- By Aditya Pratap Singh
- Mon, 03 Mar 2025 10:43 AM (IST)
- Source:JND
Sensex Today: The domestic equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty erased the opening gains and turned red in early trade on Monday, i.e. March 02. At around 10:23 am, the BSE index was trading at 72,940.07, down 258.03 points or 0.35 percent. Meanwhile, Nifty50, the index of top 50 shares on NSE, dropped 76 points to trade at 22,051.
Both the indices started today's trade in positive territory with Nifty opened at 22,194.55, up around 70 points against the previous day's closing price of 22,124.70. The NSE index zoomed to hit intraday high of 22,261.55 in the opening hour. While Sensex opened at 73,427.65, up over 250 points against the last session closing price of 73,198.10.
However, both the benchmark indices turned negative territory after being in green for a while amid foreign fund outflow and heavy selling in blue-chip stocks.
Top Losers: HDFC Bank, IndusInd Bank, Reliance Industries, Axis Bank, Tata Steel, Bajaj Finserv, Tata Motors, Adani Ports, Zomato, Bajaj Finance and Hindustan Unilever were among the top losers in the Sensex pack.
Top Winners: UltraTech Cement, Tech Mahindra, Mahindra & Mahindra, Larsen & Toubro, Infosys, HCL Technologies and Bharti Airtel.
International Markets
Asian markets were heavily traded in Hong Kong, Tokyo and Shanghai. The Seoul stock market was closed for a holiday. The US markets closed largely on a positive note on Friday. Meanwhile, global oil benchmark Brent crude rose 0.55 per cent to USD 73.21 per barrel.
Foreign institutional investors sold equities worth Rs 11,639.02 crore on Friday, according to exchange data.
On Friday, the benchmark BSE Sensex tumbled 1,414.33 points, or 1.90 per cent, to settle at 73,198.10. The NSE Nifty fell 420.35 points, or 1.86 per cent, to close at 22,124.70, extending its decline for the eighth consecutive day.
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