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Boom in prices raises concerns about the market,BSE Sensex down 324 points

Indeed, the rise in crude prices has raised the concern of the market. Brent Crude has crossed $ 75 a barrel. The BSE Sensex dipped 324 points or 0.83 percent to close at 38,731 due to the rise in crude oil prices in the Indian economy. At the same time, the Nifty 50 index slipped by 84 points or 0.72 percent to 11,642 points. BSE mid-term index dropped by half percent. The smallcap index also recorded minor weakness.

Nifty 50 index dips up to 10% in Bharti Infratel shares Following are the shares of Tata Steel, Vedanta, Maruti Suzuki, Hindalco, JSW Steel, Indiabulls Housing Finance, Axis Bank, HDFC and IndusInd Bank.

On the other hand, shares of Ultratech Cement showed a 5.5 percent increase. Apart from Grasim, Dr. Shares of Reddy's Labs, Bharti Airtel, Bharat Petroleum, UPL, Tata Conusltancy Services, Wipro, Bajaj Auto and Bajaj Finserv were among the fastest growing.

On Thursday, the index of all sectors except the Nifty Realty Index closed with the red mark. Indiabulls Real Estate shares rise up to 7 per cent on the Realty Index. Metal and PSU bank index fell to two-two per cent. Private banks, financial services and FMCG index slipped up to one per cent.

Only Jammu and Kashmir Bank shares in government banks Axis Bank most disappointed in private banks Godrej Consumer Properties dipped 3.5% in FMCG shares Mahindra and Mahindra Finance's share of shares fell 4 percent on the finance service index.

During the trading session on Thursday, NSE's shares of 23 companies secured the highest level of 52 weeks. In contrast, shares of 43 companies slipped to their lowest level of 52 weeks.

On the Nifty 50 index, only 11 shares were green, while 39 shares closed with red mark. 1,113 shares on the BSE strengthened and 1,388 shares ended the session with weakness.

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