Banking shares faced significant selling pressure as all 12 Nifty Bank index constituents traded with cuts. The selling activity was triggered by negative commentary on HDFC Bank's below-par third quarter figures, impacting sentiment across the sector.
Among the 30-share Sensex pack, Power Grid, IndusInd Bank, HDFC, Mahindra & Mahindra, and Axis Bank were the major laggards in early trade. Tata Steel, Hindustan Unilever, Sun Pharma, Infosys, HCL Technologies, and Dr. Reddy were the gainers
Among the 30-share Sensex pack, Bajaj Finserv, HDFC, Wipro, HDFC Bank, Tech Mahindra, HCL Technologies, Power Grid, and ICICI Bank were the major laggards. ITC, Maruti, IndusInd Bank, and Hindustan Unilever were among the gainers in early trade.
At the interbank foreign exchange, the local currency was trading at 80.47 against the dollar, down 51 paise from its previous close.
Among the 30-share Sensex pack, IndusInd Bank, Infosys, HDFC, ICICI Bank, TCS, and Kotak Mahindra Bank were the biggest laggards. However, Nestle, Hindustan Unilever, Maruti, and Mahindra & Mahindra were among the gainers.
All the 30-share Sensex pack of firms was trading in the green in early trade, with IndusInd Bank, Bajaj Finserv, Bajaj Finance, Axis Bank, ICICI Bank, Larsen & Toubro, and Tata Steel emerging as major winners.
From the Sensex pack, UltraTech Cement, Asian Paints, Titan, Dr. Reddy's, Tata Steel, HCL Technologies, Maruti, and ICICI Bank were the major laggards in early trade. Mahindra & Mahindra, IndusInd Bank, Infosys, Bajaj Finserv, and State Bank of India were trading in the green.
At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 79.80 against the greenback, then fell to 79.82, registering a decline of 11 paise over its last close.
From the Sensex pack, Mahindra & Mahindra, Tech Mahindra, TCS, Wipro, HDFC, Infosys, Axis Bank, HCL Technologies, and Power Grid were among the major laggards. IndusInd Bank, Bajaj Finance, Sun Pharma, and Asian Paints were among the early gainers.
From the Sensex pack, Maruti, ICICI Bank, NTPC, Larsen & Toubro, Kotak Mahindra Bank, and Mahindra & Mahindra were the major gainers in the initial trade.
At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 79.58 against the greenback, then fell to 79.60, registering a decline of 43 paise over its last close.
The 30-share Sensex plunged 530.36 points or 0.88 percent to 60,040.72 points while the Nifty declined 150.75 points or 0.83 percent to 17,919.30 points.
At the interbank foreign exchange, the domestic unit opened at 79.30 against the dollar, then touched 79.25 in initial deals, registering a gain of 28 paise over its previous close.
At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 79.66 against the greenback, then fell to 79.67, registering a decline of 10 paise over its last close. In initial deals, the local unit also touched 79.64 against the dollar.
From the 30-share Sensex pack, Tech Mahindra, Infosys, Bajaj Finserv, Mahindra & Mahindra, Tata Steel, and ICICI Bank were leading the gainers' chart.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, fell 0.98 percent to 108.63.
At the interbank foreign exchange, the domestic unit opened at 79.66 against the dollar, then touched 79.61 in initial deals.
30-share Sensex pack of firms was trading in the green in early trade, with Asian Paints, UltraTech Cement, Bharti Airtel, ICICI Bank, Tech Mahindra, Infosys, Mahindra & Mahindra, and Bajaj Finance emerging as the biggest gainers.
From the Sensex pack, IndusInd Bank, Bharti Airtel, HCL Technologies, Axis Bank, Tech Mahindra, Kotak Mahindra Bank, HDFC, Infosys, HDFC Bank, and Reliance Industries were major laggards in early trade.
At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 79.93 against the greenback, registering a decline of 11 paise over its last close.
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