Mumbai: The benchmark BSE Sensex fell by 62 points as investors cut down their bets on disappointing macroeconomic data and weak trend in Asian markets.
The 30-share barometer fell 61.55 points or 0.21% to 28,090.85 with IT, teck, consumer durables, capital goods, auto and healthcare trading in the red, falling up to 0.95%. The gauge had gained 377.52 points in the previous two sessions. Market remained closed yesterday on account of Independence Day.
On similar lines, the NSE Nifty declined by 25.05 points or 0.28% to 8,647.10.
Brokers said market mood took a hit after a government data, which was released after trading hours on Friday, showed Industrial output grew by 2.1% in June, although down from 4.2% a year ago, on account of poor show by manufacturing and heavy contraction in capital goods.
Retail inflation shot up to nearly two-year high of 6.07% in July, well above the RBI’s comfortable level, on surge in prices of food items as demand for sugar, oil & fats and spices rose ahead of the festival season.
A weak trend in other Asian markets on disappointing Japanese second-quarter GDP figures and profit-booking by investors also dampened sentiment here.
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng was down 0.12%, Shanghai’s Composite index fell 0.35 per cent while Japan’s Nikkei shed 0.25% in their early trade.
Meanwhile, the US Dow Jones Industrial Average however ended 0.32% higher in Friday’s trade.