Sensex Today | Stock Market LIVE Updates: GIFT Nifty signals weak opening; US markets rally, Asian peers trade mixed
Market on Wednesday | Nifty ends above 22,800 on late buying; Sensex sheds 143 points
Indian benchmark indices remained under pressure for the second consecutive session on Wednesday, October 21, as selling across most sectors weighed on sentiment amid elevated crude oil prices and concerns over corporate earnings. The markets opened higher and traded in positive territory for the first couple of hours before profit booking in late-morning trade erased the gains.
At close, the Sensex was down 143.21 points or 0.19 percent at 73,709.69, and the Nifty was down 77.60 points or 0.34 percent at 22,811.35.
The broader markets underperformed the benchmark indices, with the Nifty Midcap and Smallcap indices declining more than 2 percent each.
Bajaj Finance, Eicher Motors, Eternal, BSE, Bajaj Auto were among major losers on the Nifty, while gainers included Infosys, Tech Mahindra, TCS, HCL Technologies and UltraTech Cement.
On the sectoral front, IT index rose 2.5 percent, while auto, consumer durables, energy, media, metal, pharma, realty, private bank were down 1-2 percent.
