Wednesday, September 22, 2021
Indian equity markets were volatile in early trade today(22nd Sept.2021) as investors assessed the impact of the Evergrande crisis on India, and ahead of the US Federal Reserve's monetary policy outcome.
The 30-share BSE Sensex traded 40 points lower at 58,964 levels while the NSE Nifty50 tested 17,550-mark, up 2 points. HCL Tech, BPCL, Hindalco, IndusInd Bank, and Tata Motors were the top gainers on the benchmark indices.
In the broader market, the BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices added 0.91 percent and 0.80 percent, respectively.
Globally, the Shanghai Composite fell 0.26 percent amid the ongoing Evergrande crisis. Elsewhere in Asia, the Nikkei 225 in Japan was down 0.5 percent and Australia's S&P/ASX 200 edged 0.83 percent higher.
