Equity benchmarks Sensex and Nifty opened on a choppy note on Thursday, December 30, 2021 amid a mixed trend in global markets, tracking weakness in index heavyweights Reliance Industries, SBI and ICICI Bank.
The 30-share Sensex was trading at 57,793.24, down 13.25 points or 0.02 per cent. Similarly, the Nifty closed at 17,205.15, down 8.45 points or 0.05 per cent.
Bajaj Finserv was the top loser in the Sensex pack, falling nearly 1.5 per cent, followed by M&M, Axis Bank, Sun Pharma, L&T, Reliance, SBI and ICICI Bank.
On the other hand, Wipro, PowerGrid, Dr Reddy’s, Tech Mahindra and Titan were among the gainers.
In the previous session, the 30-share index had closed at 57,806.49, down 90.99 points or 0.16 per cent. On the other hand, the Nifty closed at 17,213.60, down 19.65 points or 0.11 per cent.
Elsewhere in Asia, shares in Shanghai and Hong Kong were trading with gains in mid-session deals, while Seoul and Tokyo were in losses.
Stock exchanges in the United States ended the overnight session on a mixed note.
Meanwhile, international oil benchmark Brent crude rose 0.25 per cent to $79.41 per barrel.
Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) were net sellers in the capital market as they sold shares worth Rs 975.23 crore on December 29, according to stock exchange data.
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