The Nifty 50 index opened at 22,433.40, falling 111.65 points (-0.5 percent), while the BSE Sensex started at 74,201.77, down 410.66 points (-0.55 percent).
The Nifty 50 index opened at 22,940.15, falling by 152.05 points or 0.66 per cent, while the BSE Sensex dropped 490.03 points or 0.64 per cent to open at 75,700.43.
India's retail inflation spiked to a 14-mth high in October, data showed Tuesday, dashing hopes of an interest rate cut in December and adding to fears of a consumption slowdown.
Among sectors at the National Stock Exchange, Bank, Auto, Financial Services, Media, Metal, Pharma, Healthcare, Consumer Durables, and Oil and Gas opened in the green territory.
The Fed rate cut has improved global sentiment, could trigger a rally because emerging markets like India will become more attractive due to possibility of higher returns.
The NSE Nifty 50 index fell by 30 points, to 24,300, while the BSE Sensex dropped 150 points to 79,841. Except Nifty 50, all other indices start trading with gain.
The Nifty 50 index scaled a fresh high on Wednesday, indicating continuation of an upward trend. An intraday move over 24300 could spark a sharp upside to 24400.
Energy stocks rose 0.5%, led by a 1.2% gain in ONGC after the government cut windfall tax on petroleum crude to Rs 3,250 per metric ton from Rs 5,200, effective 15 June.
India’s policymakers need to ensure that labourers, and milk and newspaper delivery workers, do not have to sacrifice food just to keep a roof over their heads.
In the latest budget, the FDI limit was increased to 100 percent, but most foreign companies are not buying such large stakes in the Indian insurance sector.
Modi government had also made numerous efforts to establish peace with Pakistan but has now adopted a different path, militarily, to establish peace, adds defence minister.
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