Sensex Slips Nearly 500 Points; Hindustan Unilever, NTPC, L&T Top Losers
NDTV
The benchmark BSE Sensex oscillated in a range of around 770 points between an intra-day high of 61,880 and a low of 61,109 before ending the day lower by 456 points or 0.74 per cent
The domestic stock markets slipped nearly one per cent to end lower for the second consecutive session amid heightened volatility, due to profit-booking at higher levels. The benchmark BSE Sensex oscillated in a range of around 770 points between an intra-day high of 61,880 and a low of 61,109 before ending the day at 61,259, lower by 456 points or 0.74 per cent and the NSE Nifty swung between an intra-day high of 18,458 and a low of 18,209 before ending at 18,267, down 152 points or 0.83 per cent. All the BSE sectoral indices ended in the red, with the IT space hammered to the extent of 2 per cent.
According to market experts, investors are booking profits at every peak, adding volatility to the market.
Analysts also said that investors were awaiting corporate views during September-quarter earnings as higher commodity costs and raw material expenses are expected to hurt margins for companies even as they post profit increases.
On the stock-specific front, Titan, Hindustan Unilever, NTPC and L&T shed around 2 per cent each on the BSE. Hindustan Unilever has warned that margins could remain under pressure in the near term due to elevated commodity prices.
