In one of the worst days in the market in 2023, Nifty ended 1.4% lower, while Sensex ended 931 points weaker. Mid and smallcaps were left bleeding as the Nifty Midcap100 registered its biggest single-session decline in almost a year. The PSU bank index fell 4% to record single biggest session decline in over a year.
Wiping off over Rs 5 lakh crore of investor wealth in just one day, Sensex lost another 800 points today, taking the total loss in the month so far to 2,600 points. In terms of market capitalisation of all-BSE listed stocks, investors have been left poorer by Rs 9.8 lakh crore in the month.
"There is risk-off in global equity markets triggered by a combination of economics and geopolitics. The Israel-Hamas conflict continues to be a major headwind for markets. If the conflict lingers for long it has the potential to impact global growth, too, when the global economy is already in the midst of a slowdown," said V K Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist at Geojit Financial Services.
From the Sensex stocks, Maruti, UltraTech Cement, Bajaj Finserv, Tata Steel, and HDFC Bank opened lower, while only Nestle India and HUL opened higher.