Indian stock markets opened on a lower note on Thursday amid the mixed global cues. On the opening, the BSE Sensex was down 214.33 points or 0.27 per cent at 77,934.16, and the Nifty was down 55.25 points or 0.23 per cent, opening at 23,633.70.
The market's performance reflected a cautious sentiment, with 18 of the Nifty 50 stocks advancing while 30 declined. Among the top gainers were BPCL, ICICI Bank, Bharti Airtel, Britannia, and Asian Paints, while HDFC Life, Wipro, Bajaj Auto, Bajaj Finance, and Hindalco were the biggest loser
Indian markets started Tuesday's trading session on a flat note amid mixed global cues. The Nifty 50 index stood at 22,458 after losing 40 points, while the Sensex shed 206 points to 73,801 at the time of filing this report.
The Sensex, India's key equity index, opened down by 131.51 points, or 0.18 per cent, at 73,883.04, while the Nifty, another major index, started the session lower by 23.25 points, or 0.1 per cent, at 22,438.75.
The Sensex, India's benchmark stock index, began trading 165.44 points lower at 72,548.72, while the Nifty 50 index, which represents the National Stock Exchange of India's top 50 companies, opened down 45.40 points at 22,061.00.
Simultaneously, the Nifty commenced the day with positive momentum, opening 99.35 points up at 21,616.50. Among the Nifty firms, advances outnumbered declines with 29 companies experiencing gains and 21 facing declines.
BSE LargeCap rose 11.18 points to 6,909.22 with Maruti, Gail, Bosch, NTPC as active stocks on the index. BSE SmallCap declined 177.55 points to 28,688 while BSE MidCap went down 104.37 points to 25,047.34 level.