Global Sell-off Hits Indian Markets; Sensex Plunges Up to 500 Points

Mumbai: A global market sell-off on the back of US political developments coupled with fears of fresh banking sector non-performing assets (NPAs or bad loans) and profit booking led to a sharp decline in the Indian equity markets on Wednesday.

Both the key indices — the S&P BSE Sensex and the NSE Nifty50 — declined by over 1 percent.

Moreover, selling in the Indian equity market intensified after the Asian Development Bank (ADB) slashed India’s growth forecast for fiscal 2019-20 to 6.5 percent from 7 percent projected in July.

The S&P BSE Sensex closed at 38,593.52, lower by 503.62 points or 1.29 percent from the previous close of 39,097.14 points. It had touched an intra-day high of 39,087.20 and a low of 38,510.97 points.

Similarly, the Nifty50 on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) closed flat. It ended the day’s trade at 11,440.20, lower by 148 points, or 1.28 percent, than its previous close. On the broader market level, the BSE Mid and Small Cap Indexes underperformed as compared to the Sensex and Nifty. However, the market breadth was negative on both the key indices.

Sectorally, the top gainers were the BSE Power and IT indices, whereas the losers included the Auto, Realty, Metal and Capital Goods indices.

“The weakness came on the back of weak global cues as US political developments and tougher tones from the Washington and Beijing on a trade deal spoiled investor sentiments,” said Deepak Jasani, Head Retail Research of HDFC Securities. (IANS)

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