.

At 10 a.m., the 30-scrip sensitive index traded at 60,504.75 points, down 316.87 points or 0.52 per cent. The Sensex opened at 61,398.75 points from its previous close of 60,821.62 points. Besides, the NSE Nifty50 traded at 17,989.40 points, lower by 125.50 points or 0.69 per cent. It opened at 18,229.50 points from its previous close of 18,114.90 points.