Business Desk – Stock Market Today: A decline is being seen in the Indian stock market today i.e. on 13th November. Sensex is trading below 81,500 after falling more than 400 points. At the same time, Nifty has also fallen by about 150 points to the level of 25,150. In today's business, the maximum selling is taking place in the shares of metal and auto sectors.
Metal and auto shares fell the most
Today there is pressure on shares of metal and auto sector in the market. Investors are selling in these sectors. Due to this the market decline has increased further. Both the major indices Sensex and Nifty are trading in the red.
Weakness in Asian markets also
Today, along with the Indian market, mixed business is being seen in the Asian markets also. Japan's Nikkei fell 997 points or 1.64% to 61,817.
At the same time, Hong Kong's Hang Seng is trading at 23,801 with a decline of 207 points or 0.83%. On the other hand, South Korea's Kospi is at 5,376 with an increase of 33 points or 1.16%.
There was a decline in the American market also
Earlier on Thursday, the American stock market had closed with a decline. Dow Jones fell 189 points, or 0.36%, to close at 52,297. Nasdaq declined by 100 points or 0.39% and came to 25,366.
At the same time, the S&P 500 index also closed at 7,592, falling 27 points or 0.35%. The effect of this weakness of the American markets is being seen today on the stock markets around the world.
Foreign investors bought shares worth Rs 27,606 crore in 7 days
Foreign investors i.e. FII/FPI have made net purchases of Rs 27,606 crore in the Indian stock market in the last 7 trading days. Their total net purchases in the last 30 days have been Rs 73,054 crore.
However, domestic institutional investors i.e. DII have sold during this period. In the last 7 days, DII has sold shares worth Rs 22,639 crore. At the same time, their net sales in the last 30 days have been Rs 33,125 crore.
According to the latest data, foreign investors bought Rs 7,831 crore, while domestic institutional investors sold Rs 6,331 crore.
There was a rise in the market yesterday
Earlier in the last trading session, there was a rise in the Indian stock market. However, today the market remains under pressure due to weakness in Asian markets and selling in metal and auto stocks. In the coming business, investors will keep an eye on the trend of foreign markets and buying and selling of domestic shares.