Sensex drops 273 points; Nifty slips below 15,750

BSE Sensex turned red to end 273.51 points or 0.52% lower at 52,578.76; NSE Nifty fell 78 points or 0.49% to 15,746.45

July 27, 2021 04:34 pm | Updated 04:34 pm IST - Mumbai

21/09/2010 MUMBAI:A security grad putting a bracket at the Bombay Stock Exchange on September 21, 2010. The BSE benchmark Sensex shot up by over 135 points to regain the magical 20,000-level in the opening trade today for the first time since January 17, 2008  Photo: Paul Noronha

21/09/2010 MUMBAI:A security grad putting a bracket at the Bombay Stock Exchange on September 21, 2010. The BSE benchmark Sensex shot up by over 135 points to regain the magical 20,000-level in the opening trade today for the first time since January 17, 2008 Photo: Paul Noronha

Equity benchmark Sensex tumbled over 273 points on July 27, tracking losses in index majors Reliance Industries, Dr. Reddy’s and Axis Bank amid a massive selloff in Chinese markets.

Despite opening on a positive note, the 30-share BSE index turned red to end 273.51 points or 0.52% lower at 52,578.76, while the broader NSE Nifty fell 78 points or 0.49% to 15,746.45.

Dr. Reddy’s was the top loser in the Sensex pack, plunging over 10%, after the company reported s 36% decline in consolidated net profit at ₹380.4 crore for the quarter ended June 30, 2021, on account of higher expenses.

Axis Bank, Sun Pharma, Kotak Bank, HDFC and ITC fell up to 3.19%.

On the other hand, Tata Steel, Bajaj Finserv, SBI, Bajaj Finance and Tech Mahindra were among the gainers.

"Stocks gave up gains as investors were nervous on the selling across Chinese markets by global funds coupled with the policies of the Chinese authorities and the likely impact on Indian markets despite knowing that it is also a positive for India," said S. Ranganathan, Head of Research at LKP securities.

While we did see profit booking across banks and the pharma pack on account of negative news flow on few pharma names, certain pockets across the broader market like textile exporters and coffee stocks posted smart gains on the back of rising coffee futures, he added.

Elsewhere in Asia, bourses in Shanghai and Hong Kong witnessed massive selloff as data safety and other enforcement actions weighed on Chinese internet and other companies. Seoul and Tokyo ended with gains.

Stock exchanges in Europe were trading with losses in mid-session deals.

Meanwhile, international oil benchmark Brent crude advanced 0.30% to $73.91 per barrel.

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