Reflecting overnight global jitters, India’s key stock indices commenced trading Friday on a weak note. Sensex shed 444 points (0.54%) to 82,100 by 9:19 AM, as Nifty slipped 157 points (0.62%) to 25,261.
Sell-off intensified in metal and commodities, crowning Nifty Metal and Nifty Commodities as prime losers. IT, media, energy, PSE, realty, PSU banks, and defense sectors trailed behind in declines. Healthcare, pharma, and FMCG were the exceptions, ticking up slightly.
Sensex bright spots: Maruti Suzuki, Indigo, Titan, ITC, Sun Pharma. Draggers included Tata Steel, Infosys, HCL Tech, TCS, Tech Mahindra, NTPC, Bharti Airtel, UltraTech Cement, Bajaj Finserv, Eternal, BEL, Kotak Mahindra Bank, M&M, ICICI Bank, Bajaj Finance, Axis Bank.
Mid and smallcaps faced similar pressure, with Nifty Midcap 100 down 0.99% (579.75 pts) at 57,961.25 and Nifty Smallcap 100 off 1.09% (182.70 pts) at 16,642.30.
International bourses were tepid: downtrends in Tokyo, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Bangkok; upticks in Seoul, Jakarta. Wall Street mixed: Dow +0.11%, Nasdaq -0.72%.
Gold weakened 1.99% to $5,250/oz, silver 3.50% to $110/oz. Crude: WTI -1.71% at $64.31/bbl, Brent -1.60% at $68.51/bbl.
With sentiment fragile, traders eye intraday reversals or further slides, contingent on fresh catalysts from macro data and corporate updates.