Markets fall in early trade on weak global trends, foreign fund outflows
The Hindu
Equity indices fall for 3rd day; Sensex down 300 pts; Titan reports 4.3% drop in net profit; Sun Pharma, NTPC, HDFC Bank, L&T gain; Asian markets, US markets, Brent crude down; FIIs offload equities worth Rs 1,877.84 cr.
Equity benchmark indices began the trade on a weak note on Thursday, continuing to fall for the third day running, in tandem with a bearish trend in global markets and continuous foreign fund outflows.
The 30-share BSE Sensex fell 299.99 points to 65,482.79. The NSE Nifty declined 87.5 points to 19,439.05.
From the Sensex pack, Titan, Bajaj Finserv, UltraTech Cement, Hindustan Unilever, Tata Steel and JSW Steel were the major laggards.
Leading jewellery and watchmaker Titan on Wednesday reported a 4.3 per cent drop in consolidated net profit at ₹756 crore for the June quarter.
Sun Pharma, NTPC, HDFC Bank and Larsen & Toubro were among the gainers.
In Asian markets, Seoul, Tokyo, Shanghai and Hong Kong were trading in the negative territory.
The U.S. markets ended lower on Wednesday.
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India’s manufacturing sector underperforms compared to China and South Korea, partly due to public sector wages that raise costs and reduce competitiveness.
Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region, once prominent investors in the Indian equity market are seen shying away due to rupee depreciation and have moved to global funds, said a top financial services executive.
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