The Indian stock market extended its decline on Monday (March 23), with benchmark indices, the Sensex and Nifty 50 falling over 2 per cent each.
The BSE Sensex, after hitting an intraday low of 72,558.44, ended the session at 72,696.39, down 1836.57 points or 2.46 per cent. The NSE Nifty50 settled at 22,512.65, down 601.85 points or 2.60 per cent. During the day Nifty50 swung between 22,851.70 and 22,471.25. Sensex and Nifty opened in red today. The BSE Sensex started at 73,732.58, while the Nifty 50 opened at 22,824.35.
How markets panned out today?Nifty falls 2.6 per cent to end near April 2025 levelsTop Performer: HCL TechWorst Performer: Shriram FinanceNifty Bank ends in the red for the 3rd consecutive session, declining 3.72 per cent todayAll constituents end in the red; AU Small Finance Bank and PNB take the biggest hitsNifty Midcap & Smallcap indices both end lower by 4 per centIndia VIX witnesses a sharp rise of 17 per centAll sectoral indices close in the redNifty Metal is the top sectoral loser, shedding over 5 per cent in today’s session: All constituents end lower, with Hindustan Copper and SAIL as the top losersNifty Realty falls for the 3rd straight session, declining 4.5 per cent with all constituents ending lower: Lodha Developers loses the most-dropping over 8 per centNifty PSU Bank falls 4.22 per cent; Punjab Sind Bank and UCO Bank are the leading laggardsNifty Auto declines 3.29 per cent; Sona BLW and Samvardhana Motherson lead the lossesNifty Energy closes in the red, down 3 per cent; GSPL and Petronet LNG were the leading laggardsNifty FMCG ends in the red with a 2.5 per cent decline, dragged by VBL and ITCNifty Pharma ends lower by 2.16 per cent; Abbott India and Wockhardt were the top losers
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