Indian benchmark equity indices opened lower on Wednesday after a rise in October retail inflation reduced expectations of a rate cut by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) next month. This, coupled with weak earnings and ongoing foreign outflows,

The Nifty 50 continued its downward trend for the fourth consecutive trading session, closing 1.07% lower at 23,883 points. Similarly, the Sensex ended the day in the red, shedding 1.03% to finish at 78,

Stock Market Highlights: 44 out of the Nifty50 constituent stocks ended in the red, dragged down by Hero MotoCorp, Hindalco, Tata Steel, Mahindra & Mahindra, and Eicher Motors

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.

At the opening bell, the BSE Sensex was down 167 points, or 0.21 per cent, at 78,507.87, while the Nifty 50 was at 23,820, down 62 points, or 0.26 per cent. Among the 30 constituent stocks in the BSE Sensex,