Published 07:40 IST, January 22nd 2024
Capital markets to remain closed on Monday for public holiday
The blue-chip Nifty 50 ended down 0.23 per cent at 21,571.80 in a session on Saturday, while the S&P BSE Sensex fell 0.4 per cent.
Currency, debt and equity markets will be closed on Monday, January 22, for a public holiday to observe Ram temple consecration.
Markets will resume trading on Tuesday, January 23.
The blue-chip Nifty 50 ended down 0.23 per cent at 21,571.80 in a session on Saturday, while the S&P BSE Sensex fell 0.4 per cent to 71,423.65, weighed by losses in information technology stocks and Hindustan Unilever.
The rupee strengthened 0.07 per cent versus the US dollar on Friday, and quoted at 83.06 per dollar, amid an uptick in Asian peers, and on dollar sales from foreign banks close to the end of the session.
The benchmark 10-year bond was quoted at Rs 100, with the yield little changed at 7.1790 per cent on Friday, after a debt sale added to the supply.
(With Reuters inputs)
Updated 07:40 IST, January 22nd 2024