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Nifty slipped 148.45 points or 0.69% to 21,517.35.- JSW Steel, Tata Steel, Tech Mahindra, Infosys, Wipro, TCS were he major laggards.
- Among Asian peers, Seoul and Hong Kong settled lower while Shanghai ended in the green.
Stock markets declined for a second day in a row on Wednesday with benchmark
The broader Nifty of the National Stock Exchange slipped 148.45 points or 0.69% to 21,517.35.
Among the Sensex firms, JSW Steel, Tata Steel, Tech Mahindra, Infosys, Wipro, Tata Consultancy Services, Nestle, HCL Technologies, HDFC Bank and Maruti were the major laggards.
IndusInd Bank, ITC, Bharti Airtel and State Bank of India were among the winners.
In Asian markets, Seoul and Hong Kong settled lower while Shanghai ended in the green.
European markets were trading lower. The US markets ended mostly lower on Tuesday.
“The lack of fresh triggers and concerns over valuation influenced investors to stay sidelined. Weak global indicators, like contraction in China & Euro zone manufacturing data, added concerns about global economic recovery in 2024. Importantly, the market was waiting for the FED minutes later today for rate insights,” said Vinod Nair, Head of Research at Geojit Financial Services.
India’s manufacturing sector growth fell to an 18-month low in December amid softer increase in factory orders and output, despite minimal inflation, a monthly survey said on Wednesday.
The HSBC India Manufacturing PMI survey, conducted S&P Global, showed that there were softer, albeit sharp, increase in factory orders and output, while business confidence towards the year-ahead outlook strengthened.
The seasonally adjusted HSBC India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) fell from 56 in November to an 18-month low of 54.9 in December.
Global oil benchmark Brent crude declined 0.55% to USD 75.47 a barrel.
Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) bought equities worth Rs 1,602.16 crore on Tuesday, according to exchange data.
Sensex fell 379.46 points or 0.53% to settle at 71,892.48 on Tuesday. The Nifty declined 76.10 points or 0.35% to 21,665.80.
(With text input from PTI)