After trading in the negative territory during the post noon trading session, the Indian equity markets failed to recoup losses and closed in the red. While the BSE Sensex today closed lower by 151 points, the NSE-Nifty closed lower by 43 points. Midcaps and Smallcaps too closed on a weak note. While the BSE Mid Cap index ended down by 0.8%, the BSE Small Cap index was down by 0.6%. Metal and capital goods stocks were the biggest losers today.
Asian markets finished mixed as of the most recent closing prices. The Nikkei 225 gained 0.34%, while the Shanghai Composite led the Hang Seng lower. They fell 3.52% and 0.55% respectively. European markets are lower today with shares in France off the most. The rupee depreciated further from its initial losses by 10 paise to 66.43 against the US currency in the afternoon session.
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