Sensex slumps by almost 300 points, Nifty hits one-month low

Sensex slumps by almost 300 points, Nifty hits one-month low

Stock markets saw an alarming slump on Tuesday as the equity benchmarks- Sensex and Nifty lost well over 0.50 per cent. The 30-share BSE Sensex closed 179.96 points below (0.58 per cent) at 30,958.25 while the broader 50-share NSE Nifty slipped 63.55 points (0.66 per cent) to end at 9,511.40.

In a turbulent day for the market, Sensex hit the day-low of 30,847.08, almost 300 points below closing mark of the previous session. It slipped below 31,000 for the first time since May 25. Nifty also lost more than 100 points in intra-day trade to touch the low point of 9,473.45, hitting a one-month low.

This was after the stock markets opened in the green buoyed by the Trump- Modi meet.

Bank stocks dragged the indices the most with Bank of Baroda, State Bank of India and Axis Bank losing the most on both the indices. Idea Cellular, GAIL and United Spirits manged to gain in an otherwise disappointing day.