Stock Market Highlights: 44 out of the Nifty50 constituent stocks ended in the red, dragged down by Hero MotoCorp, Hindalco, Tata Steel, Mahindra & Mahindra, and Eicher Motors

Wednesday was another day of fall for benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty as US 10-year bond yields spiked and dollar hit four-month high against a basket of major currencies, ahead of US CPI inflation data later in the day.

Domestic benchmark equity indices fell on Friday, closing the week in negative territory. Concerns over weak corporate earnings and continued foreign outflows overshadowed gains in information technology stocks,

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On the 30-share Sensex platform, Adani Ports declined 3 per cent. Infosys, ITC, Bajaj Finance, ICICI Bank, Airtel were among the other losers

The S P BSE Sensex ended 984.23 points lower at 77,690.95 at the closing bell, while the NSE Nifty50 fell 324.40 points to settle at 23,559.05.

The equity markets continued to show weakness on Wednesday as the benchmark indices closing in red, with Sensex declining 984 point to settle at 77,690 while Nifty at 23,559. However, Swiggy at its debut settled at 456,

While the headline indices will be treated in bear grip if they fall below 20% from the peak, retail investor portfolios are already reflecting signs of a bear market as more than 900 stocks above Rs 1,

The key indices Nifty and Sensex have breached psychologically important levels on concerns about rising inflation, less chances of RBI rate action and profitbooking ahead of Maharashtra Polls.

Benchmark stock market indices opened flat on Wednesday after witnessing a major decline in the previous trading session which led to investors losing Rs 5.76 lakh in wealth. The S&P BSE Sensex was down 76.