Stock Market Today: Nifty, Sensex Extend Losses To Third Day As HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank Share Prices Drag
The NSE Nifty Finance declined the most, while the NSE Nifty Metal rose the most.
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
US Futures Decline
As of 3:26 p.m., the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 futures ended 0.12% and 0.18% lower, respectively. The Nasdaq 100 future ended 0.22% down.
Economic Data Releases And Events For Feb 20
UK: Confederation of British Industry Industrial Order Expectation — 4:30 p.m.
US: Weekly Unemployment Claims — 7:30 p.m.
US: Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee will speak at the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce — 8:05 p.m.
Europe: Consumer Confidence — 8:30 p.m.
US: Conference Board Leading Index — 8:30 p.m.
US: Energy Information Administration Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report — 9:00 p.m.
Europe: Deutsche Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel will speak at at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technolog — 9:30 p.m.
US: EIA Weekly Crude Oil Inventories — 10:30 p.m.
US: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President Alberto Musalem will speak at the Economic Club of New York — 10:35 p.m.
Rupee Ends Stronger Against Dollar
Rupee strengthened by 29 paise to close at 86.66 against the US Dollar.
It closed at 86.95 on Wednesday.
Source: Bloomberg
Market At Close
The NSE Nifty 50 and BSE Sensex extended losses to a third day.
The indices ended 0.09% and 0.27% down, respectively.
Shriram Finance Ltd., NTPC Ltd., and Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. were top gainers in the Nifty 50 index.
HDFC Bank Ltd., Maruti Suzuki India Ltd., and Tech Mahindra Ltd. were top losers in the Nifty 50 index.
The NSE Nifty Finance declined the most, while the NSE Nifty Metal rose the most.
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