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Sensex Today | stock market live updates: Indian stock markets may extend losses into a fifth straight session on Thursday, the day of the weekly F&O expiry for the Sensex
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Sensex Today: Indian equity markets opened on a weak note on Thursday—also the weekly F&O expiry for the Sensex—as sustained foreign fund outflows and continued pressure on the rupee weighed on sentiment. The rupee touched a fresh record low of 90.56 against the US dollar in early trade.
The Sensex opened around 84,958, down 148 points or 0.17 per cent, while the Nifty50 slipped 33 points, or 0.13 per cent, to 25,953.
Among Sensex stocks, Hindustan Unilever, Titan, Eternal, ICICI Bank, Power Grid Corporation, Trent, UltraTech Cement, Bajaj Finserv, Tata Motors (PV), NTPC, Bajaj Finance and HDFC Bank were among the top losers.
On the gaining side, Tata Consultancy Services, HCL Technologies, Infosys, Tech Mahindra, Asian Paints and Bharti Airtel were the only stocks trading in the green.
In the broader market, the Nifty Midcap 100 edged up 0.17 per cent, while the Nifty Smallcap 100 slipped 0.07 per cent.
Market pressure has intensified over the past few sessions as the rupee weakened sharply against the dollar, breaching the 90-per-dollar level on Wednesday amid steady capital outflows, lingering uncertainty over India–US trade negotiations, and strong dollar demand.
FII activity:
Foreign institutional investors sold Indian equities worth Rs 3,207 crore in the cash market on Wednesday. Over the last five sessions, FIIs have offloaded shares worth Rs 13,071.4 crore. In contrast, domestic institutional investors bought equities worth Rs 4,730.4 crore.
Global markets:
Asia-Pacific markets were mixed after Wall Street gained on the back of fresh US jobs data that lifted hopes of a rate cut by the Federal Reserve.
Japan’s Nikkei 225 rose 0.3 per cent in early trade, while the Topix gained 0.33 per cent. South Korea’s Kospi fell 0.45 per cent, while the Kosdaq edged up 0.12 per cent. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 was flat.
Overnight, US markets ended higher after payroll processor ADP reported that private companies cut 32,000 jobs in November, compared with 47,000 additions in October and below expectations of a 40,000 increase. Rate-cut odds for the December 9–10 policy meeting are now pegged at 89 per cent.
By the close, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.86 per cent, the S&P 500 advanced 0.30 per cent, and the Nasdaq Composite added 0.17 per cent.
Gold and silver:
Gold prices ended marginally higher on Wednesday, supported by weak US private payrolls data. Spot gold closed nearly flat at $4,202.06 an ounce after touching an intraday high of $4,241.29. US gold futures for February delivery settled 0.3 per cent higher at $4,232.50 and were trading at $4,243.8 an ounce on Thursday morning, up 0.27 per cent.
Silver, meanwhile, steadied after hitting a record high of $58.98 earlier in the session.
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