INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
NEW DELHI: Indian equity, currency, commodity and bond markets will be closed for trading on Thursday, April 2, on account of Ramnavami
The bourses will reopen for trading on April 3, Friday.
Equity indices continued their journey downwards on the first day of the fiscal year
to close at 8,264.
Banks and IT sectors led the bluechip losers
rising cases of Covid-19 and weak macros
Research, Religare Broking.
World markets also fell on Wednesday as the Covid-19 threat ensured an ugly start to the second quarter for
equities and commodities.Traders headed for the safety of government bonds, the dollar and gold.
Tokyo's Nikkei slumped 4.5 per cent after
the worst plunge in factory activity in almost a decade
