Delhi Delhi. Stock market key indices Sensex and Nifty fell nearly 1 per cent on Friday due to heavy selling in FMCG, auto and energy stocks amid rising tensions in West Asia and continued foreign capital outflows. Besides, a surge in global crude oil prices on supply uncertainty due to geopolitical tensions weighed on market sentiment, traders said.
Turning to a decline for the fifth consecutive day, the BSE Sensex closed 808.65 points, or 0.98 per cent, lower at 81,688.45. The benchmark touched a low of 81,532.68 and a high of 83,368.32 during the day, registering a massive volatility of 1,835.64 points. The NSE Nifty fell 235.50 points, or 0.93 per cent, to 25,014.60. During the day, it touched a low of 24,966.80 and a high of 25,485.05. Among the 30 Sensex companies, Mahindra & Mahindra, Bajaj Finance, Asian Paints, Nestle, Bharti Airtel, UltraTech Cement, Hindustan Unilever, ITC and HDFC Bank were the biggest losers.
Heavy volatility in the stock market, Sensex and Nifty fell by about 1 percent
