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 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.
In a volatile trade, Indian stock indices - Sensex and Nifty - closed Tuesday's session largely on a steady note. The indices started the day flat and later oscillated between red and green, but closed with marginal gains.
The Indian stock markets opened flat on Tuesday amid the anticipations of profit-booking as the benchmark indices on Monday remained close to the lifetime highs.
Indian markets closed on a decline on Thursday, a day after the government proposed an increase in capital gains tax and a hike in the Securities Transaction Tax for F&O transactions in the Union Budget
The Indian stock market opened at a record high with Sensex opening at 79,840.40, above 364 points or 0.46 per cent, and Nifty at 24,228.75, up 86 points or .36 per cent high.
Indian markets experienced high volatility after investors booked profits on the last trading session of the week. Both Nifty and Sensex closed with marginal declines, though the Nifty 50 index touched a new high during the opening session.
After a stellar rally over the past few weeks, markets faced some resistance over the past couple of sessions. At Tuesday opening bell, indices Sensex and Nifty traded marginally higher with a downside bias.
Analysts asserted that a strong US dollar, uncertainty in Lok Sabha elections outcome after a decreasing voter turnout trend seen so far in the three phases that went to vote, and a profit booking after the recent rally hurt the markets.