Sensex, Nifty decline in early trade amid disappointing macroeconomic data
The Hindu
Foreign fund outflows impact Indian markets; Sensex and Nifty decline, with some stocks gaining amid economic slowdown.
Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty declined in early trade on Monday (December 2, 2024) amid disappointing macroeconomic data and weak trends in frontline stocks, including Reliance Industries, HDFC Bank and Tata Consultancy Services.
Foreign fund outflows also dented market sentiment.
The BSE benchmark Sensex tanked 493.84 points to 79,308.95 in early trade. The NSE Nifty declined 122.45 points to 24,008.65.
From the 30-share Sensex pack, IndusInd Bank, HDFC Bank, Larsen & Toubro, Tata Consultancy Services, Reliance Industries, Bajaj Finance, NTPC and Hindustan Unilever were the biggest laggards.
Maruti, UltraTech Cement, Adani Ports and Tata Motors were among the gainers.
India's economic growth slowed to a near two-year low of 5.4% in the July-September quarter of this fiscal due to poor performance of manufacturing and mining sectors as well as weak consumption, but the country continued to remain the fastest-growing large economy, data showed on Friday (November 29, 2024).
"The Q2 GDP shocker of 5.4 per cent will weigh on markets but the impact is unlikely to be big since part of the declining growth was factored in by the market after the disappointing Q2 results," V K Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist, Geojit Financial Services, said.
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