Stock indices in India slumped for the third straight session on Wednesday, with investors closely waiting for the Federal Reserve monetary policy decision slated to be announced later today.
Bearishness in the Indian stock markets seemed to be over, with the indices trading in the green for three out of four sessions. Yesterday, they were steady.
Keeping the early gains intact, stock indices in India closed with handsome gains on Monday. In the process, it made a good start to the new week and helped regain some of the recent losses.
Indian equity indices, the BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty50, both ended in the red on Tuesday, due to the losses in banking, Auto, and financial sector stocks.
Stock indices in India settled in the red on Friday, extending losses from the past session. Sensex closed at 79,486.32 points, down 55.47 points or 0.070 per cent, while Nifty closed at 24,148.20 points, down 51.15 points or 0.21 per cent.
Sensex finally closed the day at 79,476.63 points, up 694.39 points or 0.88 per cent, 24,198.30 points, up 202.95 points or 0.85 per cent. Benchmark Sensex is however some distance behind its all-time high of 85,978 points.