MARKET UPDATE:Sensex tumbles 400 points, Nifty below 9,300


Published On: Thursday, May 14, 2020 | By:

MARKET UPDATE:Sensex tumbles 400 points, Nifty below 9,300

Markets in India declined over 1 percent today(14th May 2020), tracking weakness in global markets after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell warned of extended economic weakness due to the coronavirus pandemic. The S&P BSE Sensex was down 480 points, or 1.5 percent, to 31,500 levels and the Nifty50 index slid below 9,300. Infosys, Tech Mahindra, and Mahindra & Mahindra (all down 3%) were the top Sensex laggards. The Nifty sectoral trend was largely negative, led by the Nifty IT index, down over 2 percent. In comparison, the broader indices fared better. The BSE MidCap index gained 0.3 percent while the SmallCap index was trading 0.2 percent lower. 18 companies including Biocon, Escorts, and Manappuram Finance are scheduled to announce their results today.

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