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Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) offloaded equities worth Rs 3,411.73 crore on Tuesday.
Decline in heavyweights Reliance Industries, HDFC Bank and spiralling international conflict impact markets.
In Asian markets, Seoul, Tokyo, Shanghai and Hong Kong were trading in the positive territory
Adani Enterprises and Adani Ports fell about 5% each and were the top losers on the Nifty 50 index.
Rupee, meanwhile, recovered from its all-time low level.
The rupee ended at its all-time low of 83.8450, down 0.1% from its previous close.
FMCG, consumer durables cap losses.
Gain in FMCG shares add to the meomentum.
The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 597.77 points to hit a new lifetime high of 80,039.22.
Among the 30 Sensex companies, Power Grid, Axis Bank, State Bank of India, Bajaj Finserv, Reliance Industries and NTPC were the biggest gainers.
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