Nifty closed down by 52 points, Adani witnesses steep fall

Indian capital markets closed flat on the bourses on Tuesday. Nifty closed at 9386 down by 52 points, whereas Sensex closed lower by 205 points at 30,365 on Tuesday, May 23, 2017. 

On the NSE, 18 shares closed in green, while 33 shares ended the day in red. BSE mid-cap index closed at 14,240.88, down by 1.56 per cent. BSE small-cap index also closed lower by 1.89 per cent at 14,769.86. While India VIX closed higher at 12.2 levels, up by 8.9 per cent.

Maruti Suzuki India, Mahindra & Mahindra, Eicher Motors, Wipro and HCL Technologies were the top Nifty gainers. However, Adani Ports, Cipla, Coal India and Tata Power were the top Nifty losers.

All indices closed in green except Sensex, BSE small-cap and BSE mid-cap. BSE Sensex reduced 205.72 points, BSE small-cap had fallen by 226.22 and BSE mid-cap got reduced by 284.28 points. 

Asian markets traded on mixed sentiments on Tuesday. Japan’s Nikkei 225 slipped 65 points. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng advanced 11.81 points and China’s Shanghai Composite was down by 13.73 points. The European markets were trading positive at the time of filing this report.