Mumbai, India (BBN) – The Nifty and the Sensex were trading flat ahead of
Union Budget presentation for the fiscal 2017-18 began with some disruption.
The Opposition has demanded adjournment and created commotion, reports The Hindu Business Line.
At 11:07am, the 30-share BSE index Sensex was up 32.3 points or 0.12 per cent at 27,688.26 and the 50-share NSE index Nifty was up 5.75 point or 0.07 per cent at 8,567.05.
A report by IFA Global said: “Asian stock markets are trading on a negative note, with Hang Seng index trading lower by 227 points and Nikkei index trading lower by 2 points as President Donald Trump’s immigration policy generated risk aversion.
US stock markets closed on a negative note.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed lower by 107 points and Nasdaq index closed marginally higher by 1 point.
US equities closed lower amid Trump policy worries.
European stock markets closed on a negative note, with FTSE closed lower by 19 points and CAC lower by 35 points. European markets ended the day lower despite better-than-expected inflation and GDP number from the euro zone.”
Among BSE sectoral indices, realty index gained the most by 1.29 per cent, PSU 0.9 per cent, consumer durables 0.81 per cent and capital goods 0.8 per cent.
On the other hand, IT index was down 2.17 per cent, followed by TECk 1.83 per cent, healthcare 0.78 per cent and metal 0.23 per cent.
Top five Sensex gainers were SBI (+2.6 per cent), ITC (+1.57 per cent), Maruti (+1.47 per cent), HDFC (+1.26 per cent) and Adani Ports (+1.23 per cent), while the major losers were TCS (-2.49 per cent), Infosys (-2.08 per cent), Dr Reddy’s (-1.69 per cent), NTPC (-1.51 per cent) and Lupin (-1.41 per cent).
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