Market Highlights: Sensex tanks 769 points, Nifty settles below 16,250-mark

Share Market, Stock Market Highlights: The S&P BSE Sensex ended at 54,333.81, down 768.87 points (1.40 per cent), while the Nifty 50 settled at 16,245.35, down 252.70 points (1.53 per cent).

Share/Stock Market Highlights: The benchmark equity indices on BSE and National Stock Exchange (NSE) fell for the third straight day, ending over 1.4 per cent lower on Friday tracking a weak trend in global equities amid escalating tensions between Russia and Ukraine.

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The S&P BSE Sensex fell 768.87 points (1.40 per cent) to settle at 54,333.81 while the Nifty 50 slipped 252.70 points (1.53 per cent) to end at 16,245.35. Both the indices had opened over 1 per cent lower and slipped further during the intraday trade with the Sensex slipping to 53,887.72 while the broader Nifty hit an intraday low of 16,133.80.

On the Sensex pack, Titan Company, Maruti Suzuki India, Asian Paints, Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) and Hindustan Unilever (HUL) were the biggest laggards on Friday tumbling up to 5.05 per cent. On the other hand, ITC, Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, Tech Mahindra and UltraTech Cement were among the top gainers.

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