Tue Oct 22 19:50:50 UTC 2024: **Summary of Indian Equity Market News:**
– **Market Decline:** Indian equity benchmarks experienced significant declines with the BSE Sensex dropping over 900 points and the NSE Nifty falling below 24,500. The Sensex was down 902 points (1.11%) at 80,249, while the Nifty fell 310 points (1.25%) to 24,471.
– **Market Capitalization Loss:** Approximately Rs 8.9 lakh crore was wiped out from BSE market capitalization, decreasing from Rs 453.65 lakh crore to Rs 444.66 lakh crore.
– **Impactful Stocks:** Major contributors to the downturn included Reliance Industries, HDFC Bank, Mahindra & Mahindra, SBI, L&T, TCS, Tata Motors, Axis Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, and Maruti Suzuki.
– **Profit Booking and Economic Concerns:** Experts noted profit booking following a recent rally and concerns about an economic slowdown affecting investor sentiment. Kranthi Bathini from WealthMills Securities characterized the Indian market as a “buy-on-dip” scenario for long-term investors.
– **Foreign Institutional Investment Trends:** There was record-high selling by foreign institutional investors (FIIs) in October, totaling Rs 88,244 crore as of October 21. In the latest session, FIIs sold Rs 2,261.83 crore while domestic institutional investors (DIIs) bought Rs 3,225.91 crore of stocks.
– **Global Market Context:** Most Asian markets also showed declines, with Japan’s Nikkei down 1.39% and South Korea’s Kospi down 1.31%, while the Hong Kong Hang Seng index remained stable and the Shanghai Composite index increased by 0.54%.
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