MARKET WRAP: Sensex slips 674 pts, financials hit; Nifty settles at 8,084

By Leora R. Isham 4 years ago

Continuing their downward trend, the benchmark indices settled with over 2 for each cent losses on Friday as coronavirus (Covid-19) situations showed no indicators of abating. World verified situations surpassed one million on Thursday with a lot more than fifty two,000 fatalities. Back again home, an ongoing 21- working day lockdown has brought the economic climate to a standstill.

The S&P BSE Sensex nowadays ended at 27,591, down 674 points or 2.39 for each cent amid significant promoting in monetary shares this kind of as ICICI Lender (down 7.five for each cent), HDFC (overv five for each cent), HDFC Lender (down 2 for each cent), and Axis Lender (down over nine for each cent). 

Other key contributors to the index’s decline were Infosys, TCS, and Asian Paints. They all fell in the array of three-five for each cent. 

On the NSE, the Nifty50 index ended at 8,084, down 170 points or over 2 for each cent. 

World marketplaces

European inventory marketplaces slipped on Friday, erasing meagre gains for the 7 days, as a lot more businesses flagged a strike to small business from the coronavirus pandemic when oil charges prolonged their prior day’s gains on hopes of a world-wide provide slash.

With virus-combating lockdowns elevating the hazard of a extended world-wide downturn, traders ongoing to search for the safety of the US dollar and government bonds, pushing US Treasury yields in the vicinity of their most affordable in a few weeks.

With over a million men and women contaminated around the world, there were a lot more indicators the pandemic would just take a massive toll on economic growth. Morgan Stanley mentioned the US economic climate will shrink five.five% in 2020, the steepest drop given that 1946, with a substantial 38% contraction predicted for the 2nd quarter.

The pan-European STOXX 600 index was down .4%, having MSCI’S All Country Earth Index down .three%. MSCI’s Asia-Pacific index outside Japan dipped .six% when Japan’s Nikkei erased earlier gains to conclude flat.

US inventory futures sank practically one for each cent.

Brent crude futures gained three.sixty four% to $31.03, extending Thursday’s report 24.7% surge , when US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude fell .83% to $25.11.

(With inputs from Reuters)

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