Sensex today | Stock Market Highlights: Stock markets fall for 3rd day; Nifty down 96 points, Sensex slips to 72,480
Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices Highlights: Market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended lower on Wednesday, extending losses for the third straight day, as firm crude oil prices, elevated global bond yields and foreign fund outflows made investors jittery.
Today, the Nifty 50 and Sensex 30-share declined, with the BSE Sensex falling by 48.78 points, or 0.07%, to 72,480.29, and the NSE Nifty dropping 95.75 points, or 0.42%, to 22,620.45. Among the 30 Sensex companies, Eternal, Sun Pharma, Titan, Adani Ports, Tata Steel, and HDFC Bank experienced significant losses. Top gainers included Kotak Mahindra Bank, ICICI Bank, InterGlobe Aviation, and Axis Bank.
Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, increased by 0.54% to $103.10 per barrel. Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) sold equity worth ₹9,980.22 crore on Tuesday. The rupee appreciated by 13 paise against the US dollar, closing at 95.81 (provisional) per dollar. Adroit Industries led the rally with an 86.5% gain following its ₹151-crore IPO, while Swastika Infra hit the upper circuit. Weak debut resulted in selling pressure for companies like ArMee Infotech and Elevate Campuses.
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