New Delhi: equity benchmark index closed with a decline on Monday it stock And after a record-breaking rally last week, the banking sector dragged the market down.
The Sensex was down 352.67 points or 0.48 per cent at 72,790.13. nifty It closed at 22,122.05 points with a decline of 90.65 points or 0.41 percent.
Power Grid Corp, L&T, Adani Enterprises, BPCL and Tata Consumer are the top gainers on Nifty, while Asian Paints, Hindalco Industries, Apollo Hospitals and Titan Company are the top losers.
BSE The midcap index declined 0.4%, while the smallcap index closed on a flat note.
Indian indices opened with a negative trend in early morning trade. nifty 50The Sensex, which hit record highs in each of the five sessions last week, fell 33.20 points or 0.15 per cent to 22,179.50 and the 30-share Sensex fell 158.57 points or 0.22 per cent to 72,984.23, while the Nifty
Earlier, Nifty was trading at 22,222.50 at 8:03 am today, indicating a marginal rise from Friday’s close of 22,212.70 on the NSE. Nifty 50.
On Friday, Sensex and Nifty closed with a slight fall.
Asian markets were mostly lower on Monday, while Tokyo’s Nikkei index hit an all-time high.
On Wall Street, the Dow and S&P closed at record highs on Friday, but the Nasdaq index slipped after jumping three percent a day earlier.
(with inputs from agencies)