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Market Logs First Loss In Five Days

The gauge, which rose 174 points yesterday after the Reserve Bank decided to hold rates in line with expectations, had gained 512 points in the previous four sessions.

The last four days of winning momentum of stocks came to a halt today as the Sensex ended with losses and the Nifty settled below the crucial 9,900 as investors jostled to take money off the table.

Worries about sustained capital outflows by foreign funds remained. The BSE 30-share index after a positive opening stretched further to 31,772.41, but could not hold on to it facing the selling pressure. It hit a low of 31,562.25 before settling down 79.68 points, or 0.25 per cent, at 31,592.03. 6 Precautions To Take When Investing In The Stock Market

Market Logs First Loss In Five Days

The gauge, which rose 174 points yesterday after the Reserve Bank decided to hold rates in line with expectations, had gained 512 points in the previous four sessions. Reflecting the volatile trend, the NSE Nifty after shuttling between 9,945.95 and 9,881.855, closed down 26.20 points, or 0.26 per cent, at 9,888.70.

Domestic institutional investors (DIIs) bought shares net Rs 584.88 crore while foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) dumped equities of Rs 632.14 crore yesterday, showed provisional data. Meanwhile, services sector activity expanded for the first time in three months in September. The Nikkei India Services PMI stood at 50.7 in September from 47.5 in August a reading that pointed to a slight pace of expansion.

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Story first published: Thursday, October 5, 2017, 16:47 [IST]
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