The stock market opened on the red mark on Wednesday, the third trading day of the week. At 9:18 am, the Bombay Stock Exchange’s flagship index Sensex was trading at 40,576.02, down 99.43 points, or 0.24 percent. At the same time, the National Stock Exchange’s Nifty was trading at 11,956.70, after losing 37.50 points, or 0.31 percent.
Such was the situation of veteran shares
Talking about the big stocks, shares of TCS, Tata Motors, ICICI Bank, Infosys, Wipro, BPCL, Infratel, Hindustan Unilever and Bajaj Finance opened on the green mark. On the other hand, the declining heavyweights include Yes Bank, JSW Steel, Tata Steel, Coal India, Vedanta Limited, L&T, Reliance, G Limited, and IndusInd Bank.
Sectoral index tracking
If you look at the sectoral index, then all sectors except Pharma and IT opened on the red mark. These include FMCG, Auto, Media, PSU Bank, Realty, Metal, and Private Banks.
This was the condition of the stock market during the pre-open
The stock market was at the red mark at 9:10 am during the pre-open. The Sensex was at 40,606.01, down 69.44 points, or 0.17 percent. At the same time, the Nifty was at 11,969.95 levels, after losing 24.25 points, or 0.20 percent.
Rupee opened at 71.80 level
The rupee opened 12 paise against the dollar today at 71.80. On the previous trading day, the rupee had closed at 71.68 against the dollar.
The market was open on the previous trading day in decline
The stock market opened on the red mark on Tuesday. At 9:20 am, the Sensex was trading at 40,749.51, down 52.66 points, or 0.13 percent. At the same time, the Nifty was trading at 12,025 levels after falling 23.20 points i.e. 0.19 percent.
Sensex closed at 40,675.45 on Tuesday
The stock market closed on the red mark on Tuesday. The Sensex was down 126.72 points, or 0.31 per cent, to close at 40,675.45. At the same time, the Nifty closed at 11,994.20 levels after dropping 54 points, or 0.45 per cent.
