Equity markets in India were in red today,13th Aril 2020 due to weak global cues and the buzz of a lockdown extension beyond April 14.
Among headline indices, the S&P BSE Sensex dipped 410 points, or 1.32 percent, to 30,750 levels and the Nifty hovered around 8,970 levels, down 140 points. Bajaj Finance (down 7%), Mahindra & Mahindra (down 6%), and Titan (down 5%) were the top laggards while Bharti Airtel jumped 2 percent. Zee Entertainment, on the other hand, dipped 10 percent.
The majority of the Nifty sectoral indices were in the red, led by the Nifty Auto index, down 2 percent. On the other hand, the Nifty Pharma index was up 1.8 percent.