Domestic equity market benchmarks BSE Sensex and Nifty 50 continued to fall for the second day straight. BSE Sensex closed at 50,405, falling 440 points, while NSE’s Nifty 50 gave up 15,000. HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Housing Development Finance Corporation, Axis Bank, State Bank of India, Bajaj Finance were among major contributors to the fall recorded by Sensex. Stocks of ONGC, Maruti Suzuki, Kotak Mahindra Bank, and Nestle India were among top BSE Sensex gainers. All sectoral indices closed in red with Nifty PSU Bank index falling over 3%, making it the worst sectoral gauge. 

Domestic equity market benchmarks BSE Sensex and Nifty 50 continued to fall for the second day straight. BSE Sensex closed at 50,405, falling 440 points, while NSE’s Nifty 50 gave up 15,000. HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Housing Development Finance Corporation, Axis Bank, State Bank of India, Bajaj Finance were among major contributors to the fall recorded by Sensex. Stocks of ONGC, Maruti Suzuki, Kotak Mahindra Bank, and Nestle India were among top BSE Sensex gainers. All sectoral indices closed in red with Nifty PSU Bank index falling over 3%, making it the worst sectoral gauge.