Final Trade: Sensex down 55 pts in volatile trade; Nifty falls below 24,150 as LIC, Tata Motors dive 2% each
The Sensex shed over one hundred points, trading at 79,210.41, down by 0.34 per cent, while the Nifty fell below the crucial 24,150 mark, declining 0.46 per cent to 24,098.
Indian stock markets extended their losses on Friday, November 8, with sharp sell-offs in major large-cap stocks dragging down the frontline indices. The Nifty 50 closed at 24,148, down by 0.21%, and ended the week with a 0.64% decline. The S&P BSE Sensex fell by 55.70 points, or 0.07%, to settle at 79,486, marking a weekly loss of 0.30%.
Despite the US Federal Reserve's 25-basis point rate cut on Thursday, investor sentiment remained subdued as concerns over softening Q2 earnings weighed on the market. The Nifty Midcap 100 index plunged 1.42% to 56,300, and the Nifty Smallcap 100 index fell by 1.76% to 18,433.
Sector-wise, the Nifty Realty index continued its bearish streak, closing 3% lower, followed by the Nifty Media index, which dropped by 2.09%. Losses were also seen in the Nifty PSU Bank, Nifty Oil & Gas, Nifty Energy, and Nifty Metal indices, all of which closed with losses exceeding 1%.
Biggest Gainers
However, IT stocks remained resilient, with the Nifty IT index gaining 0.71% amid renewed interest following the US Fed's rate cut. The Nifty FMCG index also saw a bounce-back, rising by 0.31%, while the Nifty Pharma and Nifty Auto indices ended the day flat.
Among individual stocks, Mahindra & Mahindra led the gains, surging 2.9% after exceeding Q2 earnings expectations. Other gainers included Titan Company, Tech Mahindra, Infosys, Nestle India, and HUL. Trent, however, continued its downtrend, closing 3.2% lower following weak Q2 results.
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