Markets open in the red: Sensex dips below 81,600, Nifty dips below 25,000, check sector performance

Stock market today, opening October 11 (archive photo)

New Delhi: After overnight losses on Wall Street in the United States, Indian stock markets opened on a weaker note today. BSE Sensex was down 39.55 points, or 0.05 percent, to 81,571 at the opening bell. THE Clever 50 also fell 39.05 points, or 0.16 percent, to trade at 24,959.

Sotck exchange Yesterday

This comes after a positive close on Thursday, when the Sensex rose 140.75 points or 0.17 percent to end at 81,607.55, and the Nifty gained 16.50 points or 0.07 percent to end at 24,998.45.

How are the sectors performing?

Among sectoral indices, banking stocks outperformed on Thursday, with the Bank Nifty and PSU Bank indices gaining 1 per cent each. Stocks in financial services, automobiles and metals also finished in the green. However, the IT, pharmaceutical, FMCG and healthcare sectors were the biggest losers, with declines of up to 2.01 per cent.