Stock market update: Nifty IT index falls 1.67%
Shares of Persistent Systems Ltd.(up 0.18 per cent) ended the day as top gainers in the pack.
On the other hand, Tech Mahindra Ltd.(down 2.66 per cent), Infosys Ltd.(down 1.93 per cent), Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.(down 1.86 per cent), HCL Technologies Ltd.(down 1.75 per cent) and LTIMindtree Ltd.(down 1.71 per cent) finished as the top losers of the day.
The Nifty IT index closed 1.67 per cent down at 32003.65.
Benchmark NSE Nifty50 index ended down 17.35 points at 19794.0, while the BSE Sensex stood down 64.66 points at 66408.39.
Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 30 ended in the green, while 20 closed in the red.
Shares of Vodafone Idea, IFCI, MMTC, Zomato and JP Power were among the most traded shares on the NSE.
Shares of Sical Logistics, MMTC, Cupid Ltd, Mukta Arts and Plastiblend Ind hit their fresh 52-week highs in today's trade, while Shree Ram Proteins, Baid Leasing, Accuracy Shipping, Rajesh Exports and Winsome Yarns hit their fresh 52-week lows.
