Sensex snaps 2-day winning run, below 61k, Nifty at 18,108; Adani Enterprises, Asian Paints tank up to 4%

Domestic equity indices snapped the two-day winning tally and settled little connected Monday amid the weaker planetary cues and prime bluechip counters including IndusInd Bank, Asian Paints, Kotak Mahindra Bank and HUL.

European stocks opened connected a anemic enactment and extended losses pursuing the concerns of economical recession and hawkish commentary from the US Federal Reserve. US stocks futures were besides trading lower.
 
For the day, the BSE Sensex dropped 187.31 points, oregon 0.31 per cent, to adjacent astatine 60,858.43. The NSE's barometer Nifty50 settled the time astatine 18,107.85, down 57.50 points oregon 0.32 per cent. BSE midcap and smallcap indices settled besides settled successful red.

The uncertain planetary marketplace situation coupled with a hawkish stance by the US Fed officials connected involvement complaint hikes kept the temper gloomy passim the trading session. Although ostentation is showing signs of immoderate moderation, concerns implicit a apt recession successful the US and occidental economies is prompting investors to crook hazard averse toward equities, said Shrikant Chouhan, Head of Equity Research (Retail), Kotak Securities.

"Technically, aft a promising pullback rally the Nifty has formed a wrong assemblage candle enactment which is indicating non directional activity. For traders, 18050 would beryllium the contiguous enactment portion and beneath the aforesaid the scale could gaffe till 17,950-17,900. On the flip side, supra 18,050 the scale could retest the level of 18,200," helium said.

On a sectoral front, lone Nifty IT and PSU indices settled successful green. FMCG and Media scale tumbled a per cent each, followed by metals, backstage lenders and car stocks.

Among the Nifty50 stocks, Adani Enterprises topped the losers with a 4 per cent fall. Asian Paints tumbled 3 per cent aft Q3 earnings. Tata Motos, IndusInd Bank, Adani Ports, Kotak Mahindra Bank, HUL and Titan were down 2 per cent each. On the different hand, Coal India surged 3 per cent, followed by a 2 per cent emergence successful UPL. ONGC, BCPL, Tata Steel, Power Grid and SBI Life added a per cent each.

Domestic indices snapped their erstwhile gains amid antagonistic sentiments from their planetary counterparts. Weak US user information and hawkish comments from the Fed's policymakers connected Wednesday hammered capitalist hazard appetite. Lingering fears of recession dragged planetary bourses down, leaving the marketplace volatile, said Vinod Nair, Head of Research astatine Geojit Financial Services.

Greenlam Industries roseate 12 per cent, whereas Datamatics Global Services tumbled 11 per cent successful the broader markets. Mishtann Foods, Persistent Systems and Prakash Industries roseate betwixt 7-11 per cent each. Rallis India tanked 9 per cent aft Q3 earnings. Nureca, GTPL Hathway, Adani Green Energy and eMudhra declined 6-8 per cent each.

Anand Rathi, APL Apollo Tubes, Gravita India, Hindustan Zinc, Landmark Card, Roto Pumps, Swan Energy were among 39 stocks that deed 52-week precocious during the league connected NSE. Stocks specified arsenic Balaji Amines, Delhivery, Krsnaa Diagnostics, Laurus Labs and Piramal Pharma deed their 52-week debased during the day.

A full of 3,626 stocks that traded for the time connected BSE, of which 1,927 settled lower, portion 1,585 settled higher. Remaining 114 stocks ended unchanged. 245 stocks deed an precocious circuit connected BSE, whereas 127 banal deed the little circuit during the trading session.

Persistent Systems' shares rallied astir 8 per cent during the trading league connected Thursday aft the institution reported a beardown show successful the December 2022 quarter.

Shares of Adani Green Energy slipped implicit 6 per cent, adjacent arsenic its limb Adani Renewable Energy Holding Two aims bargain 50 per cent involvement successful Essel Saurya Urja Company of Rajasthan Ltd from Essel Infraprojects for Rs 15 crore.

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