Indian shares slide as finance, energy sectors drag

  • 11/16/2021
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BENGALURU, Nov 16 (Reuters) - Indian shares fell on Tuesday as losses in finance and energy sectors outweighed gains in tech and metal stocks. The blue-chip NSE Nifty 50 index slipped 0.18% to 18,076.2 and the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex fell 0.22% to 60,598.6 by 0351 GMT. The Nifty Bank Index dropped 0.5%. Federal Bank , IDFC First Bank, and Kotak Mahindra Bank — down between 0.65% and 1.21% — led the losses on the sub-index. Major energy stocks, such as Adani Transmission and Reliance Industries shed 2.4% and 0.73% respectively. The Nifty Energy Index was down 0.47%. Tech stocks, however, were upbeat, led by gains in Coforge . The IT company jumped 6.87% to hit a one-month high after saying it was filing to list American depositary shares on the New York Stock Exchange. The Nifty Metal Index was also up 0.90%, helped by shares of Vedanta Ltd and JSW Steel. Broader Asian shares were mostly higher as relief in China’s property sector supported sentiment, while investors also kept a close eye on a key meeting between U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Reporting by Vishwadha Chander in Bengaluru; editing by Uttaresh.V

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