Mumbai: Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty closed marginally lower on Friday as investors booked profits in FMCG, IT and healthcare stocks after BSE Sensex and Nifty hit fresh lifetime highs in intra-day deals.
The 30-share BSE Sensex fell 7.65 points or 0.01 per cent to 75,410.39. During the day, it rose 218.46 points or 0.28 per cent to hit an all-time intra-day high of 75,636.50.
NSE Nifty crossed the 23,000-mark for the first time in early trade.
During the day, the benchmark climbed 58.75 points or 0.25 per cent to hit a lifetime peak of 23,026.40. However, it pared all gains and closed marginally lower at 22,957.10, down 10.55 points or 0.05 per cent.
Ahead of the Lok Sabha election results, the market remained on record-breaking high for the second consecutive day.
The results of the current general elections will be declared on June 4.
Tech Mahindra, Asian Paints, Tata Consultancy Services Mahindra & Mahindra, Titan, JSW Steel and ITC were major laggards among the Sensex companies.
On the other hand, HDFC Bank, Bharti Airtel, Larsen & Toubro, NTPC, Axis Bain and UltraTech Cement were among the major gainers.
Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) turned buyers on Thursday after selling equities for several days. According to exchange data, he bought equity worth Rs 4,670.95 crore on Thursday.
In Asian markets, Seoul, Tokyo, Shanghai and Hong Kong closed lower.
European markets were trading with losses. Wall Street ended Thursday in negative territory.
Global oil benchmark Brent crude fell 0.73 percent to US$80.77 per barrel.
With about a fortnight left for the Lok Sabha election results to be declared, benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty jumped over 1.6 per cent to close at all-time highs on Thursday.
The 30-share BSE Sensex fell 7.65 points or 0.01 per cent to 75,410.39. During the day, it rose 218.46 points or 0.28 per cent to hit an all-time intra-day high of 75,636.50.
NSE Nifty crossed the 23,000-mark for the first time in early trade.
During the day, the benchmark climbed 58.75 points or 0.25 per cent to hit a lifetime peak of 23,026.40. However, it pared all gains and closed marginally lower at 22,957.10, down 10.55 points or 0.05 per cent.
Ahead of the Lok Sabha election results, the market remained on record-breaking high for the second consecutive day.
The results of the current general elections will be declared on June 4.
Tech Mahindra, Asian Paints, Tata Consultancy Services Mahindra & Mahindra, Titan, JSW Steel and ITC were major laggards among the Sensex companies.
On the other hand, HDFC Bank, Bharti Airtel, Larsen & Toubro, NTPC, Axis Bain and UltraTech Cement were among the major gainers.
Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) turned buyers on Thursday after selling equities for several days. According to exchange data, he bought equity worth Rs 4,670.95 crore on Thursday.
In Asian markets, Seoul, Tokyo, Shanghai and Hong Kong closed lower.
European markets were trading with losses. Wall Street ended Thursday in negative territory.
Global oil benchmark Brent crude fell 0.73 percent to US$80.77 per barrel.
With about a fortnight left for the Lok Sabha election results to be declared, benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty jumped over 1.6 per cent to close at all-time highs on Thursday.
