Nifty, Sensex plunges over 5.8 percent, PSU stocks topple over
The defence PSU stocks like Mazagon Dock, Cochin Shipyard, and Bharat Dynamics saw losses of up to 15% in their share values.
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On the final day announcement of the Lok Sabha general elections 2024, a steep fall was witnessed as a downturn for the Indian equities at the Stock exchange. Yesterday the highlighted Sensex and nifty were skyrocketing as of exit polls prediction, a strange uneven change was seen in the recent trading session.
The most unusual crackdown has been witnessed among PSU stocks such as RVNL, IRFC, RailTel Corporation, and IRCON International which experienced declines of up to 15% during today's trade.
The defence PSU stocks like Mazagon Dock, Cochin Shipyard, and Bharat Dynamics saw losses of up to 15% in their share values.
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The entire PSU sectoral indices were trading in the red curtailing around 15%. As per the holistic overview, Nifty CPSE was down by 20%, Nifty PSU Bank by 19.52%, Nifty PSE by 20% to hit a 2-month low, and S&P BSE PSU by 17.37%. Meanwhile, BSE Power also recorded a significant decline, tumbling over 13% amidst the market turmoil.
Some notable Public sector entities like Power Finance Corporation and REC cut down by 20 percent lower at Rs 444 and Rs 484, respectively. Bharat Electronics (BEL) tumbled by 20 percent to a low of Rs 255 and quoted 18 percent lower at Rs 263.
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