Stock market today: The market benchmarks Nifty 50 and Sensex managed to conclude nearly unchanged, despite most of their constituents ending the day with losses, on Tuesday, March 12. The Nifty 50 commenced trading at 22,334.45, marginally higher than the previous close of 22,332.65. Throughout the session, it oscillated between an intraday high of 22,452.55 and a low of 22,256.
Ultimately, the index closed a mere 3 points higher at 22,335.70. Similarly, the Sensex opened at 73,516.42, slightly up from the previous close of 73,502.64. It experienced fluctuations during the day, with an intraday high of 74,004.16 and a low of 73,342.12.
The 30-share pack index concluded the session 165 points, or 0.22%, higher at 73,667.96, with 22 stocks ending in the red. Also read: Stock market today: Nifty 50, Sensex end flat; mid, smallcaps suffer deep cuts; investors lose ₹4 lakh crore in a day “Markets traded volatile for yet another session and ended almost unchanged, in continuation to the prevailing trend. After the flat start, the Nifty oscillated sharply on both sides and finally settled at the 22,335.70 level.
Meanwhile, most sectors ended lower wherein realty, metal and pharma were among the top losers. The broader indices continued to underperform and lost in the range of 1.4%-2%. The recent volatility in the index combined with sustained weakness in the broader indices may continue to pose challenges, especially to the traders.
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