Hello, Namaste!
Welcome to our live coverage of Indian Stock Markets this Friday. Last trading day of the week it is. It has been green week so far. Benchmark indices have been trading with all swings but they don’t forget to close in the green gains.
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Yesterday was a lethargic trading day. Marginal gains, minimal volumes. And the hammer statement of SEBI chairman regarding the extension of derivatives’ maturity pushed the markets into a more dormant zone. BSE and Angel One took the heat upon themselves due to this directly.
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Markets open gap-down. The benchmark indices have been trading down, losing half a percent.
-Nifty50 closes at 24,870.10, 0.85% down (213.65 points)
-Sensex closes at 81.306.85, 0.84% down (693.86 points)

-India Volatility Index stands at 11.73

-ICICI Bank trades down 0.57%, at 1437

-Nifty50 loses 210 points, trades at 24,870
-Bank Nifty loses 1%, trades at 55,190
-Nifty Metal loses 1.15%, trades at 9,387
