Sensex drops over 150 factors in early commerce; Nifty under 14,850-level

Equity benchmark Sensex dropped over 150 factors in early commerce on Friday, monitoring losses in index-heavyweights HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank and Reliance Industries amid largely unfavourable cues from international markets.
The 30-share BSE index was buying and selling 186.94 factors or 0.38 per cent decrease at 49,559.27.
Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty slipped 44.10 factors or 0.30 per cent to 14,829.70.

Bajaj Finance was the highest loser within the Sensex pack, shedding round 2 per cent, adopted by Asian Paints, ICICI Bank, Kotak Bank, HDFC Bank and Reliance Industries.
On the opposite hand, HUL, Sun Pharma, ITC, ONGC, PowerGrid and SBI have been among the many gainers.
In the earlier session, Sensex settled 84.45 factors or 0.17 per cent greater at 49,746.21, and Nifty superior 54.75 factors or 0.37 per cent to 14,873.80.
Foreign institutional traders remained internet patrons within the capital market as they bought shares value Rs 110.85 crore on Thursday, in line with provisional alternate information.
“Surging COVID-19 cases have become an area of serious concern. Unless this second wave peaks soon and subsides, economic activity will be impacted and the market assumptions of above 10 per cent GDP growth and above 30 per cent earnings growth will be challenged,” stated V Ok Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist at Geojit Financial Services.
This huge uncertainty will weigh on market sentiments for a while, he added.
Elsewhere in Asia, bourses in Shanghai, Hong Kong and Seoul have been buying and selling within the pink in mid-session offers, whereas Tokyo was buying and selling with positive aspects.

Top inventory exchanges on Wall Street ended on a optimistic observe in in a single day commerce.
Meanwhile, worldwide oil benchmark Brent crude was buying and selling 0.03 per cent decrease at USD 63.18 per barrel.