Sensex Sheds Over 400 Points On Escalating Covid Cases
Asian markets rose in Thursday's morning trade following an overnight bounce on Wall Street. The Nikkei 225 jumped 1.2 per cent and South Korea's Kospi advanced 0.41 per cent.
Updated: April 22, 2021 9:26 am IST
. At 7:30 am, the BSE Sensex was at 47,252.55, weaker by 459.50 points or 0.97 per cent
The domestic stock markets have opened in the r:ed, extending their recent losses, due to escalating cases of Covid infections in the second wave. At 9:30 am, the BSE Sensex was at 47,252.55, weaker by 459.50 points or 0.97 per cent and the NSE Nifty was at 14,176.25, down 117.45 points or 0.85 per cent. The broader markets are outperforming the benchmark indices; the BSE Midcap index has shed 0.40 per cent and the BSE Smallcap index is trading flat.