Indian equities declined on Thursday, 13 February, after fluctuating between gains and losses in the opening trade.
BSE Sensex fell 0.35 percent to 41,420.43 and the NSE Nifty 50 fell 0.36 percent to 12,157.35. The broader markets represented by the NSE Nifty 500 Index fell 0.35 percent.
IndusInd Bank, ICICI Bank, NTPC, Tata Steel and Kotak Mahindra Bank were among major losers on the Nifty, while gainers were Yes Bank, Dr Reddy’s Lab, Zee Entertainment, Titan Company and SBI.
Indian equity indices fluctuated between gains and losses in the opening trade on Thursday, 13 February, with the S&P BSE Sensex and the NSE Nifty 50 trading little changed at 41,533 and 12,187 respectively.
The broader markets represented by the NSE Nifty 500 Index fell 0.14 percent.
Meanwhile, the Indian rupee opened lower against the US dollar, with the home currency depreciating as much as 0.09 percent to 71.40 against the greenback.
(With inputs from BloombergQuint and Moneycontrol)
(At The Quint, we are answerable only to our audience. Play an active role in shaping our journalism by becoming a member. Because the truth is worth it.)