Stock Market LIVE: Sensex back in red, down 100 pts, Nifty tests 24,350; Infy, pvt bank shares shine | News on Markets

Stock Market LIVE: Sensex back in red, down 100 pts, Nifty tests 24,350; Infy, pvt bank shares shine | News on Markets

Stock Market LIVE updates today, Monday, August 12: After starting on the backfoot on Monday amid Hindenburg-Sebi row, Indian benchmarks — BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty — turned positive in the intraday trade. 

The BSE Sensex, which fell over 400 points earlier today, was quoting at 79,900 levels, up around 200 points. The Nifty50, on the other hand, was testing 24,400. 

The recovery was led by JSW Steel, HDFC Bank, Axis Bank, Tata Motors, Kotak Bank, Infosys, and Bharti Airtel. These stocks were up in the range of 0.4 per cent to 1.7 per cent.

In the broader markets, the BSE MidCap edged 0.28 per cent lower, while the BSE SmallCap added 0.34 per cent higher.

Among sectors, the Nifty Metal index gained 0.5 per cent, and the Nifty Bank 0.45 per cent. The Nifty FMCg index, on the flipside, fell 0.5 per cent.


Adani-Hindenburg-Sebi case

Among individual shares, Adani Enterprises was declined around 4 per cent, while Adani Ports, Adani Power, Adani Green Energy, and Adani Total Gas shed up to 17 per cent intraday. READ MORE


That apart, shares of IIFL Group companies – IIFL Securities, IIFL Finance, and 360 One WAM — also dropped up to 3.5 per cent after Hindenburg alleged that an Adani director set up IPE-Plus Fund 1 through the former IIFL Wealth Management (now 360-One WAM) to invest in Indian markets and artificially inflate Adani group stock prices. 


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