Stock Market Today: Sensex Ends 324 Point Lower On Weak Global Cues; Nifty Closes Below 23,400

At 3:30 p.m., futures contract of Dow Jones was down 1.42% to 444,065, that of S&P 500 was also 1.64% down at 5,968, and Nasdaq 100 futures contract was 1.87% down at 21,187.

• Nifty and Sensex close lower for the second day.

• Intraday, both Nifty had fallen 1.11%, while Sensex fell 0.97%.

• Nifty ends 0.52% or 122.85 points down at 23,359.30.

• Sensex ends 0.41% or 319.22 points lower at 77,186.74.

• Broader indices also closed lower. Nifty Midcap 100 ended 0.93% lower; Nifty Smallcap 250 closed 1.74% lower.

• Most sectoral indices fell with Nifty Energy falling the most.

• Bajaj Finance, Mahindra and Mahindra and Shriram Finance were top Nifty gainers.

• L&T, ONGC, and Tata Consumers fell the most.

Credit Access Grameen has secured a $50 million investment from the International Finance Corporation to promote financial inclusion for underserved communities.

Godawari Power and Ispat Ltd. has commenced operations at its 0.6 million tonnes per annum iron ore beneficiation plant in Chhattisgarh.

Poly Medicure Ltd. share price pared losses after it reported 31.1% on the year rise on net profit during October – December.