Indian markets open in red, Nifty FMCG gains!
The Sensex is down by 0.25 per cent trading around 82,980 while the Nifty is also down by 0.27 per cent and is trading around 24,780.
Market Update at 9:30 AM: On Monday, Indian markets opened on a negative note, with Nifty and Sensex experiencing losses while, the Broader indices also displayed negative performance. Nifty FMCG emerged as the top gainer, while Nifty Metal emerged as the top loser.
The Sensex is down by 0.25 per cent trading around 82,980 while the Nifty is also down by 0.27 per cent and is trading around 24,780. Whereas, in the broader, the Nifty Midcap declined by 0.55 per cent trading at 58,179 while the Nifty Smallcap declined by 0.87 per cent trading at 19,108.
India VIX has rose by 1.25 per cent and is trading at 15.41, indicating an increase in market volatility.
Within the sectoral landscape only Nifty FMCG is among the Top Gainers while Nifty Metal, Nifty Media, and Nifty Energy are the sectors which are underperforming.
SBILIFE, HDFCLIFE, and HINDUNILVR are among the top gainers within the Nifty 50 while ONGC, TATASTEEL, and HINDALCO are among the Top Losers.
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About 504 stocks are advancing as against to 1,724 stocks that are declining, thus indicating a negative sentiment in the broader market.
Pre-Market Update at 8:30 AM: The S&P 500 and Dow saw their biggest weekly drops since March 2023, while the Nasdaq had its largest weekly fall since January 2022.U.S. Labor Department data showed 142,000 jobs were added in August, below expectations, with July's jobs growth revised down to 89,000.
The Dow dropped 410.34 points (1.01 per cent) to 40,345.41, the S&P 500 lost 94.99 points (1.73 per cent) to 5,408.42, and the Nasdaq fell 436.83 points (2.55 per cent) to 16,690.83.
The U.S. 10-year Treasury yield rose by 81 basis points to 3.73 per cent, while the 2-year bond yield increased by 79 basis points to 3.67 per cent.
The GIFT Nifty is trading slightly higher, indicating a positive start for the day. Nifty futures were trading at 24,906.
Oil prices inched higher in early Monday trading, rebounding slightly from the previous session's losses, following weaker-than-expected U.S. jobs data for August.
U.S. crude oil prices dropped by 8 per cent last week, marking their steepest decline since June 2023. West Texas Intermediate's October contract hit a low of $67.16 per barrel.
On September 06, 2024, foreign institutional investors (FII) sold shares worth Rs 620 crore, while domestic institutional investors (DII) bought shares worth Rs 2,121 crore.
Stocks that are banned for trading in the F&O segment on September 09, 2024, are ABFRL, BALRAMCHIN, BANDHANBNK, BIOCON, CHAMBLFERT, HINDCOPPER, RBLBANK
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