The trends on Gift Nifty also indicate a negative start for the Indian benchmark index. The Gift Nifty was trading around 23,895 level, a discount of nearly 65 points from the Nifty futures’ previous close.

Indian benchmark indices Nifty 50 and Sensex ended the previous trade session over 1% lower. Nifty 50 closed at 23,883.45, while Sensex ended at 78,675.18. Overnight, Wall Street indices Dow Jones and S&P 500 ended lower,

On the 30-share Sensex platform, NTPC, Tata Motors and Infosys dominated in green. On the other side, Tata Steel, M&M, Adani Ports, SBI and JSW Steel emerged among the losers for the day

The Nifty 50 continued its downward trend for the fourth consecutive trading session, closing 1.15% lower at 23,863 points. Similarly, the Sensex ended the day in the red, shedding 1.01% to finish at 78,

The S&P BSE Sensex lost 659.08 points to 78,837.07, while the NSE Nifty50 was down 205.35 points to 23,935.95 as of 2:15 PM.

The S P BSE Sensex ended 984.23 points lower at 77,690.95 at the closing bell, while the NSE Nifty50 fell 324.40 points to settle at 23,559.05.

The equity markets continued to show weakness on Wednesday as the benchmark indices closing in red, with Sensex declining 984 point to settle at 77,690 while Nifty at 23,559. However, Swiggy at its debut settled at 456,

The BSE Sensex was trading at 78,295.70, down 379.48 points, or 0.48 per cent. Smallcap and midcap indices fell 1.77 per cent and 1.41 per cent, respectively.