Last Update: February 21, 2023, 16:33 IST
On Tuesday, the Sensex opened at 60,770.34, up nearly 80 points from the previous close of 60,691.54. (Reuters)
The BSE Sensex ended marginally lower by 18.82 points, or 0.03 per cent, at 60,672.72, while the NSE Nifty declined 17.9 points, or 0.10 per cent, to 17,826.70.
On Tuesday, the domestic stock market has seen a decline for the third consecutive session. The BSE Sensex ended marginally down 18.82 points, or 0.03 per cent, at 60,672.72, while the NSE smelly The Sensex fell 17.9 points, or 0.10 per cent, to 17,826.70. The rupee weakened by 9 paise to close at 82.82 (provisional) against the dollar.
On Tuesday, the Sensex opened at 60,770.34, up nearly 80 points from the previous close of 60,691.54. During the day, the BSE benchmark index touched a high of 60,976.59 and a low of 60,583.72, finally closing at 60,672.72, down nearly 18.82 per cent.
Top gainers were NTPC, rising 3.22 per cent, followed by PowerGrid (0.93 per cent), Reliance Industries (0.79 per cent), Tata Steel (0.76 per cent) and HDFC (0.48 per cent). Top laggards were Tata Motors (down 1.42 per cent), followed by Sun Pharma (-1.4 per cent), UltraTech Cement (-1.12 per cent), TCS (-1.05 per cent) and Wipro (-1.03 per cent).
Vinod Nair, head-research, Geojit Financial Services, said, “Despite early gains, negative cues from global peers weighed on investor sentiment. Due to inflationary concerns, the market is eyeing the minutes of the US Fed meeting, which is scheduled to be released tomorrow, to further tighten the monetary policy. FIIs turned net sellers and fear of El Nino further fueled risk appetite.”
On Tuesday, the rupee had also weakened by 9 paise to close at 82.82 (provisional) against the dollar.
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