Sensex closes today 143 points lower | KRBL falls 8% | Top Losers: HUL & Adani Enterprises

Sensex closes 140 points lower after falling for a second day. Nifty falls below 19,700; Airtel jumps 2% and Adani Ent decreases 3%

Sensex: Indian stock markets began the day flat, but as the session went on, they became erratic and finished the day lower.

On Thursday, the day of the weekly F&O expiry, benchmark indices finished lower due to front-end selling. Furthermore, doubts regarding declining refinery profits in China and Europe, a lackluster physical cargo trade, and an uncertain US economic outlook are replacing supply-related concerns.

The closing bell saw a 143-point decline in the BSE Sensex. (down by 0.2%)

In the meantime, the NSE Nifty ended the day down 48 points, or 0.3%.

Power Grid Corporation, M&M, and Apollo Hospital were some of today’s top gainers.

Conversely, ONGC, Adani Enterprises, and HUL were some of today’s biggest losers.

As of writing, the GIFT Nifty was down 26 points, trading at 19,475.

While the BSE SmallCap index finished 0.3% lower, the BSE MidCap index finished slightly higher.

Sectoral indices concluded mixed, with the majority of buying concentrated in stocks in the metal, auto, and real estate sectors. In the meantime, stocks in the media, IT, and energy sectors see selling.

Today marked the 52-week highs for the stocks of TVS Motors, Patanjali Foods, and Godrej Properties, respectively.

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Asian stock markets concluded the day higher. While the Nikkei index increased 1.5%, the Shanghai Composite finished slightly higher.