MUMBAI: Domestic stock markets closed down on Monday due to continuing pressure on the stock market due to the continued rise in Corona cases domestically amid mixed signals from the global level.
During this period, the BSE Sensex fell 86.95 points to close at 49,771.29 points and the National Stock Exchange’s Nifty also fell by 07.60 points to 14,557.85 points due to heavy selling in banking group companies and buying in IT sector companies. Stayed. The Sensex, however, saw an upward trend at the beginning of the day and the Sensex opened 20 points higher than the previous day, while the Nifty opened with a seven-point drop.
During this period, the BSE midcap rose 198.92 points, or 0.99 per cent, to 20,243.42 points and the smallcap gained 148.75 points or 0.73 per cent to 20,619.29 points due to buying in big, medium and small companies.
While the IT group companies recorded the highest growth of 450.54 points, banking fell by 578.98 points and the consumer durables group declined by 220.15 points.
