Sensex Plunges 350 Points as Elevated Crude Prices Fuel Market Correction
Equity benchmarks Sensex and Nifty experienced a downturn on August 12, with the indices trading in the red due to multiple factors, chief among them being rising crude oil prices. The market saw mixed activity across sectors, despite the overall decline.Daily Performance and Sectoral Trends
At the morning trading session, the Sensex was down 348.90 points or 0.45%, settling at 77,805.35. Concurrently, the Nifty index dropped by 113.55 points or 0.46%, closing near 24,358.15. The market saw 1,580 shares advance, against 1,795 declines, with 179 stocks remaining unchanged.Sectoral movement was varied. While the Nifty PSU Bank index showed strength, rising...