The Indian benchmark indices today (18th Jan.2022) were seen coming under selling pressure in early morning deals after a positive start. The BSE Sensex was 290 points lower at 61,017 and the NSE Nifty was down by 94 points at 18,213. The two indices were down by up to 0.5 percent.
On the Sensex, only 8 stocks were now in green, as investors booked profits in others. Losses in RIL, Infosys, HDFC, down ( down 0.7 percent each, Maruti (down 3 percent), and Ultratech Cement (down 2 percent) contributed maximum to the index's losses. On the Nifty, Eicher Motors, UPL, Tata Consumer, Divis's Lab, and Grasim were the additional losers.
The broader markets, too, were muted in line with the benchmarks. The BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices were now up to 0.6 percent lower.
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