Market saw the
third-worst fall of 2019 on Friday as benchmark indices S&P BSE Sensex and
Nifty50, both, fell to two-month low. The indices touched intra-day lows of
38,271 level at Sensex and 11,399 mark at Nifty. 'Super-rich tax' concerns on
FPI, trade war tensions and weak corporate earnings contributed to the fall.The
Sensex tanked 560 points, or 1.44 per cent, to close at 38,337 levels with 26
of the 30 stocks listed at the index ending in the red. IndusInd Bank, Bajaj
Finance, M&M, and YES Bank were the top laggards while only NTPC, TCS,
PowerGrid and ONGC ended in the green. The Nifty50, too, lost 178 points, or
1.53 per cent, to settle at 11,419 mark. Of the 50 stocks listed at the index,
only 7 stocks advanced while the remaining 43 declined. Sectorally, all the indices ended in the red. Nifty Auto index,
too, tanked to two-month low to end 3.31 per cent lower. This was followed by
losses in Nifty Private Bank index and Nifty Pharma index, down 2.45 per cent
and 2.23 per cent respectively. The Nifty Auto
index hitting a three-year low on Friday. Thus far in the calendar year
2019, auto index slipped 21 per cent, against 5 per cent rise in the benchmark
index. M&M, Motherson Sumi Systems, TVS Motor Company, Exide Industries,
Escorts, MSIL, Eicher Motors, Hero MotoCorp, Bosch and Ashok Leyland have seen
market value erosion of more than 22 per cent during the period.
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