Stock Market Closing Today: Market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty were trading higher in early trade on Wednesday, in tandem with a positive trend in global equities, amid a sharp decline in crude oil prices. Foreign fund inflows also added to the positive trend in the domestic markets.
However, indices ended in the red.
Stock Market Closing Today On August 26
On Wednesday, August 26, the 30-share BSE benchmark Sensex lost 183.15 points or 0.24 per cent to close at 77,472.94. The NSE Nifty fell 126.80 points, or 0.52 per cent, to close at 24,207.75.
The Nifty Bank index, which tracks the movement top 12 listed banks of the country, closed 269.55 points or 0.47 per cent up at 57,783.75.
NIFTY Midcap 100 closes in red with top gainers being SAIL, GVT&D & LIC Housing Finance while top losers were Tata Communications, Groww & Jubilant Foodworks.
NIFTY Metal was the top sectoral gainer followed by NIFTY PSU bank & NIFTY Finance.
NIFTY IT was the top sectoral loser today followed by NIFTY Consumption & NIFTY FMCG.
Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) bought equities worth Rs 1,593.53 crore on Tuesday, according to exchange data.
On Tuesday, the Sensex bounced back during the fag-end of trading and was up 286.98 points, or 0.37 per cent, to settle at 77,656.09. Similarly, the Nifty ended higher by 115.50 points, or 0.48 per cent, at 24,334.55 on fag-end buying.
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