Sensex plunges 533 points in initial trade
The Hindu
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Equity benchmark indices declined in early trade on Wednesday, October 4, 2023, extending their previous day's fall, in line with weak global market trends and unabated foreign fund outflows.
The 30-share BSE Sensex plunged 533.13 points to 64,978.97. The Nifty declined 153.35 points to 19,375.40.
Among the Sensex firms, NTPC, Axis Bank, IndusInd Bank, Maruti, UltraTech Cement, ICICI Bank, Tata Steel and Bajaj Finserv were the major laggards.
Nestle, Hindustan Unilever, HDFC Bank and Asian Paints were among the gainers.
In Asian markets, Seoul, Tokyo and Hong Kong were trading lower while Shanghai quoted in the positive territory.
The US markets ended with over 1 per cent fall on Tuesday.
Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) offloaded equities worth ₹2,034.14 crore on Tuesday, according to exchange data.
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