Closing Bell: Sensex Sheds 670 Points, Nifty Below 21,510; FMCG, PSU Banks Top Losers

BSE Sensex declined 670 points or 0.93% to 71,355 and Nifty 50 fell 197 points or 0.91% to 21,513 Monday amid amid broad-based selloff. FMCG and PSU bank indices emerged as the top losers, declining more than 1% each Nifty Bank fell by 708 points to 47,450 and Nifty Midcap 100 declined 501 points to 46,894 today.

Meanwhile, Leading brokerage firm CLSA has increased the target price of Sula Vineyards Ltd shares to Rs 863 apiece from Rs 571 apiece. Current market price of Sula Vineyards share on BSE is Rs 642.10 apiece with intraday gain of 15.78%.

The top 5 gainers on the Nifty pack were BPCL, Tata Steel, Eicher Motors, ONGC, and Bharti Airtel whereas the top 5 losers were UPL, Hindustan Unilever, Bajaj Finance, Tata Consumer Products and TCS in the opening session. On the sectoral front, oil & gas opened as the top performer followed by realty and auto while the worst downfall seen in PSU Bank followed FMCG.

Nifty Futures predict a muted beginning for Indian markets, indicating a leisurely start to Monday, January 8th's early session. Trends on the GIFT Nifty show that the Indian index as a whole has seen a flat morning, down 0.06%. At roughly 21,791, the Nifty futures were trading. While Asian markets were trading unevenly as investors anticipated important economic data, the dollar remained stable on Monday ahead of a significant U.S. inflation report later in the week from the US, Japan, and China. The upcoming quarterly results from significant IT businesses and global cues are expected to have a major effect on the markets.

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