The market witnessed intense selling pressure in mid-afternoon trade. IT, PSU banks and realty shares declined the most. Rising coronavirus cases across US, Europe and China weighed on investors sentiment.
At 14:20 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, dropped 685.77 points or 1.38% to 48,898.39. The Nifty 50 index lost 224.50 points or 1.54% at 14,371.10.
In the broader market, the S&P BSE Mid-Cap index fell 1.90%. The S&P BSE Small-Cap index skid 1.44%.
Sellers outpaced buyers. On the BSE, 876 shares rose and 2081 shares fell. A total of 136 shares were unchanged.
COVID-19 Update:
Total COVID-19 confirmed cases worldwide stood at 9,31,05,607 with 19,94,440 deaths. India reported 2,13,027 active cases of COVID-19 infection and 1,51,918 deaths while 1,01,62,738 patients have been discharged, according to the data from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India.
that s kind of my point, isn t it? first of all, you start with the secretary of agriculture. right now sonny perdue the secretary of agriculture is a total pro corporatist type saying if you re not big, get out. this is a pro corporatist government and talking about a pro corporatist government people need to understand what this means. there s a virulent strain of capitalism. not capitalism itself. i m pro callist. that is strain of capitalism that s corrupted the government, gained control ever since the 1980s. and what it does is to make short-term profits for corporate stockholders more important than the u.s. citizen. we are not a government of the people by the people and for the people anymore. we re a government of, by and for the huge national do you reform campaign finance laws? teddy roosevelt. do you ban lobbyists? yes. because that s the cancer underlying all the cancers.
baby shot in the face. if this is not making us angry, if we don t respond with the urgency it depends, then we are in part to blame. this is a government of, by and for the people, it s everyone one of responsibilities to get this right and i take that incredibly seriously. it s clear you care more about this than being president which i think is important for politicians to understand. you have to care about a thing if you re running it s caring about something more than being the power of the president that s right. i think we ve been constrained by polls and focus group tests. put all that out of mind and focus on those kids and family and our fellow americans who need us right now. that is all you need to run a campaign the right way and i trust in the wisdom of my fellow americans. they re going to decide this one way or another for the better,
white house truly leading a government of, by and for the people. secretary julian castro. thank you, dana and good evening. you know, just a few days ago, we were reminded and inspired by our fellow americans in puerto rico that public service is not fundamentally about any of us, it s about you and your family. i want you to know that if i m elected president that i will work hard every single day so that you and your family can have good health care when you need it so that your children and grandchildren can get a good education so that they can reach their dreams and that you can have good job opportunities whether you live here in a big city like detroit or in a small town in our country. i know we have a wonderful special nation but too many people are struggling and i know what that s like, too. i grew up with a single mom in a poor neighborhood, but like many
irritated by the mueller upcoming testimony tomorrow morning and he suggested earlier today that the u.s. constitution basically gives him the right to do whatever he wants. listen to this. i have an article two where i have the right to do whatever i want as president. but i don t even talk about that. because they did a report and there was no obstruction. your reaction? because you know the constitution. well, he does not, wolf blitzer, in that respect. think about it. the entire premise is separation of powers and three co-equal branches of government whose job it is to impose checks and balances as appropriate and it is a government of, for and by the people so the president should be able to not be a king and constituents are subjects are off the mark and incidences we heard the president trump talk about what he can do what he wants to do because he has been able to stonewall the checks and balances so the question is what