Sensex sheds 867 points, Nifty 272 points; IT, financials crack; ITC bucks trend
The key benchmark indices ended with significant losses amid a global market rout as record high inflation fueled fears of a faster rate hike, threatening the world economies.
The S&P BSE Sensex tumbled to a low of 54,587, and finally settled 867 points lower at 54,835. In the process, the BSE index was down 3.9 per cent (2,226 points) for the week. Similarly, the NSE Nifty plunged 272 points to 16,411, ending the week with a huge loss of 4 per cent.
Financial and IT shares bore the brunt of the selling pressure. Bajaj Finance slumped 4.8 per cent, while Bajaj Finserv tanked 3.5 per cent. Axis Bank shed 4 per cent. Nestle India too declined over 3 per cent.
Wipro, HDFC, Infosys, HDFC Bank, UltraTech Cement, Titan, TCS, IndusInd Bank and Asian Paints were the other major losers. Reliance Industries was down 0.6 per cent ahead of its Q4 numbers.
On the positive front, Tech Mahindra and PowerGrid Corporation rallied over 2 per cent each. ITC, SBI and NTPC were the other notable gainers.
The broader markets also ended with steep losses. The BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices were down over 2 per cent each. The overall breadth too was fairly bearish, with more than 2,500 declining stocks versus 850 advancing shares on the BSE.
Sectorally, the BSE metal and realty indices slumped over 3 per cent each. The IT and Consumer Durables indices were the other major losers, down over 2 per cent each. The Auto, Bankex and Healthcare indices declined 1.7 per cent each.
Shares of Angel One slipped 15 per cent to Rs 1,336 on the BSE in Friday’s intra-day trade. The stock plummeted 21 per cent in the past two trading days after the company updated its key business parameters for the month of April 2022.
Shares of Wipro hit a 52-week low as the stock fell 18% in 1 month on tepid Q1FY23 guidance. The company has given a tepid guidance of 1-3% QoQ CC terms growth in Q1FY23, which translates into revenues of $2,748 million to $280 million.
Shares of Voltas tanked 10% on disappointing March quarter results. The EBITDA margin declined by 268 bps YoY to 9.8 per cent on account of higher raw material cost and delay in price hikes.
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