Sensex sheds 77 points; Nifty50 hits 6-month low to end at 8,074

Equity benchmarks indices were trading lower on Friday, closing market at Sensex sheds 77 points at 26,150.24. and the Nifty declined 6-month low to end at 8074. NTPC rallies 4 percent while Tata Steel slips 2 percent. About 1312 shares have advanced, 1277 shares declined, and 166 shares are unchanged. 

The gainers were NTPC, Sun Pharma, Bharti, Hero MotoCorp and M&M, while losers were Tata Steel, ITC, GAIL, Asian Paints and HDFC Bank.

Sectoral indices were trading on a mixed note with stocks from power sector,  witnessing maximum buying interest. Stocks from fast moving consumer goods sector are witnessing selling pressure.

Stock Market Struggling To Drift Up ~ MCX, NCDEX Market Down

Stock market started on a flat note with a slight negative bias, equity benchmarks are still under pressure. BSE Sensex has hiked 7 points at 26233 while Nifty is 5 points up at 8085. In broader market, BSE Small Cap is just 2 points up at 11842, BSE Midcap has risen up 64 points at 12065 and Nifty Midcap has gained 37 points at 14327.

Indian Currency Rupee slipped large amount of points in the morning session itself and is trading lower by 30 paise at 68.12 against US Dollar.

Asian Market Updates: Mostly global indices are in the green zone with Japan's Nikkei leading the region at 18007 with 145 points hike. Hang Seng dropped 3 points at 22259 and Taiwan Index is 13 points up at 9008.

Commodity Market also drifted down today. MCX Gold dropped 184 points at 28947 and Silver lost 293 points at 40447. Crude Oil declined 41 points at 3125.

Sensex Nifty Slipping Down - Auto, FMCG, Oil stocks tumble

After a huge rally yesterday, Stock market gone into heavy losses today. Currently Sensex has slumped 392 points at 27124 and Nifty has lost 133 points at 8392. Except Healthcare sector, all the sectors are going through heavy losses. BSE Small Cap has dropped 279 points at 12647, BSE MidCap has moved down 312 points at 12619 and Nifty Midcap lost 335 points at 15055. Just 424 shares have advanced, about 1888 shares have declined and 122 shares are still unchanged. 

Sun Pharma, ONGC, BHEL, SBI and Bank of Baroda are gainers while UltraTechCement, Bharti Infratel, GAIL, Adani Portsand Eicher Motors are the losers in NSE. 

Asian Market is also slipping down today. Nikkei is 23 points up at 17368, Hang Seng dropped 272 points at 22566 and Taiwan index is live at 8957 with 194 points down.