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Sensex, Nifty Log Losses For Third Day Dragged By Energy, I.T. Stocks

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India's stock benchmarks declined for the third session, dragged by losses in information technology and energy stocks.

Sensex, Nifty Log Losses For Third Day Dragged By Energy, I.T. Stocks

Over the past three sessions, the S&P BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty 50 shed 3%.

Sensex, Nifty Log Losses For Third Day Dragged By Energy, I.T. Stocks

On Thursday's session, Sensex fell 1.06% to 59,464.62. The 30-stock gauge shed over 1,000 points in intraday trade, for the first time in a month. This is also the first time the Sensex closed below 60,000 in nine sessions. The Nifty also declined by similar magnitude to 17,757. This is the second consecutive session that the 50-stock gauge closed below 18,000. The index dropped to the lowest closing level since Jan. 6. Bajaj Finserv Ltd. had the largest drop, falling 4.5%. Today, 35 of 50 shares fell, while 15 rose.

Sensex, Nifty Log Losses For Third Day Dragged By Energy, I.T. Stocks

The broader indices outperformed their larger peers with both the S&P BSE MidCap and S&P BSE SmallCap closing little changed. Thirteen of the 19 sectoral indices compiled by BSE Ltd. declined, with S&P BSE Information Technology shedding 1.7%.

The market breadth was skewed neither in the favour of bulls nor bears. About 1,746 stocks advanced, 1,662 declined and 76 remained unchanged.

"Benchmark indices are showing corrections for the third day in a row on the back of FIIs' selling, rising US bond yields, and concerns of surge in cases of the Omicron variant", Mohit Nigam, Head - PMS, Hem Securities wrote in a note and added that the "correction might be seen as a buying opportunity to enjoy the post budget rally".

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