Nifty Financial Services index has lost 2.69 per cent on a YTD basis whereas BSE Finance index dropped 3.83 per cent.  

Looking at the returns of the past three years, Nifty Financial Services index has gained 34.25 per cent vis-à-vis S&P BSE Financial Services, which climbed 27.31 per cent. 

Indices closed lower on Monday as Nifty fell 0.53 per cent while Sensex lost over 400 points. Nifty Midcap and Nifty Smallcap slipped 0.09 per cent & 0.58 per cent, respectively.

At 11.30 am on Tuesday, the headline equity indices, i.e. Sensex and Nifty 50 are seen extending gains from the last trading session.  

It was a happy Monday on the bourses as markets all over the world were trading in positive territory despite volatility and rising inflation. Sensex surged 1.41 per cent to end at 54,521.15 whereas Nifty 50 clocked in 229.30 points or 1.43 per cent to close at the 16,278.50 level.    

At 11.30 am on Wednesday, the headline equity indices, i.e. Sensex and Nifty 50 were trading marginally higher.  

After data revealed that the US economy shrank for the quarter ended March 2022, the benchmark indices are trading with moderate gains, headed by financials, IT, and oil & gas equities.

At 2.30 pm on Wednesday, the core equity indices, i.e. Sensex and Nifty 50 were trading on the lower side as the markets reacted to the rate hike by RBI.  

Around noon today, the core equity indices, i.e. Sensex and Nifty 50 were trading on the lower side as the US markets ended lower by more than a per cent on Friday. 

 At 11.30 am on Thursday, the headline equity indices, i.e. Sensex and Nifty 50 were trading flat amidst mixed global cues as the investor sentiment is down, owing to the weakening of the global economies.  

At 2 pm on Friday, the core equity indices i.e., Sensex and Nifty 50 recovered the losses from the last trading session and were trading higher by 2.50 per cent each.