18 Feb 2025 | 11:52:03 AM IST
Sensex and Nifty opened slightly lower on Tuesday, weighed down by banking, auto, and energy stocks.
Synopsis
Sensex Today | Stock Market LIVE Updates: Benchmark equity indices opened slightly lower on Tuesday, weighed down by banking, auto, and energy stocks, as weak earnings and persistent foreign selling pressured investor sentiment.
UltraTech Cement, IndusInd Bank, NTPC, Tata Steel, SBI, and Titan were the top Sensex losers, declining up to 1.5%. Meanwhile, Tech Mahindra, Sun Pharma, HCL Tech, Maruti, and Zomato opened with gains.
Sensex Today | Stock Market LIVE Updates: Across sectors, Nifty Bank, Auto, Financial Services, FMCG, Metal, Pharma, PSU Bank, Realty, and Oil & Gas indices dropped by up to 1.2%. In the broader market, both Nifty Smallcap100 and Nifty Midcap100 declined by 0.8%.
Highlights of trade:
- Bharti Airtel shares jump 1% as promoter Indian Continent Investment sells 5.11 cr shares via block deals
- ABB India shares rally 4% after December quarter net profit jumps 56% YoY
- Ajax Engineering shares jump 4% after Morgan Stanley offloads Rs 45 crore stake via block deal
Global Stock Market News:
- S&P 500 futures rose 0.1% as of 9:06 a.m. Tokyo time
- Hang Seng futures rose 0.3%
- Japan’s Topix rose 0.4%
- Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.4%
- Euro Stoxx 50 futures rose 0.6%
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The retail portion of the issue was subscribed 1.33 times, while the non-institutional investors category saw a subscription of 1.18 times on the final day. Meanwhile, the qualified institutional buyers had subscribed 62% of their allotted portion.
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The weakness in the market persists despite the mild recovery witnessed yesterday. The market construct doesn’t favour a rally in the market. FIIs are likely to continue to sell. News flows are not positive. The US market continues to be strong and may attract more capital flows to the US from other markets
– Dr. V K Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist, Geojit Financial Services.
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Sensex Today | Stock Market LIVE Updates | Forex News
- The euro was little changed at $1.0485
- The Japanese yen was little changed at 151.56 per dollar
- The offshore yuan was little changed at 7.2656 per dollar
Sensex Today | Stock Market LIVE Updates | Global Markets Watch
- S&P 500 futures rose 0.1% as of 9:06 a.m. Tokyo time
- Hang Seng futures rose 0.3%
- Japan’s Topix rose 0.4%
- Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.4%
- Euro Stoxx 50 futures rose 0.6%
