Sensex Falls Over 250 Points, Nifty Trades Below 18,050; Wipro, IndusInd Bank Among Top Drags
NDTV
The Indian equity benchmarks on Wednesday started trading in the negative zone taking cues from the global markets.
New Delhi: The Indian equity benchmarks on Wednesday started trading in the negative zone taking cues from the global markets. Asian shares struggled as U.S. Treasury yields hit fresh two-year highs and a global technology stock sell-off unsettled investors.
Back home, as of 9:18 am, the 30-share BSE Sensex pack was down 253 points or 0.42 per cent at 60,502 and the broader NSE Nifty moved 77 points or 0.42 per cent lower to 18,037.
Mid- and small-cap shares were weak as Nifty Midcap 100 index plunged 0.76 per cent and small-cap shares were trading 0.58 per cent lower.
On the stock-specific front, Wipro was the top Nifty loser as the stock cracke 1.40 per cent to Rs 624.45. IndusInd Bank, Shree Cement, HDFC Life and Tech Mahindra were also among the laggards.