Sensex falls 1,190 factors on weak world cues as raging Omicron instances spook traders

The frontline fairness indices – S&P BSE Sensex and Nifty 50 – crashed over 2 per cent on Monday monitoring losses within the world markets which fell on Monday as raging Omicron infections threatened to derail world financial restoration.
The unfold of the Omicron variant noticed the Netherlands go into lockdown on Sunday and the potential of extra Covid-19 restrictions being imposed forward of the Christmas and New Year holidays loomed over a number of European international locations because the Omicron variant spreads quickly.
The Sensex fell 1,189.73 factors or 2.09 per cent to finish at 55,822.01 whereas the broader Nifty crashed 371.00 factors or 2.18 per cent to settle at 16,614.20.

Both the indices had opened round 1.5 per cent decrease earlier within the day and because the day commerce progressed they fell additional, slipping over 3 per cent within the intraday commerce earlier than making a partial restoration in direction of the late afternoon session. The Sensex hit an intraday low of 55,132.68 whereas the Nifty had fallen to 16,410.20.

Among the largest losers on the Sensex have been Tata Steel, IndusInd Bank, Bajaj Finance, State Bank of India (SBI), HDFC Bank, NTPC, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Larsen & Toubro (L&T), Reliance Industries (RIL) and Bajaj Finserv. there have been solely two gainers of the day, Hindustan Unilever and Dr Reddy’s Laboratories.
Among the sectoral indices on the National Stock Exchange (NSE), the Nifty Realty index fell 4.90 per cent weighed by Macrotech Developers, Indiabulls Real Estate and DLF. The Nifty PSU Bank index too declined 4.48 per cent dragged by Bank of Baroda, Carana Bank and Bank of India. The Nifty Metal slipped 3.78 per cent as a consequence of a fall in share costs of Welspun Corp and Jindal Steel & Power.
In the broader market, the S&P BSE MidCap index fell 839.24 factors or 3.42 per cent to finish at 23,702.91 whereas the S&P BSE SmallCap settled at 27,514.42, down 940.78 factors or 3.31 per cent.
The volatility index or India VIX surged 16.08 per cent to 18.9650.
Speaking on Monday’s market efficiency, Vinod Nair, Head of Research at Geojit Financial Services stated, “India has been undergoing a phase of consolidation in the last two months. Currently, sell-off is due to a rapid rise in FIIs selling triggered by hawkish world central banks’ policy, cautious view on Indian market due to high valuation compared to peers, and drop in retail inflows. We feel that we are reaching the last phase of this consolidation in terms of price correction. Some pockets have become fair however the overall market is still trading at the upper hand which will continue to affect the performance of the broad market, in the short term. Long-term investors can chip into high-quality stocks with a focus on defensives and India-focused businesses.”