Stock Market Today: Markets opened with red mark, Sensex-Nifty fell due to West Asia tension
Mumbai. Domestic stock markets started with a decline on Monday due to increasing tension in West Asia. BSE Sensex fell 606.04 points and opened at 76,963.35 points. At the time of writing, it was down 591.33 points (0.76 percent) at 77,569.39 points. Tension increased in West Asia last weekend. America has attacked Iran and Iran has attacked American military bases in many Gulf countries.
Due to this, the prices of crude oil increased in the international markets and Asian stock markets opened in decline. The Nifty-50 index of the National Stock Exchange also fell 167.50 points and opened at 24,039.40. At the time of writing, it fell by 174.45 points or 0.72 percent to 24,032.45 points. All-round selling is being seen in the market. Except media, all other sectors are under pressure.
The decline is more in the indices of Banking, Finance, Auto, FMCG, Metal, Realty, Consumer Durable Products and Chemicals groups. The IT index opened with gains, but later went into the red. Among Sensex companies, shares of Tata Steel and Indigo are down two percent.
Shares of Asian Paints, Maruti Suzuki, HDFC Bank, Eternal, Bajaj Finserv, L&T, Bajaj Finance, BEL and UltraTech Cement are also down more than one percent. Shares of TCS, NTPC, HCL Technologies and PowerGrid are currently up.
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