- By Vaamanaa Sethi
- Mon, 23 Oct 2023 03:42 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
The Indian equity indices ended on a lower note for the fourth consecutive day on Monday’s trading session amid weak global markets. At close, the Sensex was down 825.74 points or 1.26 percent at 64,571.88, and the Nifty was down 260.90 points or 1.34 percent at 19,281.80.
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Biggest losers on the Nifty included LTIMindtree, Adani Enterprises, Hindalco Industries, Adani Ports and UPL, while gainers were M&M and Bajaj Finance.
All the sectoral indices ended in the red with Metal, Information Technology, Realty, Oil & Gas, Power, Capital Goods down 2-3 percent each, while Auto, Bank, FMCG, Pharma down between 1-2 percent.
BSE Midcap index shed 2.5 percent, while Smallcap Index declined 4 percent. About 497 shares advanced, 2893 shares declined, and 119 shares unchanged.
The Indian benchmark indices opened flat on Monday, October 23 amid weak global markets. The Sensex was up 3.68 points or 0.01 percent at 65,401.30, and the Nifty was down 3.80 points or 0.02 percent at 19,538.90.
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ICICI Bank, Bajaj Finance, Nestle India, Bajaj Finserv and Adani Enterprises were among major gainers on the Nifty, while losers were Kotak Mahindra Bank, Grasim Industries, UltraTech Cement, TCS and Cipla.
Meanwhile, Indian Rupee ended lower at 83.19 per dollar on Monday against Friday's close of 83.12. The home currency opened marginally lower at 83.17 per dollar on Monday.
