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Indian Stock Market Live Today: Sensex and Nifty Trade Lower as IT Stocks Drag

Indian Stock Market Live Today, 5 March 2024: Indian stock market indexes opened lower on Tuesday, tracking losses from US and Asian markets. The Nifty today opened lower at 22371.25, up by 34.35 points, while the Sensex also made a negative opening of 104.87 points at 73767.42 levels. The Bank Nifty index also opened lower by 190.4 points at 47265.70 levels.

Meanwhile, the other major Asian stock market indexes are trading mostly in the red at 9.20 a.m. IST. Nikkei 225 erased early losses and is trading marginally higher by 0.14%, while Hang Seng is declining the most, down more than 2%. Taiwan is up by 0.62%, hitting a fresh record high today.

 

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Indian stock market indexes are trading marginally lower at this moment. The Nifty 50 index is trading lower by 30 points or 0.13 percent and at 22375 levels while the Sensex is down by 151 points or 0.21 percent and at 73715 levels. The Bank Nifty index is trading lower by 125 points or 0.25 percent on the spot level and at 47333 levels.

The broader markets are trading mixed today, as the Nifty midcap index is up by 50 points or 0.10 percent and at 49299 levels. The Nifty smallcap index is trading lower by 106 points or 0.66 percent at 15981 levels.

 

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Among the sectors, Auto, PSU Bank, and Realty sectors are gaining the most, while IT, Media, and Financial Services are falling.

The top-gaining stocks in the Nifty 50 index are Tata Motors, UPL, M&M, Bajaj Auto, and Coal India and the top losing stocks are HCL Tech, TCS, ICICI Bank, LTIM, and Hindustan Unilever.

The most active stocks in NSE in terms of value are Tata Motors, HDFC Bank, and SBI, and in terms of volume are Tata Motors, Tata Steel, and NTPC.

 

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