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Sensex, Nifty turn choppy on mixed global cues

Press Trust of India, Mumbai | ByPress Trust of India
Apr 23, 2018 10:25 AM IST

The benchmark BSE Sensex, which had lost 11.71 points in the previous session on Friday, rose 78.11 points, only to turn negative within minutes of session opening.

Domestic equities opened on a choppy note on Monday tracking mixed cues from other Asian markets, ahead of F&O expiry later this week.

The NSE Nifty opened 28.75 points, or 0.27%, higher at 10,592.80.
The NSE Nifty opened 28.75 points, or 0.27%, higher at 10,592.80.

The benchmark BSE Sensex, which had lost 11.71 points in the previous session on Friday, rose 78.11 points, only to turn negative within minutes of session opening.

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The 30-share index was trading 15.24 points, or 0.04%, lower at 34,400.34, with metals and banking stocks leading the losses.

The NSE Nifty opened 28.75 points, or 0.27%, higher at 10,592.80.

Brokers said weakness in rupee and other Asian markets weighed on domestic equities, ahead of April futures and options (F&O) series this week.

ICICI Bank, Bajaj Auto, Hero MotoCorp, Coal India and Tata Steel were among the top losers, falling up to 2%.

While, gainers included IndusInd Bank, Yes Bank, TCS, Bharti Airtel, L&T, M&M, Kotak Bank, Sun Pharma, HDFC, RIL, ONGC, NTPC, Bajaj Auto and Maruti Suzuki, rising up to 2%.

HDFC shares climbed 1.17%, to 1,984, in early trade after it posted 20.3% growth in its standalone net profit at 4,799.3 crore for the quarter ended on March 31, 2018, compared to a year ago period.

Standalone total income for the quarter ended March 31, 2018 was 25,549.7 crore, up from 21 ,560.7 crore for the quarter ended on March 31, 2017, HDFC said in a statement on Saturday.

On a net basis, domestic institutional investors (DIIs) bought shares worth a net 111.01 crore, while foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) sold shares worth a net 21.02 crore on Friday, per provisional data showed.

Globally, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng fell 0.23%, Japan’s Nikkei was down 0.34%, while Shanghai Composite Index gained 0.14%.

The US Dow Jones Industrial Average had ended 0.82% lower in Friday’s trade.

(This story has not been modified from its original version)

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