Share market news: Domestic stock markets closed with a decline on Tuesday, the last trading day of the year 2024, amid continued withdrawal of foreign institutional investors (FIIs) and weak signals from global markets. Sensex fell by 109 points while Nifty remained almost stable.
Sensex: BSE’s benchmark index Sensex based on 30 shares fell 109.12 points or 0.14 per cent to close at 78,139.01 in volatile trade. At one point during trading it had fallen by 687.34 points to 77,560.79.
Nifty: However, the National Stock Exchange (NSE) standard index Nifty managed to recover to a great extent from the initial fall and finally closed at 23,644.80 with a slight fall of 0.10 points.ALSO READ: Share Bazaar: Sensex rose 226 points due to buying in shares, Nifty also strengthened
In this way, the year 2024 ended with a decline in the domestic market. However, this year the Sensex has gained a total of 5,898.75 points or 8.16 percent while the Nifty has gained 1,913.4 points or 8.80 percent.
Sensex touched record peak on September 27: The Sensex had touched its record peak of 85,978.25 on September 27 this year. Nifty also reached its highest ever level of 26,277.35 that day. However, after that both the indices continued to fluctuate.ALSO READ: Shares of Mamta Machinery and DAM Capital Advisors listed with a jump from their issue price.
There were fluctuations in the shares of these major companies: Among Sensex group companies, Tech Mahindra, Zomato, Tata Consultancy Services, Infosys, ICICI Bank, Bajaj Finance, Hindustan Unilever and HCL Technologies declined during trading on Tuesday. On the other hand, shares of Kotak Mahindra Bank, ITC, UltraTech Cement and Tata Motors closed with gains.ALSO READ: Stock market falls for 5th consecutive day, Sensex falls 1176 points
FIIs sold on Monday: According to stock market data, foreign institutional investors (FIIs) made a net sale of shares worth Rs 1,893.16 crore on Monday.ALSO READ: Huge fluctuations in stock market, rupee also at its all-time low
In Asian and American markets: In other markets of Asia, China’s Shanghai Composite declined while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng closed with gains, while the markets of Japan and South Korea remained closed due to New Year holidays. Most of the markets in Europe closed higher. American stock markets closed with a decline on Monday.
Brent crude futures at US $ 74.34 per barrel: Global oil benchmark Brent crude rose 0.46 percent to $74.34 per barrel. On Monday, BSE Sensex fell 450.94 points to 78,248.13 and NSE Nifty closed at 23,644.90 with a loss of 168.50 points. (Language)
Edited by: Ravindra Gupta
