Indian stock markets opened at a new high on Friday, with both indices continuing the bull run. The Nifty 50 index opened closer to its 52-week high, while the Sensex opened above the 83,000 mark for the first time.
Indian stock indices closed Wednesday trade in the red, dragged by a broad-based fall virtually in all the sectoral indices, particularly the media, metal, PSU bank, realty, oil and gas. Profit booking at higher levels also dampened investors sentiment, said analysts.
Indian stock indices rose substantially on Monday, defying a sharp downturn in the overnight US markets, possibly due to inherent strength in domestic market fundamentals.
Indian stock indices took a sharp hit Friday, the last trading day of the current week, with all sectoral indices closing deep in the red. The sell-off was broad-based, with the banking and energy sectors taking the biggest hit.
Indian stock indices closed Wednesday's trade marginally in the red, mirroring weak cues from the US markets and along with weakness in domestic IT and PSU bank stocks. Profit booking at higher levels also dented the stock indices.
Indian stock indices settled the week's trade on a high, keeping the gains that were accumulated throughout the day intact. The indices were supported by continued buying by foreign portfolio investors.