Share Market Updates Today: Indian equity benchmarks are expected to open on a lower note today amid weak cues from the global markets. Asian shares fell, tracking an overnight decline in Wall Street. Japan’s Nikkei plunged 1.55 per cent, South Korea’s Kospi slipped 0.95 per cent, China’s Shanghai Composite edged 0.15 per cent lower, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index rose 0.26 per cent. All three major US stock indexes settled lower. Back home, foreign institutional investors sold net of Rs 1,565.93 crore equities on Wednesday, while domestic investors bought Rs 2,664.98 crore worth of shares, as per provisional NSE data.
Here are the share market Live Updates:
Previous close:┬аThe benchmark BSE Sensex had climbed 185 points or 0.29 per cent to hit a record closing of 63,284.19 on Wednesday, while the broader NSE Nifty had moved 54 points or 0.29 per cent higher to touch a fresh closing peak of 18,812.50.
SGX Nifty:┬аTrends on SGX Nifty indicated a lower opening for the domestic markets. The Nifty Futures on Singapore Exchange also known as the SGX Nifty Futures fell 49 points or 0.26 per cent to trade at 8,926.5.
FII-DII data: Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) sold Rs 1,565.93 crore worth of shares, while domestic institutional investors (DIIs) bought Rs 2,664.98 crore worth of shares on December 1, provisional NSE data showed.
Stocks in F&O ban: BHEL, Delta Corp, Indiabulls Housing Finance and PNB are in F&O (Futures and Options) ban period today. Stocks are placed under F&O ban when the derivative contracts in their securities cross 95 per cent of the market-wide position limit.
