Profit booking halts 5-day winning run

See-Saw Session

• BSE Sensex dropped by 199.17 pts or 0.27% to 73,128.77
• From intra-day high, Sensex retreated by 367.65 pts or 0.50% to a low of 72,960.29
• NSE Nifty touched its all-time intra-day high of 22,124.15
• Nifty closed lower by 65.15 pts or 0.29% at 22,032.30
• In last 5 sessions, BSE benchmark rallied 1,972.72 pts or 2.76%, Nifty jumped 584.45 pts or 2.71% - Wipro, HCL Tech, NTPC, RIL, Infosys, IndusInd Bank, Tech M and TCS were major laggards
• Tata Steel, Titan, Maruti, L&T, ITC and JSW Steel among gainers
• FII flows are mixed due to a lack of fresh triggers

Mumbai: Stock markets snapped their five-day winning run on Tuesday with the benchmark Sensex declining by 199 points due to profit-taking in IT and oil shares and weak global trends. The 30-share BSE Sensex dropped by 199.17 points or 0.27 per cent to settle at 73,128.77 points. As many as 20 Sensex shares declined, while 10 advanced. The key index opened lower, but staged a recovery in late-morning deals to touch its all-time intra-day high of 73,427.59 points. But the barometer failed to hold onto gains in the second half due to profit-taking in the broader market and retreated by 367.65 points or 0.50 per cent to a low of 72,960.29. The Nifty touched its all-time intra-day high of 22,124.15 before closing lower by 65.15 points or 0.29 per cent at 22,032.30.

As many as 33 Nifty shares closed in the red while 17 advanced. In the last five days, the BSE benchmark rallied 1,972.72 points or 2.76 per cent, and the Nifty jumped 584.45 points or 2.71 per cent. Both Sensex and Nifty closed at record high levels on Monday. “The broad market exhibited a profit-booking following a good performance by the IT sector amid weak global cues. Investors are contemplating whether the current euphoria in markets has gone farfetched, especially with elevated domestic valuations in mid & small caps. FII flows are mixed due to a lack of fresh triggers. Oil prices stayed firm amid undeterred geopolitical tensions,” said Vinod Nair, head (research), Geojit Financial Services.

“The profit taking in the IT, realty and energy majors were weighing on the sentiment while metal and FMCG showed resilience. The broader indices too inched lower and lost nearly half a percent each,” said Ajit Mishra, SV-P (technical research), Religare Broking Ltd.