Equity benchmarks fell for the third day working on Tuesday, with the Sensex tumbling 375 factors in early commerce, monitoring weak international markets as buyers remained cautious forward of the Federal Reserve assembly end result.
Unabated overseas fund outflows continued to weigh on the home fairness markets.
The 30-share BSE benchmark was buying and selling 374.72 factors decrease at 52,471.98. The Nifty declined by 100.15 factors to fifteen,674.25. From the Sensex pack, Asian Paints, Tech Mahindra, IndusInd Bank, HDFC Bank, Titan and HDFC had been the foremost laggards in early commerce.
On the opposite hand, Bharti Airtel, Power Grid, NTPC, M&M and Bajaj Finserv had been among the many gainers.
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Elsewhere in Asia, markets in Seoul, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Shanghai had been buying and selling decrease in mid-session offers. Stock exchanges within the US ended sharply decrease on Monday.
The 30-share BSE Sensex tumbled 1,456.74 factors or 2.68 per cent to settle at 52,846.70 on Monday. The Nifty tanked 427.40 factors or 2.64 per cent to fifteen,774.40.
“The Fed is scheduled to make its next policy announcement on Wednesday and investors will be highly focused on any clues for how aggressive the central bank intends to be in raising rates,” stated Mohit Nigam, Head – PMS, Hem Securities.
Meanwhile, worldwide oil benchmark Brent crude fell 0.02 per cent to USD 122.24 per barrel.
Foreign institutional buyers (FIIs) remained internet sellers within the capital market, as they bought shares value Rs 4,164.01 crore on Monday, as per trade information.