Domestic equity benchmark BSE Sensex fell over 100 points in early trade on June 13 amid heavy foreign fund outflow and negative global cues.
The 30-share index was trading 130.35 points, or 0.33%, lower at 39,626.46 at 0940 hours. Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty was quoting 35.90 points, or 0.30%, down at 11,870.30.
In the previous session on June 12, the BSE gauge settled 193.65 points, or 0.48%, lower at 39,756.81; and the Nifty fell 59.40 points, or 0.50%, to close at 11,906.20.
Yes Bank was the worst performer in the Sensex pack, cracking up to 8.73%, after Moody’s placed the private sector lender’s ratings under review for a possible downgrade.
IndusInd Bank, Sun Pharma, Vedanta, Tata Steel, Infosys, Hero MotoCorp, Bajaj Auto and Tata Motors too fell up to 5.75%.
Conversely, L&T, TCS, Axis Bank, Bharti Airtel, Asian Paints and Bajaj Finance rose up to 1.20%.
According to experts, market mood was negative tracking weak cues from global markets amid rising uncertainty over trade talks between the U.S. and China.
While Shanghai Composite Index was trading on a positive note, Hang Seng, Nikkei, and Kospi were trading in the red in their respective early sessions.
Bourses on Wall Street too ended lower on June 12.
Heavy outflow of foreign funds too weighed on investor sentiment here, traders said.
Foreign institutional investors sold equity worth ₹1,050.43 crore, while domestic institutional investors bought shares to the tune of ₹271.15 crore, provisional data available with stock exchanges showed on June 12.
On the currency front, the Indian rupee depreciated marginally to 69.37 against the US dollar.
The global oil benchmark Brent crude futures were trading 0.08% lower at 59.92 per barrel.
