Investors turned poorer by over Rs 4.47 lakh crore on Friday as markets confronted extreme drubbing, mirroring weak traits in world equities.
The 30-share BSE benchmark dived 866.65 factors or 1.56 per cent to settle at 54,835.58. During the day, it tumbled 1,115.48 factors or 2 per cent to 54,586.75.
Tracking a particularly weak pattern in equities, the market capitalisation of BSE-listed companies tumbled Rs 4,47,172.57 crore to Rs 2,55,17,716.80 crore.
Weak world markets, unabated international fund outflows and agency crude oil costs performed spoilsport for equities.
Foreign institutional buyers offloaded shares value Rs 2,074.74 crore on Thursday, based on inventory change knowledge.
Elsewhere in Asia, markets in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Korea settled considerably decrease, whereas Tokyo ended increased.
Exchanges in Europe had been buying and selling within the destructive zone within the afternoon session.
Stock exchanges within the US fell sharply within the in a single day commerce on Thursday.
Meanwhile, worldwide oil benchmark Brent crude jumped 2.01 per cent to USD 113.3 per barrel.
“The single necessary issue roiling world fairness markets is the reemergence of inflation as a serious risk and market’s scepticism over the central banks’ potential to comprise inflation with out triggering a pointy financial slowdown.
“Nasdaq is at one-year lows and S&P 500 appears to be moving in that direction. India cannot remain uncoupled from this trend particularly when FPIs are on a selling spree and have more firepower to remain bearish,” mentioned V Ok Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist at Geojit Financial Services.
From the Sensex pack, Bajaj Finance, Axis Bank, Bajaj Finserv, Nestle, Wipro, HDFC, Infosys, HDFC Bank and ExtremelyTech Cement had been the key laggards.
In distinction, Tech Mahindra, PowerGrid, ITC, SBI and NTPC had been among the many gainers.
In the broader market, the BSE smallcap gauge declined 2.10 per cent and midcap index dipped 2.06 per cent.
Almost all BSE sectoral indices ended decrease, with realty tumbling 3.53 per cent, adopted by steel (3.10 per cent), primary supplies (2.80 per cent), client durables (2.41 per cent) and IT (2.27 per cent). Utilities and energy settled increased.
As many as 2,519 shares declined, whereas 835 superior and 106 remained unchanged.
“Indian equities witnessed a sharp sell-off in line with global peers on the back of concerns over economic growth due to rising inflation. Further, higher bond yields as well as continued FIIs selling added to the overall pressure,” mentioned Siddhartha Khemka, Head – Retail Research, Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd.
Source: www.financialexpress.com”