Domestic markets saw a decline in early trade, Sensex fell 324 points to 74,714.
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Mumbai There was a decline in domestic markets in early trade on Friday. Investors are booking profits amid weak trends in Asian markets. BSE’s 30-share index Sensex fell 324.12 points to 74,714.03 and NSE Nifty slipped 96.6 points to 22,657.20. Among Sensex listed companies, shares of JSW Steel, Maruti, Asian Paints, ITC, Kotak Mahindra Bank and HDFC Bank suffered the most losses. Shares of NTPC, Tata Motors, Larsen & Toubro and Nestle were among the gainers.
In Asian markets, Japan’s Nikkei 225 was in profit, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng, China’s Shanghai Composite and South Korea’s Kospi were in loss. US markets closed on Thursday with a mainly positive trend. Global oil benchmark Brent crude futures were trading 0.58 per cent higher at US$90.26 per barrel. According to stock market data, foreign institutional investors (FIIs) bought shares worth a net Rs 2,778.17 crore on Wednesday.
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