Fairness markets deepened their losses in Monday afternoon commerce, with the Sensex falling 499.19 factors or 0.66 per cent to 75,691.27 and the Nifty declining 158.10 factors or 0.68 per cent to 22,934.10, as international institutional traders continued their promoting spree.
The broader market witnessed vital promoting stress, with the Nifty Subsequent 50 dropping 1.64 per cent to 61,467.35 and the Nifty 500 declining 1.38 per cent to 21,025.40. The market breadth remained closely unfavourable, with 3,472 shares declining in opposition to 524 advances on the BSE.
Know-how shares led the downturn, with Energy Grid rising as the highest loser, falling 3.06 per cent. Different main losers included Tech Mahindra (-2.87 per cent), Wipro (-2.61 per cent), HCL Tech (-2.42 per cent), and Tata Motors (-2.31 per cent). The sell-off intensified as 591 shares hit their decrease circuit limits, whereas 452 shares touched their 52-week lows.
Banking and monetary providers sectors confirmed relative stability, with the Nifty Financial institution and Nifty Monetary Providers indices declining marginally by 0.16 per cent and 0.18 per cent, respectively. FMCG shares supplied some help to the market, with Britannia Industries main the gainers, up 1.86 per cent, adopted by ICICI Financial institution (+1.64 per cent), State Financial institution of India (+1.27 per cent), Hindustan Unilever (+1.01 per cent), and Trent (+0.83 per cent).
The market sentiment remained cautious as international portfolio traders have offloaded ₹69,000 crore price of Indian equities in January to this point. Merchants are intently monitoring the upcoming Federal Reserve coverage assembly and the Union Price range for directional cues.
Technical indicators recommend rapid help for Nifty at 22,800, whereas the index faces resistance on the psychological degree of 23,000. Promoting stress was evident throughout the market spectrum, with solely 141 shares hitting their higher circuit limits, in comparison with 591 shares touching the decrease circuits.
Buying and selling exercise remained broad-based with 4,136 shares being traded on the BSE, whereas 140 shares remained unchanged. Market individuals proceed to evaluate the influence of potential US commerce insurance policies and protracted FII outflows on Indian equities.