MARKET UPDATE: Sensex shed over 100 points to trade at 61,858 levels and Nifty slipped over 40 points to trade below 18,400 levels


Published On: Thursday, November 17, 2022 | By:

MARKET UPDATE: Sensex shed over 100 points to trade at 61,858 levels and Nifty slipped over 40 points to trade below 18,400 levels

Opening Bell: Indian equity markets opened lower in today's(17 November 2022) trade amid weak global cues. Key indices Nifty50 slipped over 40 points to trade below 18,400 levels and the S&P BSE Sensex shed over 100 points to trade at 61,858 levels. Broader markets, too, lowered in the trade as Nifty MidCap 100 and Nifty SmallCap 100 indices declined up to 0.1 percent. Volatility gauge, India VIX, meanwhile, climbed over 1 percent. Sectorwise barring Nifty Pharma and Nifty FMCG indices, all sectors nosedived into negative territory. Nifty Auto, Nifty Bank, and Nifty IT indices slipped the most - up to 0.5 percent in trade.

Among individual stocks, shares of Paytm declined over 10 per cent after nearly 6 per cent equity of the company changed hands on the exchange via block deals. Besides, shares of Timken India gained over 4 per cent after the company plans to set up new manufacturing facility in Bharuch, Gujarat.

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