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TMI BlogInvestors become poorer by Rs 12 lakh cr in three days of market fallX X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Investors become poorer by Rs 12 lakh cr in three days of market fall X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ays, the BSE benchmark Sensex tanked 820.2 points or 1.04 per cent. On Friday, the 30-share BSE benchmark declined 241.30 points or 0.31 per cent to settle at 77,378.91. During the day, the benchmark gyrated 820.15 points between the day's high of 77,919.70 and low of 77,099.55. The NSE Nifty dropped 95 points or 0.40 per cent to 23,431.50. The market capitalisation of BSE-listed firms dimin ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ished by Rs 12,07,314.99 crore to Rs 4,29,67,835.05 crore (USD 5 trillion) in the three days. From the 30-share blue-chip pack on Friday, IndusInd Bank, NTPC, UltraTech Cement, State Bank of India, Sun Pharma, Axis Bank, Tata Steel and Power Grid were among the major laggards. Tata Consultancy Services jumped nearly 6 per cent after the IT services company reported an 11.95 per cent surge in t ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... he December quarter net profit to Rs 12,380 crore. Devarsh Vakil, Head of Prime Research at HDFC Securities, said, "Strong quarterly earnings from TCS drove the IT index up 3.4 per cent, helping the market withstand a sharp sell-off." However, despite broad gains across IT stocks, the Nifty fell for the third consecutive session, Vakil added. Tech Mahindra, HCL Tech, Infosys and Bajaj Finser ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... v were the other big gainers. Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) offloaded equities worth Rs 7,170.87 crore on Thursday, according to exchange data. "Domestic market sentiment remained subdued due to rising crude oil prices, driven by supply concerns, and a strengthening dollar index. Despite the IT sector's resilience following positive early Q3 results, broader indices bled due to uncert ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ainties surrounding Trump policies and high valuations. "Consolidation may persist in the near term, yet investors are closely watching the US non-farm payroll data today for further guidance," Vinod Nair, Head of Research at Geojit Financial Services, said. The BSE smallcap gauge dropped 2.40 per cent and midcap index declined 2.13 per cent. Among BSE sectoral indices, power tanked 3.07 per ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... cent, utilities (2.86 per cent), realty (2.64 per cent), industrials (2.08 per cent), commodities (2.05 per cent) and consumer durables (1.98 per cent). BSE Focused IT jumped 3.17 per cent, IT (2.65 per cent) and teck (2.24 per cent) were the biggest gainers. As many as 3,167 stocks declined while 827 advanced and 84 remained unchanged on the BSE. "Markets continued its downward trajectory ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... as the rupee dropping to new lows against the strengthening dollar has further dampened investors' sentiment. Amid concerns of subdued economic growth and expectations of a slowdown in the quarterly earnings, investors cut their bet on banking and mid & small cap stocks. "With expensive valuations of Indian markets at large still a concern, investors would mostly resort to stock-specific activit ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ies," Prashanth Tapse, Senior VP (Research) at Mehta Equities Ltd, said. PTI SUM SHW X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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