Key benchmark indices extended intraday losses and hit fresh intraday low in morning trade. At 10:25 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, was down 202.80 points or 0.56% at 36,080.45. The Nifty 50 index was down 72.70 points or 0.65% at 11,057.70.
Key indices opened lower and extended losses as the session progressed. The Sensex rose 8.57 points, or 0.02% at the day's high of 36,291.82 in early trade. The index fell 248.85 points, or 0.69% at the day's low of 36,034.40 in morning trade, its lowest level since 25 January 2018. The Nifty fell 9.30 points, or 0.08% at the day's high of 11,121.10 in early trade. The index fell 88.30 points, or 0.79% at the day's low of 11,042.10 in morning trade, its lowest level since 25 January 2018.
Among secondary barometers, the BSE Mid-Cap index was down 0.63%. The BSE Small-Cap index was down 1.07%. Both these indices underperformed the Sensex.
The broad market depicted weakness. There were more than three losers against every gainer on BSE. 1828 shares fell and 486 shares rose. A total of 91 shares were unchanged.
Most metal shares declined. Bhushan Steel (down 3.35%), Hindustan Copper (down 1.11%), Vedanta (down 1.1%), Hindalco Industries (down 1.08%), JSW Steel (down 0.99%), Tata Steel (down 0.73%), Hindustan Zinc (down 0.48%), NMDC (down 0.17%) and Steel Authority of India (down 0.16%), edged lower. National Aluminium Company (up 0.27%) and Jindal Steel & Power (up 1.73%), edged higher.
Meanwhile, copper price edged lower in the global commodities markets. High Grade Copper for March 2018 delivery was currently down 0.81% at $3.168 per pound on the COMEX.
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Pharmaceutical shares witnessed selling pressure. Glenmark Pharmaceuticals (down 2.03%), Strides Shasun (down 1.98%), Lupin (down 1.65%), Alkem Laboratories (down 1.43%), Aurobindo Pharma (down 1.29%), Dr Reddy's Laboratories (down 1.24%), Divi's Laboratories (down 1.09%), Cadila Healthcare (down 0.79%), Cipla (down 0.74%), Piramal Enterprises (down 0.74%), Sun Pharmaceutical Industries (down 0.71%), IPCA Laboratories (down 0.19%) and GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals (down 0.13%), edged lower.
Wockhardt was down 6.12%. On a consolidated basis, Wockhardt reported loss after tax of Rs 41 crore in Q3 December 2017, lower than loss after tax of Rs 54 crore in Q3 December 2016. Sales rose 1.01% Rs 1005 crore in Q3 December 2017 over Q3 December 2016. The announcement was made after market hours yesterday, 29 January 2018.
Apar Industries fell 3.03% to Rs 762.70 after consolidated net profit fell 8.9% to Rs 39.54 crore on 30.6% growth in net sales to Rs 1498.87 crore in Q3 December 2017 over Q3 December 2016. The result was announced after market hours yesterday, 29 January 2018.
Overseas, Asian stocks fell across the board, tracking declines seen on Wall Street in the previous session. US stocks declined as the yield for benchmark 10-year Treasury note hit the highest level since April 2014 above 2.7%, raising concerns that rising borrowing costs could upend a relentless uptrend for equities. The Dow closed down about 0.7%, the S&P 500 index closed off 0.7%, at 2,853, registering its worst daily fall since August, while the Nasdaq Composite Index closed down 0.5%.
The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) of the US Federal Reserve holds its next two-day monetary policy meet on Tuesday, 30 January 2018 and Wednesday, 31 January 2018. The Federal Reserve will announce its interest rates decision on Wednesday. The Fed, in a widely expected move, had raised interest rates by 25 basis points (bps) to a range of 1.25-1.5% in its December monetary policy meeting.
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