Today, December 9, the first trading day of the week, the Sensex is trading at 81,570, down over 130 points. The Nifty is also down 40 points, trading at 24,630.
Out of 30 Sensex stocks, 20 are down and 10 are up. Out of 50 Nifty stocks, 33 are bearish and 17 are bullish. The FMCG sector is trading the biggest decliner in the NSE sectoral index.
Mixed business for Asian markets
- In Asian markets, Japan's Nikkei was down 0.27% and Korea's Kospi was down 2.13%. While China's Shanghai Composite Index is trading with a decline of 0.36%.
- According to NSE data, foreign investors (FIIs) sold shares worth ₹1,830.31 crore on December 6. Meanwhile, domestic investors (DIIs) bought shares worth ₹1,659.06 crore.
- America's Dow Jones closed down 0.28% at 44,642 on December 6. The S&P 500 closed up 0.25% at 6,090 and the Nasdaq gained 0.81% at 19,859.
The market closed lower on Friday Earlier on Friday i.e. December 6, the Sensex closed down 56 points at the level of 81,709. The Nifty also fell by 30 points, closing at 24,677.
Out of 30 Sensex stocks, 17 declined and 13 advanced. Out of 50 Nifty stocks, 32 declined and 18 advanced. The metal sector closed the highest in the NSE sectoral index with a gain of 1.23%.
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