Both Sensex and Nifty ended in red.
Growth concern cast its shadow on the market as the flagship Sensex slipped marginally to close at 27,236 after IMF sharply lowered India's GDP estimate, with RIL proving to be a drag too.
The multi-lateral agency had cut India's growth rate for the current fiscal to 6.6% from its previous estimate of 7.6% due to the "temporary negative consumption shock" of demonetisation, which made investors anxious. Reliance stock was in a tight spot as spending worries surrounding its telecom venture took some sheen off its
quarterly results.
After opening higher, the 30-share BSE barometer hovered between 27,381.43 and 27,179.19 before ending at 27,235.66, showing a fall of 52.51 points, or 0.19%. The gauge had gained 50.11 in yesterday trade. The 50-share Nifty index fell 14.80 points, or 0.18%, to 8,398 after shuttling between 8,440.90 and 8,378.30. Key index heavyweights in metal, oil and gas, PSU, auto
and banking sectors fell up to 1.52%. Index major RIL yesterday reported a 3.6% rise in its third quarter net profit. After making a weak opening, shares of the company lost 3.31% to close at Rs 1,041.30.
The ongoing corporate results and the Union budget are also making participants tread cautiously though the GST agreement provided some relief. Among the major losers, Coal India fell 2.14%,
ONGC 1.74%, Adani Ports 1.68% and HDFC 1.02%. NTPC advanced 3.08%, Asian Paints 2.72%, Axis Bank 1.98%, HUL 1.52% and ITC 1.35 per
cent. Sectorally, the bright spots were FMC , power, IT, realty, technology and consumer durables. Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) sold shares worth a net Rs 347.25 crore yesterday, as per provisional data. Overseas, Asian and European stocks were mixed as US financial markets remained shut yesterday for Martin Luther King Junior Day.
In Asia, Japan's Nikkei fell 1.48% as investors remain cautious ahead of a Brexit speech by UK Prime Minister Theresa May and Donald Trump's inauguration as US President. However, Hong Kong rose 0.54% and Shanghai gained 0.17%. European indices were trading lower in their afternoon trade, with key indices in France, Germany and London falling
by up to 0.64%.
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