The BSE Sensex was trading 161.87 points or 0.21 per cent lower at 77,458.34. Nifty stood at 23,448.55, down 77.95 points or 0.33 per cent. Midcap and smallcap indices fell up to 1.8 per cent.

The trends on Gift Nifty also indicate a negative start for the Indian benchmark index. The Gift Nifty was trading around 23,583 level, a discount of nearly 63 points from the Nifty futures’ previous close.

The S&P BSE Sensex climbed 227.35 points to 77,847.56 by 11:39 am, while the NSE Nifty50 rose 51.20 points to 23,577.70. Despite the recovery, broader market indices remained in negative territory, reflecting persistent volatility on Dalal Street.

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The BSE Sensex and Nifty50, India’s key equity benchmarks, opened lower on Thursday. The BSE Sensex traded below the 78,000 mark, while the Nifty50 was under 23,650. At 10 am, the Sensex dropped by 235.

Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day: 1. Tech sell-off. Stocks fell on Tuesday as investors worried about economic data and tech names tumbled.

This also comes at a time when the rupee hit an all-time low, though its drop was attributed to both volatile domestic equities and a strengthened US dollar

Indian benchmark indices Nifty and Sensex staged a modest recovery on Wednesday, closing slightly in the negative as a rebound in IT stocks provided support. Gains in Reliance Industries lifted the oil and gas sector,