Indian stock market indices ended around half a percent each on Wednesday dragged by profit booking at higher levels.
Stock market today: Sensex drops 426 points, Nifty 50 ends below 24,400; 6 key reasons why market fell Indian stock market indices ended around half a percent each on Wednesday dragged by profit booking at higher levels.
The Sensex plunged 426.87 points, or 0.53, to close at 79,924.77, while the Nifty 50 ended 108.75 points, or 0.45%, lower at 24,324.45.
During the session, Sensex hit a record high of 80,481.36, while Nifty 50 reached the peak of 24,461.05.
Nifty 50 also recorded a life-time high of 24,461.05 in the early trade, but plunged 319 points from there and touched an intraday low of 24,141.80.
Top news today: On 10 July, a series of events are set to take place right from politics to business. Indian stock market indices ended around half a percent each on Wednesday dragged by profit booking at higher levels. Eighteen people were killed, and more than 19 suffered injuries when a double-decker sleeper bus rammed into a milk container. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday called his visit to Austria a very special.
Stock market today: Sensex drops 426 points, Nifty 50 ends below 24,400; 6 key reasons why market fell Indian stock market indices ended around half a percent each on Wednesday dragged by profit booking at higher levels. The Sensex plunged 426.87 points, or 0.53, to close at 79,924.77, while the Nifty 50 ended 108.75 points, or 0.45%, lower at 24,324.45. During the session, Sensex hit a record high of 80,481.36, while Nifty 50 reached the peak of 24,461.05. However, as selling intensified, Sensex crashed 1,045 points from the day's high to hit an intraday low level of 79,435.76. Nifty 50 also recorded a life-time high of 24,461.05 in the early trade, but plunged 319 points from there and touched an intraday low of 24,141.80. Read more
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