Equity investors' wealth falls by ₹3.23 lakh crore in early trade
The Hindu
Sensex tanked 1,466.4 points to 57,367.47 in morning trade
Investors' wealth fell by Rs 3.23 lakh crore in early trade on Monday in-line with the lacklustre trend in the equity market.
The BSE Sensex tanked 1,466.4 points or 2.49% to 57,367.47 in morning trade.
Tracking the weak trend in equities, the market capitalisation of BSE-listed firms eroded by ₹3,23,123.54 crore to ₹2,73,72,988.06 crore.
From the Sensex pack, Tech Mahindra, Infosys, HCL Technologies, Wipro, Tata Consultancy Services, Tata Steel and Bajaj Finance were trading sharply lower.
Hindustan Unilever, Maruti, Nestle and UltraTech Cement were the only gainers.
"Domestic equity markets are likely to retreat sharply in early trade Monday, as the entire Asian pack is trading in deep red after U.S. Fed chairman Jerome Powell in his speech on Friday indicated that interest rates may continue to rise to keep inflation in check.
"Mr. Powell stated that failure to restore price stability would mean far greater pain," Prashanth Tapse - Research Analyst, Senior VP (Research), Mehta Equities Ltd.
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