Sensex nosedives 792 points, Nifty at 11,558 - Hindustan Times
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Sensex nosedives 792 points, Nifty at 11,558

Mumbai | ByPress Trust of India
Jul 08, 2019 04:04 PM IST

The 30-share index closed at 38,720.57, down 792.82 points at close of trade on Monday. The broader Nifty sank 252.55 points to close at 11,558.60

Domestic equity benchmark BSE Sensex plummeted over 700 points on Monday dragged by losses in index heavyweights HDFC Bank, L&T and Bajaj Finance, amid heavy selloff in global equities.

According to traders, higher tax incidence proposed in the Budget for foreign portfolio investors and high net worth individuals is also weighing on investor sentiment(HT file photo)
According to traders, higher tax incidence proposed in the Budget for foreign portfolio investors and high net worth individuals is also weighing on investor sentiment(HT file photo)

The 30-share index closed at 38,720.57, down 792.82 points at close of trade on Monday. The broader Nifty sank 252.55 points to close at 11,558.60

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Top losers in the Sensex pack included Bajaj Finance, ONGC, Hero MotoCorp, Maruti, L&T, NTPC, SBI, Tata Motors and Axis Bank. While, Yes Bank, HCL Tech, TCS, TechM, M&M and Infosys were among the gainers.

The financial markets nosedived after the Union Budget’s proposal to raise public shareholding threshold and fanned fears of oversupply of new papers in an already overbought market.

According to traders, higher tax incidence proposed in the Budget for foreign portfolio investors and high net worth individuals is also weighing on investor sentiment.

Besides overhang from the Union Budget, domestic equities extended losses tracking a major selloff in global equities, traders said.

Other Asian markets opened significantly lower as hopes of steep cuts in interest rates by the US Federal Reserve faded after the world’s largest economy posted better-than-expected jobs data Friday.

Shanghai Composite Index plunged 2.58 per cent, Hang Seng 1.54 per cent, Nikkei 0.98 per cent and Kospi tumbled 2.20 per cent.

On the currency front, the Indian rupee depreciated 30 paise to 68.72 against the US dollar.

Meanwhile, the global oil benchmark Brent crude futures were trading 0.56 per cent higher at 64.58 per barrel.

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