Indices closed on a weak note ahead of crucial US inflation numbers. Nifty slipped 0.64 per cent while Sensex tanked 390 points.

Larsen & Toubro was one of the top-performing stocks in today’s market and these gains have been witnessed on a day when there was bloodshed on D-Street.  

Recording gains in PSU and select private banks, financial services, and select heavyweight stocks, the benchmark indices closed higher rising towards the end of Tuesday's trading session. Sensex was up 246.47 points or 0.45 per cent at 54,767.62 level whereas Nifty gained 62 points or 0.38 per cent at 16,340.50 level. 

At 12.30 pm on Wednesday, the headline equity indices, i.e. Sensex and Nifty 50 were trading marginally higher as shares in the Asia Pacific markets were slightly up. This took place on the back of China releasing its trade data and Bank of Korea as well as Reserve Bank of New Zealand hiking their interest rates by 50 basis points each. 

On Monday, the Indian equity markets kept an eye on the quarterly results. The weak start of IT earnings lowered the sentiments which made benchmark indices start the session on  a negative note. 

The markets crashed with full force at the beginning of the week while the key equity indices fell below their crucial levels, experiencing heavy selling pressure. The global markets corrected due to worries over upcoming policy rate hikes and cuts to the central bank’s balance sheet.  

Due to the global sell-off, the Indian equity markets traded under pressure with Sensex rattling 1,416.30 points or 2.61 per cent ending at 52,792.23 level while Nifty declining 430.90 points or 2.65 per cent at 15,809.40 level.  

On Tuesday, the headline equity indices i.e. Sensex and Nifty ended on a lower note after gaining almost 0.50 per cent in the afternoon session.  The European markets have opened in the green whereas the Rupee crossed the Rs 77 per dollar mark and is trading at Rs 77.33.  

On Monday, concerns over the weakening rupee, global interest rate hikes, and tightening lockdowns in China forced the markets to take a downward trend. Sensex closed down by 364.91 points or 0.67 per cent at 54,470.67 while Nifty settled 109.40 points or 0.67 per cent lower at the 16,301.90 level. 

Indices are trading higher amid volatility. Nifty has gained about a quarter per cent while Sensex climbed around 100 points.

During the month of April, Nifty IT index, on average, has delivered returns of about 1.1 per cent and interestingly, three out of the last four years’ performance for the index in the month of April has been mindblowing!

On Tuesday, the Indian markets ended lower after clocking two-month highs in the previous trading session, as investors booked profits in HDFC Bank and HDFC along with other heavyweights in the index.