Amid rising inflationary pressures and growing caution among investors, the market remains under a persistent cloud, with traders awaiting relief

Retail and banking stocks rose 0.5 per cent and 0.7 per cent, respectively. NEW DELHI: FMCG stocks were trading lower on Wednesday at 09:59AM Bajaj Consumer Care Ltd.(up 1.97%), Marico Ltd.(up 0.86%),

The S&P BSE Sensex lost 659.08 points to 78,837.07, while the NSE Nifty50 was down 205.35 points to 23,935.95 as of 2:15 PM.

Bank stocks HDFC Bank and State Bank of India contributed most to the Sensex fall. NTPC, Tata Motors and Bajaj Finance also contributed to the decline.