equity benchmarks traded lower on Friday, as investors sold off shares of top-performing companies. The S&P 500 index fell 0.7% to 2,902 points, while the Nasdaq Composite lost 0.3% to 27,814 points.
Sensex was down 520 points or 0.90 per cent at 9.47 a.m., while Nifty was down 162 points or 0.93 per cent at 17,230 points in the morning session of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE).
Among the stocks that were lost in the Nifty 50 companies, Hindalco, Eicher Motors, Dr Reddy’s, SBI Bank Ltd., HDFC Life Insurance Co. Ltd. (the largest private insurer in India), and JSW Steel & Mining Pvt. Ltd. were among those that
The five largest gainers from Adani Ports, HCL Technologies, ONGC, Tech Mahindra, and Coal India were respectively Rs 3.02 lakh (Adani Ports), Rs 2.92 lakh (HCL Technologies), Rs 1.93 crore (ONGC), Rs 1.68 crore (Tech Mahindra)