Stock Market Opening Bell: Sensex Fell 0.57%, Nifty 50 Plummeted 0.68% - Check Key Triggers
The Indian stock market benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty 50 witnessed a gap down opening on, amid weak cues from global markets and concerns linked to rising inflation and elevated bond yields.
- Republic Business
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Stock Market Opening Bell: The Indian stock market benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty 50 witnessed a gap down opening on, amid weak cues from global markets and concerns linked to rising inflation and elevated bond yields.
While Nifty 50 declined 0.68% to 23,457.30, Sensex plummeted 0.57% to 74,768.60 level.
The trends on Gift Nifty also indicate a negative opening start for both bourses. The Gift Nifty was trading around 23,450 level, nearly 162 points lower from the Nifty futures’ previous close.
On Tuesday, the Indian stock market ended lower, with the benchmark Nifty 50 closing below 23,650 level.
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The Sensex dropped 114.19 points, or 0.15%, to close at 75,200.85, while the Nifty 50 settled 31.95 points, or 0.14%, lower at 23,618.00.
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