Nifty, Sensex decline over 2.5 per cent in business week ended yesterday

Jammu, September 6: Domestic equity benchmarks, Nifty and Sensex, including broader indices at BSE, declined more than two and half per cent in the business week ended yesterday. Domestic stocks logged losses amid negative global markets. Experts said, rising Coronavirus cases and broader tension between India and China dampened investor sentiment.

During the week, Sensex plunged 1,110 points or 2.81 per cent to settle at 38,357. The Nifty 50 index tumbled 314 points or 2.69 per cent to close at 11,334.

At the broader market at BSE, the BSE Mid-Cap index declined 2.76 per cent and the Small-Cap index fell 2.59 per cent.