Share Market Highlights: Sensex tanks 1189 pts to close at 55822, Nifty ends above 16600

By: Shree1news, 20 DEC 2021

Share Market News Today :The benchmark equity indices started this week’s trade deep in the red. S&P BSE Sensex closed 1,189 points or 2.09% lower at 55,822 while NSE Nifty 50 index fell 371 points or 2.18% to settle at 16,614. Both Sensex and Nifty jumped from their intraday lows in the dying hour of trade but still ended deep in the red. Bank Nifty closed 3.3% lower while broader markets mirrored the weakness. India VIX closed 16% higher, regaining 18.97. Hindustan Unilever was the top Sensex gainer, up 1.7%, followed by Dr Reddy’s Laboratories, making them the only two Sensex stocks to close with gains. Tata Steel ended 5.2% in red as the worst Sensex performer, followed by State Bank of India, IndusInd Bank, and Bajaj Finance.

Source: FE