Markets snap 3-day rising streak; Yes Bank tanks 7 pc
Mumbai: Snapping its three-day rising streak, benchmark BSE Sensex dropped 189 points on Wednesday, tracking heavy losses in metals, energy, banking, and auto counters amid concerns over a looming global recession.
After a choppy session, the 30-share Sensex settled 189.43 points, or 0.50 percent, lower at 37,451.84. It hit an intra-day high of 37,687.82 and low of 37,249.19.
Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty fell 59.25 points, or 0.53 percent, to 11,046.10. During the day, it rose to a high of 11,129.65 and touched a low of 10,987.65.
Yes Bank was the biggest loser in the Sensex pack, plunging 7.47 percent, after Moody's Investors Service downgraded the lender's long-term foreign-currency issuer rating, terming the bank's outlook as negative.
Vedanta, Tata Steel, Tata Motors, ONGC, M&M, Maruti, NTPC and HUL too fell up to 4.06 percent.
On the other hand, HCL Tech, Infosys, Tech Mahindra, HDFC, TCS, and Asian Paints rose up to 2.61 percent.
According to traders, besides stock-specific sell-off, fears of an impending global recession kept investors nervous.
Elsewhere in Asia, Shanghai Composite Index and Hang Seng ended in the red, while, Kospi and Nikkei settled on a positive note.
Equities in Europe were trading in the negative zone in their respective early sessions.
Meanwhile, the Indian rupee depreciated 27 paise to 71.75 against the US dollar intra-day.
Brent crude futures, the global oil benchmark, rose 1.07 percent to USD 59.66 per barrel.
