Mumbai: Indian equity benchmark indices- BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty- 50 closed lower for the second consecutive session on Wednesday, January 3. As per market experts, the rising geopolitical tensions prompted investors to take profits in high-valuation stocks.
BSE Sensex opened at 71,832.62 against the previous close of 71,892.48 and touched its intraday high and low of 71,862 and 71,303.97 respectively. It finally closed with a loss of 536 points, or 0.75 per cent, at 71,356.60. NSE Nifty opened at 21,661.10 against the previous close of 21,665.80 and touched its intraday high and low of 21,677 and 21,500.35 respectively before settling at 21,517.35, down 148 points, or 0.69 per cent.
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The Nifty midcap 100 index surged up to 0.3 percent, whereas Nifty Smallcap 100 ended flat. Most of the major sectoral indices fell. NIfty IT emerged as the biggest loser as it fell over 2.5 per cent. The Nifty Metal index also fell over 1.8 per cent. Nifty Realty was the only sectoral index that gained over 1.1 per cent.
About 1,917 shares rose, 1,390 fell, and 79 remained unchanged. The top gainers were Bajaj Auto, Adani Enterprises, Adani Ports, Cipla and ITC. The top losers were Hindalco, JSW Steel, Tata Steel, LTIM and Tech Mahindra..
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