Indian indices lowered down for the seventh consecutive session on March 2 as they wiped out all the intraday gains after fresh Coronavirus cases were reported confirmed in India.
The BSE Sensex has been closed at 939 points lower from its day’s high of 39,083.17, while Nifty fell 300 points from its day’s high level of 11,433.
At close, the Sensex was down 153.27 points or 0.40% at 38144.02, while Nifty was down 69 points or 0.62% at 11132.80. About 944 shares have advanced, 1469 shares declined, and 153 shares are unchanged.
Yes Bank, SBI, Tata Steel, GAIL and Hindalco were among major losers on the Nifty, while gainers include HCL Tech, Eicher Motors, Nestle, ICICI Bank and Infosys.
Among sectors, except IT, all other indices ended in the red, while BSE Midcap and Smallcap down 0.3 to 0.7 percent respectively.
As soon as a confirmed coronavirus case started doing rounds in Delhi, Sensex and Nifty erased all its intraday gains and started trading in the red with Nifty below 11,150 level. The Sensex went down by 151.32 points or 0.40% at 38145.97, and the Nifty down 58.10 points or 0.52% at 11143.70.
About 1012 shares have advanced, 1294 shares declined, and 121 shares are unchanged.
Benchmark indices erased more of its early gains as confirmed coronavirus cases emerge from Delhi and Telangana.
About 1278 shares have advanced, 1007 shares declined, and 118 shares are unchanged.
