Domestic stock markets also fell today amid heavy fall in Asian markets. On Monday, the domestic market closed with a decline of about 1 percent. On the first day of the week, the BSE Sensex fell 719.08 points (0.97 per cent) to close at 73,524.26. At the same time, NSE Nifty 50 index also fell by 243.70 points (1.04 percent) and closed at 23,123.00. Apart from the fall in Asian markets, Israel’s new attacks on Iran and the rise in crude oil prices were the main reasons for today’s decline. Due to this fall on Monday, there was huge loss in the shares of many companies.
**Heavy fall in shares**
On Monday, only 7 out of 30 Sensex companies closed with gains (in green), while the remaining 23 companies closed with losses (in red). Similarly, out of 50 Nifty companies, only 9 companies closed with gains, while the remaining 41 companies closed with losses. Power Grid shares were the biggest gainer among Sensex companies, rising 1.79 percent. In contrast, the biggest decline was seen in Eternal’s shares, which fell 3.24 percent.
**Shares closing with gains**
Other Sensex stocks Tech Mahindra (up 1.35 per cent), BEL (up 1.20 per cent), Bharti Airtel (1.13 per cent), State Bank of India (0.42 per cent), NTPC (up 0.30 per cent) and Sun Pharma (0.19 per cent) ended the trading session with gains.
Big fall in many stocks including Mahindra and Trent
Meanwhile, on Monday, shares of Mahindra & Mahindra fell 2.51%, Trent 2.21%, Indigo 2.16%, Reliance Industries 2.13%, TCS 2.13%, Bajaj Finance 2.05%, L&T 2.00%, Tata Steel 1.91%, Bajaj Finserv 1.89%, Titan 1.61%, Adani Ports 1.27%, UltraTech Cement 1.20%, HDFC Bank 1.18%, Maruti Suzuki 1.17%, Asian Paints 1.12%, ICICI Bank 0.97%, Infosys 0.81%, Axis Bank 0.67%, Hindustan Unilever 0.55%, ITC HCL Tech fell 0.48%, HCL Tech fell 0.47% and Kotak Mahindra Bank fell 0.09%.