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Sensex up 750 points, Nifty above 14,500
Healthy buying was witnessed in banking, finance and metal stocks. Around 10.05 a.m., Sensex was trading at 48,631.00, higher by 752.55 points or 1.57 per cent from its previous close of 47,878.45. It opened at 48,197.37 and has so far touched an intra-day high of 48,667.98 and a low of 48,152.24 points.
Global cues, value buy lift equities, metal stocks trade higher
Accordingly, the market opened with a gap down but was able to cut all the losses in the first half. Globally, the Asian market has traded mostly in green following the recovery and positive sentiments in the US markets. On the domestic front, except for negligible losses in the FMCG, Realty, Auto and IT space, all other sectoral indices are moving in the positive territory.
Rising Covid cases, curbs pull markets' lower; Sensex down 1.80%
Both the key indices opened gap down and made a feeble attempt to rise through the day. Besides, the Indian rupee fell by most in around two weeks by about 0.5 per cent to 74.89 to a USD. However, Asian shares gained Monday amid cautious optimism about a global rebound from the coronavirus pandemic.
Rising Covid cases, curbs pull markets lower; Sensex down 1.99%
Accordingly, all major sectors other than the healthcare were trading in the red. Around 1.45 p.m., Sensex traded at 47,858.33, lower by 973.70 points or 1.99 per cent from its previous close. The Nifty50 on the National Stock Exchange traded at 14,330.40, down 287.45 points or 1.97 per cent from its previous close.
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It touched an intraday low of 47,362.71 so far. Around 10.10 a.m., Sensex was trading at 47,561.41, lower by 1,270.62 points or 2.60 per cent from its previous close of 48,832.03.
Regulation of insolvent firms' shares still remains a dilemma
Several concerns have been raised in terms of trading in the stocks of insolvent companies as many of them gained substantially amid the bull run in the past year. Amid concerns for public shareholders and the need for transparency, the capital market regulator has also enhanced the disclosure norms for companies under bankruptcy and they now have to inform the exchanges on any approved resolution plan.
Equity indices in green; banking, metal stocks up
Around 10.35 a.m., Sensex was trading at 49,026.93, higher by 223.25 points or 0.46 per cent from its previous close of 48,803.68. It opened at 48,935.74 and touched an intra-day high of 49,029.18 and a low of 48,694.49 points. The Nifty50 on the National Stock Exchange was trading at 14,681.25, higher by 99.80 points or 0.68 per cent from its previous close.
Equity indices pare initial gains to turn red
Around 10.19 a.m., Sensex was trading at 48,290.94, lower by 253.12 points or 0.52 per cent from its previous close of 48,544.06. It opened at 48,512.77 and has so far touched an intraday high of 48,686.17 and a low of 48,268.64 points. The Nifty50 on the National Stock Exchange was trading at 14,436.20, lower by 68.60 points or 0.47 per cent from its previous close.
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This spooked investors and led the S&P BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty50 to crash by around 3.5 per cent each.Notably, majority of sectors ended in deep red with massive selling being witnessed in PSU banks, followed by media, realty, private banks, financials, metals, auto, infra and energy.
Sensex down 1,100 points amid rising Covid cases
An across-the-board selloff was led by finance, banking, auto and metal stocks.Around 10 a.m., Sensex was trading at 48,488.66, lower by 1,102.66 points or 2.22 per cent from its previous close of 49,591.32. It opened at 48,956.65 and has so far recorded an intra-day high of 48,956.65 and a low of 48,112.17 points.
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