Sensex down over 100 pts on weak global cues

Press Trust of India  |  Mumbai 

stock indices opened on a negative note Friday following weak global cues after the left key interest rates on hold last night, but hinted a rate hike next month.

The 30-share index had surged 246 points in the special Muhurat session Wednesday to mark the beginning of Hindu Samvat year 2075.

The NSE Nifty saw similar movement, and was trading 31.05 points, or 0.29 per cent, lower at 10,567.35.

The stock market was closed Thursday on account of Diwali Balipratipada.

Top losers in the morning session include Bharti Airtel, Wipro, Infosys, Tata Steel, ITC, ONGC, HDFC, NTPC and SBI, falling up to 1.65. per cent.

Bucking the weak market trend, Yes Bank, Adani Ports, IndusInd Bank, PowerGrid, Asian Paints, and rose up to 2.36 per cent.

Shares of aviation companies gained due to softening of InterGlobe Aviation, and were trading up to 2 per cent higher.

US Intermediate (WTI) were at $60.62 per barrel, down 5 cents from their last settlement.

Meanwhile, the rupee appreciated 35 paise to 72.65 against the dollar in early trade, following US mid-tem election results and easing

According to provisional data available with the BSE, foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) bought shares worth a net of Rs 31 crore Wednesday, while domestic institutional investors (DIIs) were net buyers too to the tune of Rs 27 crore.

Elsewhere in Asia, Japan's Nikkei was trading 0.93 per cent down, Shanghai Composite index fell 1.29 per cent, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng plunged 2.39 per cent and Taiwan Weighted was down 1.40 per cent in their early sessions.

On Wall Street, the lost 0.25 per cent and the Nasdaq shed 0.53 per cent after the Fed's statement.

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First Published: Fri, November 09 2018. 09:55 IST