MARKET TODAY: Indices volatile, Sensex in up trend


Published On: Tuesday, March 3, 2020 | By:

MARKET TODAY: Indices volatile, Sensex in up trend

On Monday,2nd March the traders hit the sell button during the last hour of the session after two new COVID-19 cases were detected in Delhi and Telangana. Today after logging gap-up opening on Tuesday, benchmark indices turned volatile and erased most of the early morning gains. The benchmark S&P BSE Sensex was off opening highs and was trading 150 points higher at 38,315 level. Sun Pharma (up over 5 percent), ONGC, HCL Tech, and ICICI Bank were the top gainers on the 30-share index. On the downside, Titan, HDFC Bank, and ITC were trading in the red, down up to 0.7 percent. On the NSE, the Nifty50 was hovering around 11,200-mark but was up 100 points. Sectorally, Nifty Metal and Pharma indices, up 2.6 and 2.3 percent, respectively, were the star performers on the NSE. All other sectoral indices were trading over a percent higher. In the broader market, the S&P BSE mid-cap index was up 0.92 percent, while the S&P BSE small-cap index was up 0.8 percent

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