Sensex tanks 634 points on Friday on broad-based sell-off; Nifty Bank slips 2%
The Indian markets ended over 1.5 per cent lower on Friday amid across-the-board sell-off. The volatility index, India VIX, rose over 7 per cent to 21.95 levels.
The S&P BSE Sensex tanked 634 points, or 1.63 per cent, to settle at 38,357 levels. Of 30 constituents, 29 declined and just one advanced. Axis Bank (down 4 per cent) ended as the biggest loser on the index. On the other hand, Maruti ended as the only gainer (up nearly 2 cent).
Reliance Industries (RIL), HDFC, ICICI Bank, and Infosys were the major contributors to the Sensex’s loss.
NSE’s Nifty ended at 11,334, down 194 points or 1.68 per cent.
On a weekly basis, Sensex declined 2.8 per cent while NSE slipped 2.69 per cent.
All the Nifty sectoral indices were painted red, led by Nifty Metal, which slipped 3 per cent to 2,451 levels. Nifty Bank dipped over 2 per cent to 23,011.50 levels, with all the 12 constituents declining.
In the broader market, the S&P BSE MidCap index fell 1.74 per cent to 14,817 levels while the S&P BSE SmallCap index fell over 1 per cent to 14,603 points.