Nifty around 17,050, Sensex down 337 points; PSU Banks, Metals, Information Technology sectors hit the hardest.

▫️Rayat Samachar▫️

Mumbai (Gurudatta Wakdekar) 15.3.2023

 Indian benchmark index Nifty fell around 17,050 for the fourth straight session on March 14.

At market close, the Sensex was down 337.66 points or 0.58% at 57,900.19 and the Nifty was down 111.00 points or 0.65% at 17,043.30. About 1173 stocks rose, 2257 stocks fell and 109 stocks remained unchanged.

Adani Enterprises, Adani Ports, M&M, TCS and HDFC Life were the biggest losers in the Nifty, while BPCL, Titan Company, Bharti Airtel, SBI Life Insurance and Larsen & Toubro advanced.

All sectoral indices were in the red with Power, Construction, IT, PSU Bank, Metals and Auto falling 1-2 per cent.

The BSE midcap index fell 0.5 per cent and the smallcap index fell 0.8 per cent.

The Indian rupee closed at 82.49 per dollar against the previous close of 82.12