Why is the stock market down today? Sensex plunges 690 pts, Nifty slips below 24,900; 5 factors behind the slide

Why is the stock market down today? Sensex plunges 690 pts, Nifty slips below 24,900; 5 factors behind the slide

Indian benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended lower on Friday, halting a six-day winning run, as investors turned cautious ahead of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s remarks at the Jackson Hole symposium and braced for fresh U.S. tariffs on Indian goods, amid other headwinds weighing on sentiment. The BSE Sensex fell 693.86 points, or 0.85%,…

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Market Wrap: D-Street ends flat as RIL, ICICI Bank offset IT gains; Sensex adds 32 pts, Nifty holds 23,650

Market Wrap: D-Street ends flat as RIL, ICICI Bank offset IT gains; Sensex adds 32 pts, Nifty holds 23,650

Indian benchmark indices closed marginally higher on Tuesday, paring early gains after opening nearly 1% up. Strength in HDFC Bank and IT stocks was offset by losses in Reliance Industries, ICICI Bank, and M&M. Led by losses in heavyweight stocks like Reliance and ICICI Bank, the benchmark Sensex dropped 724 points from the day’s high….

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Why stock market fell today: Investors lose Rs 9 lakh crore as Sensex crashes over 1,000 points; key factors that fueled the crash

Why stock market fell today: Investors lose Rs 9 lakh crore as Sensex crashes over 1,000 points; key factors that fueled the crash

Indian benchmark indices closed lower for the fifth straight session on Tuesday, with the Sensex tumbling over 1,000 points and the Nifty50 slipping below 23,100, weighed down by banking, auto, metal, and IT stocks. Weak domestic earnings and concerns over U.S. trade policy continued to pressure investor sentiment. The BSE Sensex dropped 1,018 points, or…

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