Mid-Day Market Update: Sensex, Nifty Decline; Bajaj Auto, HDFC, HUL, RIL Fall

India’s stock benchmarks declined, dragged by losses in energy, information technology stocks.

The S&P BSE Sensex fell 0.75% to 59,650.34. The 30-stock gauge shed over 1% in intraday trade for the third day in a row. The NSE Nifty 50 also declined by similar magnitude to 17,819.75. Bajaj Auto Ltd. had the largest drop, falling 3.4%. In midday trading, 28 of 50 shares fell, while 22 rose

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Indian Energy Exchange divest 4.93% equity stake to Indian Oil

India Energy Exchange on Wednesday announced divesting 4.93 per cent equity stake to India’s largest oil company Indian Oil Corporation. IEX chairman and managing director SN Goel said that the move augurs well in the joint endeavour to build the gas market in India and is aligned with the government’s vision of accelerating the share of gas in the energy mix to 15 per cent by 2030.

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