Sensex, Nifty trade lower after early optimism
The Hindu
Sensex, Nifty updates
Benchmark equity indices started the trade on a positive note on Monday, January 8, 2024, but later gave up all early gains to trade lower amid weak trends from Asian markets.
The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 155.62 points to 72,181.77 in early trade. The Nifty went up by 53.15 points to 21,763.95.
However, both the indices failed to carry forward the positive momentum and were trading lower later. The Sensex quoted 177.54 points lower at 71,821.10 while the Nifty fell 53.25 points to trade at 21,653.85.
Among the Sensex firms, Tata Steel, Bharti Airtel, HCL Technologies, Reliance Industries, Sun Pharma and Titan were the biggest gainers.
Hindustan Unilever, Bajaj Finance, Bajaj Finserv, ITC, IndusInd Bank and NTPC were among the laggards.
In Asian markets, Seoul, Shanghai and Hong Kong were trading lower.
The US markets ended marginally up on Friday.
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