Sensex Falls Over 150 Points, Nifty Near 12,200 As Banking, Auto Stocks Drop: 10 Things To Know

1. At 10:32 am, the Sensex traded 155.75 points - or 0.37 per cent - lower at 41,402.25 while the Nifty was down 43.90 points - or 0.36 per cent - at 12,211.95. 
2. Top percentage laggards on the Nifty index at the time were Tech Mahindra, IndusInd Bank, Wipro, Eicher Motors and UPL, trading between 0.79 per cent and 1.65 per cent lower.
3. On the other hand, Coal India, Bharti Infratel, GAIL, Yes Bank and Dr Reddy's - up between 0.74 per cent and 1.53 per cent - were the top gainers. Thirty two stocks on the 50-scrip index traded lower at the time. 
4. HDFC Bank, Reliance Industries and ICICI Bank were the biggest drags on the Sensex, together accounting for a loss of more than 75 points in the index.
5. The Nifty Bank index - comprising stocks of 12 major lenders - fell as much as 0.55 per cent at the session's weakest level. Prominent losers included IndusInd Bank, ICICI Bank and Kotak Mahindra Bank, declining as much as 1.40 per cent, 0.80 per cent and 0.83 per cent respectively in intra-day trade. 
6. Equities in other Asian markets slipped, echoing falls on Wall Street, as investors locked in gains made since the US and China reached a preliminary trade deal earlier this month. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was down 0.39 per cent in early deals - its weakest performance since December 4. Markets in Japan and South Korea were closed for a holiday.
7. The White House's trade adviser on Monday said the US-China Phase 1 trade deal would likely be signed next week, but said confirmation would come from President Donald Trump or the US Trade Representative.
8. For the month, MSCI's broadest of Asia-Pacific shares barring Japan was still up 5.7 per cent. The index has gained 16 per cent this year, a sharp turnaround from a 16.2 per cent drop last year but lagging a 23.8 per cent year-to-date gain in MSCI's global share index.
9. On Monday, the domestic stock markets had ended on a mixed note. The S&P BSE Sensex ended 17.14 points - or 0.04 per cent - lower at 41,558.00 and broader NSE Nifty benchmark settled at 12,255.85, up 10.05 points - or 0.08 per cent - from the previous close.
10. On the same day, foreign institutional investors (FIIs) pulled out a net Rs 130.52 crore from the Indian capital markets; domestic institutional investors (DIIs) were, however, net purchasers to the tune of Rs 201.32 crore, according to NSE data.

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