The Bombay stock Exchange (BSE) and National Stock Exchange (NSE) will conduct a special Muhurat Trading session on account of Diwali today. Trading would be conducted between 5.45 pm and 6.45 pm on the day. (Photo: PTI)
The benchmark BSE Sensex opened over 160 points in the auspicious ‘Muhurat’ trading, while Nifty opened over 60 points high.
Relinquishing Tuesday’s losing streak, Sensex and Nifty opened in green in Muhurat traded, conducted on the auspicious occasion of Diwali
The Bombay stock Exchange (BSE) and National Stock Exchange (NSE) will conduct a special Muhurat Trading session on account of Diwali today. Trading would be conducted between 5.45 pm and 6.45 pm on the day.
Stock markets remained closed today Diwali Laxmi pujan, during the day.
Domestic equity markets fell for the fifth consecutive session on Tuesday as Asian markets hit a one-month low on continued concerns about the state of the global economy and potential US interest rate hikes. Sensex closed 378.14 points down at 25,743.26 in the last day of Samvat 2071. Nifty closed 131.85 points down at 7783.35.
In the 50-share index, shares of Hero MotoCorp, Maruti Suzuki, Bajaj Auto, Bank of Baroda and Mahindra & Mahindra slid gained between 1.10 per cent and 2.20 per cent. On the other hand, Dr Reddy’s Labs, Cain India, Lupin, Ambuja Cement and Reliance Industries slid between 3.65 per cent and 5.70 per cent.
Sectorwise, the BSE Oil & Gas index tanked the most — 3.77 per cent, followed by the BSE Metal index (down 2.78 per cent), BSE Healthcare index (down 2.53 per cent) and BSE Realty index (down 2.42 per cent).
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