Sensex Today: Benchmark indices traded in red on Friday morning due to global mood on renewed concerns of Covid-19. Major indices Nifty 50 declined over 50 points to settle below the 18,050 level, while the S&P BSE Sensex was trading down over 300 points at 60,497.
Broader markets followed suit smelly Midcap 100 and Nifty Smallcap 100 index fell up to 1 per cent. volatility gauge, India The VIX, meanwhile, climbed more than 3 percent.
Except Nifty Pharma index, all the sectors sank in the red sea, Nifty Media, Nifty Metal and Nifty PSU Bank indices were the biggest losers.
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Globally, US markets saw a sharp sell-off overnight, with tech stocks falling. The Dow Jones, Nasdaq Composite and S&P 500 indices declined up to 2 per cent.
Asia-Pacific markets also fell this morning with the Nikkei 225, Kospi, S&P 200, Topix, Hang Seng and Shanghai Composite indices down up to 1 per cent each.
In the commodities market, Brent crude and WTI crude prices rose 1 per cent each to USD 82 per barrel and USD 78 per barrel, respectively.
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