Today (18th June 2020)in Indian markets benchmark indices were trading flat with a negative bias as market participants remained cautious ahead of the Supreme Court hearing on adjusted gross revenue (AGR) case. The ongoing India-China border tensions also kept investor sentiment in check.
The S&P BSE Sensex dipped 55 points to 33,450 levels and the Nifty50 index hovered around 9,870. ONGC (down 2%) was the top Sensex loser while Infosys was up 1 percent. Among individual stocks, Muthoot Finance surged over 9 percent to Rs 1,095 after declaring its March quarter results.
The trend among sectoral indices was mixed, with the Nifty Bank index trading 0.4 percent lower.
In comparison, the broader market outperformed the benchmarks. The S&P BSE MidCap and SmallCap indexes were trading 0.6 and 0.8 percent higher, respectively.
Fifty-seven companies, including Bajaj Consumer Care, Whirlpool, and Care Ratings are scheduled to announce their results today.