Sensex Ends Lower By 100 Points, Nifty Holds 15,700; Select Banks Drag

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Kotak Mahindra Bank, Dr Reddy's , HDFC Bank, Axis Bank and SBI lost 1-3 per cent eachThe standard indices erased nearly all their losses to
end marginally in the red, in the middle of an unpredictable session of trading, as the regulatory crackdowns in China continued to affect
financier belief
The BSE Sensex oscillated in a broad series of more than 800 points between an intra-day low of 51,802.73 and a high of 52,673.69 before
ending at 52,443.71, lower by 135.05 points or 0.26 per cent
The NSE Nifty swung between 15,513.45 and 15,767.50 before closing at 15,709.40, down 37.05 points or 0.24 per cent.The wider markets also
rebounded towards completion of trade, with the BSE Midcap index ending flat and the BSE Smallcap index shedding 0.4 per cent.The criteria
indices had a gap-down opening and slashed off more than 1 percent in the late-morning session as regulative crackdowns in China roiled
technology, property and education sectors throughout Asia
A steady opening in the European markets, consisting of the CAC, DAX and FTSE, led to an intra-day healing on Dalal Street.In the primary
market, the Rolex Rings' Rs 731 crore preliminary public offering (IPO) has opened for bidding today i.e
July 28
The IPO, which will close on July 30, will consist of a fresh concern of Rs 56 crore and an offer for sale of up to Rs 675 crore.On the
stock-specific front, Kotak Mahindra Bank dived nearly 3 percent to top the loser's list on the BSE
Dr Reddy's extended its previous day's post-earnings losses by another 2.4 per cent to Rs 4,726
HDFC Bank, Axis Bank and SBI were the other significant losers on the BSE.On the other hand, Bharti Airtel, Tata Steel and IndusInd Bank
bucked the weak pattern to get 1-5 per cent each on the BSE
On Tuesday, IndusInd Bank had actually reported a 99 percent year-on-year growth in net earnings at Rs 1,016 crore for the quarter ended
June 2021 compared to Rs 510 crore in the matching quarter last year on the back of development in retail loans and lower non-performing
possessions (NPA) provisioning.The BSE market breadth was weak
Out of 3,333 stocks traded on the BSE, there were 1414 advancing stocks as against 1719 decreases.