The markets start October on a sombre note. The indices closed for the day’s trade on Tuesday, October 1 in red, having had myriad vacillations.
As the day came to an end, the BSE Sensex slumped with marginal losses of 109.12 points, or 0.14 per cent, ending the day at 78,139.01. Similarly, the NSE Nifty dropped in value by 0.100 points or 0.00042 per cent, to close at 23,644.80.
Additionally, the Nifty Bank also closed in red. The index closed at 50,860.20, decreasing by 92.55 or 0.18 per cent.
Major Gainers and Losers
Gainers: On the BSE tranche, at the time of writing, major gainers included Kotak Bank, ITC, Ultratech and Tata Motors. In addition, Tata Steel, SBI and Adani Ports also made gains.
Losers: After major gains yesterday, Tech Mahindra most over 2 per cent. Along with that, Zomato and TCS also made losses.
Markets In The Morning
The Sensex began the day at 84,610.51, up by 310.73 points or 0.37 per cent, and the Nifty at 25,901.75, up by 90.90 points or 0.35 per cent.
Nifty Bank in the morning session was trading high at 53,181.10, also up by 203.00 points, or 0.38 per cent.
Asian Markets
The Japanese markets were closed for trade Another Tokyo-based index, TOPIX, closed at 2,690.78, gaining by 1.69 per cent or 44.84 points. As we move to China, the Hang Seng also closed with significant gains in its numbers, closing with a jump of 2.43 per cent or 501.38 points, at 21,133.68.
Shanghai-based SSE Composite also ended the day’s trade in the green, with gargantuan gains. The index rocketed by 8.06 per cent or 248.97 points of its value and closed at 3,336.50. South Korea’s KOSPI has a different story to tell as it closed in red with major losses of 2.13 per cent or 56.51 points, rising to 2,593.27.
