INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The S-P BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty 50 indexes continue to trade on a weak note but came off intraday low levels in noon deals as information
technology and pharma shares bucked the weak trend
Earlier in the day, the benchmarks staged a gap down opening wherein the Sensex fell over 500 points and Nifty 50 index touched an intraday
low of 11,084.65 as rising global COVID-19 cases and concerns over fresh lockdowns in Europe weighed on sentiment across the globe.As of
12:53 pm, the Sensex was down 152 points at 37,881 and Nifty was at 11,182, down 69 points."There are concerns regarding new pandemic
Also, reports about major financial institutions allegedly moving illicit funds raised concerns among investors
Also, the market has been ignoring negative news on macroeconomic numbers, rising COVID-19 cases in India, India-China standoff etc
So, yesterday it used the global news flow as an excuse to correct," Prasanna Pathak, fund manager, Taurus Mutual Fund, told
TheIndianSubcontinent.Nine of 11 sector gauges compiled by the National Stock Exchange were trading lower led by the Nifty Media and Realty
indexes over 2 per cent decline
Auto, FMCG, PSU banking, metal and banking shares were also facing selling pressure.On the other hand, IT and pharma shares were witnessing
buying interest.Mid- and small-cap shares were also witnessing selling pressure as Nifty Midcap 100 and Nifty Smallcap 100 indexes fell over
1 per cent each.Zee Entertainment was top Nifty loser, the stock fell 5 per cent to Rs 199
GAIL India, Bharti Infratel, Adani Ports, Tata Motors, ONGC, BPCL, Britannia Industries, Larsen - Toubro, Hero MotoCorp, Maruti Suzuki,
Titan and Indian Oil also fell between 1.4-4 per cent each.On the flipside, Grasim Industries, TCS, Tech Mahindra, Bharti Airtel, Cipla,
Shree Cements, HCL Tech, UltraTech Cement, HDFC Life and Sun Pharma were among the gainers.The overall market breadth was negative as 1,826
shares were declining while 618 were advancing on the BSE.
