Today’s Action
Nifty, -5.6%; Sensex, -5.6%; Nifty Midcap, -5.5%; Nifty Smallcap, -6.3%; Model Portfolio, 0%
Daily Market Review
Market Pulse: Downtrend
Nifty opened higher but selling pressure quickly grappled the markets. The index breached the low made on Friday, and is at a new three-year low. Around 90% of Nifty50 stocks ended in the red. Coronavirus cases in India increased to 147, with 10 fresh additions today.
Zee Entertainment Ents. (+23.3%) helped the Nifty Media (+0.4) to be the only index to close positive. Nifty Pvt Bank (-6.9%) and Financial Services (-6.7%) were the major decliners. Advance-Decline ratio was highly skewed toward decliners. Of 2,125 stocks traded, 273 advanced, 1,569 declined, and the remaining traded flat.
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