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 markets opened with gains on Thursday, despite selling pressure in major global stock markets. Both indices registered marginal increases at the opening.
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.
The Indian equity market on Tuesday opened flat note. The Benchmark indices BSE sensex opened at 82,652.69, up by 92.85, and Nifty at at 25313.40, up by 34.70.
Indian stock markets started September with gains as both indices opened positively on Monday. The Nifty 50 index opened with a gain of 97.70 points or 0.39 per cent at 25,333.60, while the BSE Sensex index began the week with a gain of 0.44 per cent or 359 points at 82,725.28 points.
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.