Sensex tumbles by 538 points; worst 1-day loss in 16 months
17 Dec 2014 12:51 AM GMT
Market benchmark BSE Sensex on Tuesday plunged by 538 points to register its worst single day loss in 16 months and close below 27,000-mark as foreign investors, already confounded ahead of a crucial US Fed meeting, were spooked by a rate hike in Russia amid sinking oil prices.
Traders said domestic concerns like widening trade deficit and free-fall of rupee also added to worries of FIIs who booked profit across sectors. The 30-share BSE index resumed the day sharply lower in line with weak Asian cues and remained under selling pressure throughout the day. It finally closed at 26,781.44, a steep fall of 538.12 points or 1.97 per cent.
The previous worst single day loss was logged on September 3, 2013 when Sensex tanked by 651.47 points.
Selling pressure was so intense that 10 out of 12 indices ended the day with losses, with metal, realty, FMCG, banking, consumer durable, healthcare and power being the worst hit. Shares of software exporters, which would benefit from rupee fall, ended higher along with and teck firms.
Sesa Sterlite was the biggest loser among 30 Sensex stocks at 7.77 per cent. Dr Reddy's tanked 6.32 per cent, Hindalco lost 5.67 per cent and SBI 4.66 per cent. Tata Power (4.59 per cent), ICICI Bank (4.30 per cent) NTPC (3.20 per cent), ITC Ltd (3.13 per cent), Tata Steel (2.82 per cent) and HDFC Ltd (3.11 per cent) were the other big losers.
TCS notched up a gain of 3.40 per cent, while Infosys was up by 0.69 per cent.
"Weak Asian markets, poor economic indicators from the domestic economy, liquidity roll-back fears due to Fed meeting and surprise rate hike by Russian central bank kept the global markets in turmoil for the day," said Rakesh Goyal, Senior Vice President, Bonanza Portfolio. Bank of Russia raised key interest rate to 17 per cent from 10.5 per cent in a move to boost its currency and rescue troubled economy.
Rouble's value has sunk roughly 50 per cent since January, battered by Western sanctions. Analysts said Russia's economy is highly dependent on petroleum revenues. The average price of a barrel of oil has dropped below $56 down from high of $107 a few months ago, the added.
Rs dips 59p to 13-month low of 63.53 per $
The rupee on Tuesday plunged for the second day in a row by 59 paise — biggest fall in more than four month — to close at 13-month low of 63.53 against the Greenback on distinctly weak local stocks amid sustained heavy dollar demand from importers and some banks. Persistent capital outflows too weighed on the rupee while steep fall in USD overseas could not able to impact poitively on the rupee, a forex dealer said. Weakness in financial market abroad following continued downslide in global crude oil (Brent) prices below $60 a barrel amid fall in Chinese manufacturing data also put pressure on the local currency.
Traders said domestic concerns like widening trade deficit and free-fall of rupee also added to worries of FIIs who booked profit across sectors. The 30-share BSE index resumed the day sharply lower in line with weak Asian cues and remained under selling pressure throughout the day. It finally closed at 26,781.44, a steep fall of 538.12 points or 1.97 per cent.
The previous worst single day loss was logged on September 3, 2013 when Sensex tanked by 651.47 points.
Selling pressure was so intense that 10 out of 12 indices ended the day with losses, with metal, realty, FMCG, banking, consumer durable, healthcare and power being the worst hit. Shares of software exporters, which would benefit from rupee fall, ended higher along with and teck firms.
Sesa Sterlite was the biggest loser among 30 Sensex stocks at 7.77 per cent. Dr Reddy's tanked 6.32 per cent, Hindalco lost 5.67 per cent and SBI 4.66 per cent. Tata Power (4.59 per cent), ICICI Bank (4.30 per cent) NTPC (3.20 per cent), ITC Ltd (3.13 per cent), Tata Steel (2.82 per cent) and HDFC Ltd (3.11 per cent) were the other big losers.
TCS notched up a gain of 3.40 per cent, while Infosys was up by 0.69 per cent.
"Weak Asian markets, poor economic indicators from the domestic economy, liquidity roll-back fears due to Fed meeting and surprise rate hike by Russian central bank kept the global markets in turmoil for the day," said Rakesh Goyal, Senior Vice President, Bonanza Portfolio. Bank of Russia raised key interest rate to 17 per cent from 10.5 per cent in a move to boost its currency and rescue troubled economy.
Rouble's value has sunk roughly 50 per cent since January, battered by Western sanctions. Analysts said Russia's economy is highly dependent on petroleum revenues. The average price of a barrel of oil has dropped below $56 down from high of $107 a few months ago, the added.
Rs dips 59p to 13-month low of 63.53 per $
The rupee on Tuesday plunged for the second day in a row by 59 paise — biggest fall in more than four month — to close at 13-month low of 63.53 against the Greenback on distinctly weak local stocks amid sustained heavy dollar demand from importers and some banks. Persistent capital outflows too weighed on the rupee while steep fall in USD overseas could not able to impact poitively on the rupee, a forex dealer said. Weakness in financial market abroad following continued downslide in global crude oil (Brent) prices below $60 a barrel amid fall in Chinese manufacturing data also put pressure on the local currency.
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