MARKET UPDATE:Sensex dipped 100 points to 40,520 levels and the Nifty hovered around 11,900 levels
Published On: Wednesday, October 14, 2020 | By: Team KnowMyStock
The markets in India were trading with slight cuts on today(14th October 2020), in line with the trend in Asian indices, ahead of the Supreme Court hearing on a batch of petitions seeking a waiver of interest on loans during the moratorium period.
Among the headline indices, the S&P BSE Sensex dipped 100 points to 40,520 levels and the Nifty50 index hovered around 11,900 levels. ONGC, PowerGrid, NTPC, and IndusInd Bank (all down 1 percent) were the top Sensex laggards. On the other hand, Tata Steel gained 1 percent. Wipro slipped 5 percent despite improving its performance in the second quarter of FY21 on several parameters. Karnataka Bank, on the other hand, rose 5 percent after announcing its September quarter results.
Sixteen companies including Infosys, Tata Elxsi, and Den Networks are scheduled to declare their September quarter earnings today. Infosys is expected to report a strong set of numbers for the quarter, mainly led by the ramp-up of large deal wins.