Stock Market News: Sensex, Nifty End in Red; Eicher Motors, M&M Top Losers

The Indian stock market ended in the red but closed off the day’s low. At close, Sensex was down 379 points at the 71892 mark while Nifty shed 76 points and closed the session at the 21665 mark.

Among sectors, the pharma index was up 2.5 percent, while auto, realty, capital goods, bank, and Information Technology were down by 1 percent each.

Around 1226 stocks advanced and 1310 declined while 117 remained unchanged.

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Asian markets end up mixed

Asia-Pacific markets were mixed on the first trading day of the year. At close Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index was down 1.62 percent while Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.49 percent to close at 7,627.8. Kospi added 0.5 percent and closed at the 2669 mark.

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European markets edge higher

European markets edged higher with FTSE trading flat at 7,731 while CAC added 0.24 percent at the 7,561 mark. German DAX gained 0.6 percent at 16,855 level.

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