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Indian benchmark indices started trade sharply lower today(4 March 2022) in tune with weak global market sentiment. The BSE Sensex fell 763 points to 54,339, while the NSE Nifty was at 16,289, lower by 208 points. Among the Sensex-30 shares, Asian Paints, Maruti, Axis Bank, Titan, Wipro, Bajaj twins, Kotak Bank, HUL, M&M, Tech M, Infosys, HDFC Bank were the top losers, up to 4 percent lower. On the Nifty, auto players-Hero MotoCorp, Eicher Motors, Tata Motors was the additional laggards. Meanwhile, a few shares were trading higher on the bourses, especially from the Metal pack. These included Tata Steel, Hindalco, JSW Steel, along with NTPC, UPL, and BPCL. Read more

The Indian key benchmark indices opened gap-down today(2nd March 2022) snapping their two-day previous gains as global market sentiment soured amid soaring oil and commodity prices. The BSE Sensex fell 700 points to 55,544, while the NSE Nifty was at 16,634, lower by 159 points. Among the Sensex-30 constituents, Tata Steel, PowerGrid, NTPC, Tech M, M&M, Reliance were the top gainers, up 0.3-3 percent. ICICI Bank, Maruti, Asian Paints, HDFC twins, Kotak Bank, Ultractech Cement, IndusInd Bank, and Axis Bank, meanwhile, were the top drags, trading 1.4-3 percent lower. On the Nifty, Coal India, ONGC, Hindalco, Tata Steel were the top performers, trading 3-4 percent higher, while Bajaj Auto was the additional top laggard on the index, down 4 percent. Read more

The Indian benchmark indices today(21st Sept.2021) rose, defying the weak global market sentiment, tracking gains in IT majors and Reliance Industries. The BSE Sensex rose 265 points to 58,710 while the NSE Nifty added 58 points to trade above 17,450 levels. HCL Tech, Tech Mahindra, TCS, and Asian Paints were among the top gainers in the Sensex pack of stocks. On the other hand, Nestle, Maruti, and Ultratech Cement were the only losers. The broader indices traded in tandem with the benchmarks. The BSE Midcap index added 0.31 percent and the BSE Smallcap 0.25 percent.