The stock market plunged before the budget, with the Sensex down 588 points and the Nifty down 183 points
New Delhi, 29 January 2021 Friday
The 30-stock Sensex closed at 46,285.77, down 1.26%, or the Nifty at 182.95 on the last trading day of the month. Points fell to close at 13,634.60.
After a decline of the last five sessions, the 30-stock BSE Sensex opened 549 points higher at 47,423.47, while the Nifty started trading at 13,946 with a red mark. The Nifty rose 37.35 points to 13,854.90.
The Sensex closed with 26 out of 30 declines, with all sectoral declines excluding banking and realty closing, with BSE Telecom falling the most at 2.97 per cent.
Shares of Reliance Industries, HDFC and IT played a major role in the decline, with Dr Reddy's and Maruti Suzuki falling the most at 5 per cent.
The Sensex has lost 2,917.76 points and the Nifty 827.15 points in the last five trading sessions.
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