Sensex falls 200 points, trading at 81,600: Nifty slips 50 points; heavy selling seen in NSE’s pharma and healthcare sectors.

Stock Market Update – 17 June, Tuesday

• On the second trading day of the week, Sensex is down by 200 points, currently trading around 81,600.

• Nifty has slipped 50 points, trading near 24,900.

Sensex & Nifty Performance:

• Out of 30 Sensex stocks, 7 are in green, while 23 are in red.

  • Top losers: Sun Pharma, Bajaj Finance, and Eternal (Zomato) – all down by around 2%.

  • Top gainers: Asian Paints, Infosys, and Tech Mahindra – up to 1.3%.

• Out of 50 Nifty stocks, 37 are down and 13 are up.

  • Pharma, healthcare, and private bank sectors are seeing the most selling.

  • Media, realty, and IT stocks are gaining.

Global Markets:

• Japan’s Nikkei: up 190 pts (0.50%) at 38,501

• South Korea’s Kospi: up 52 pts (0.29%) at 2,955

• Hong Kong’s Hang Seng: down 80 pts at 23,980

• China’s Shanghai Composite: down 10 pts at 3,378

US Markets – 16 June:

• Dow Jones: up 0.75% at 42,515

• Nasdaq Composite: up 1.52% at 19,701

• S&P 500: up 0.94% at 6,033

FII-DII Activity – 16 June:

• Foreign Investors (FIIs): Sold shares worth ₹2,539.42 crore

• Domestic Investors (DIIs): Bought shares worth ₹5,780.96 crore

June Month-to-Date:

• FIIs net selling: ₹7,351.81 crore

• DIIs net buying: ₹49,931.68 crore

May Overview:

• FIIs net buying: ₹11,773.25 crore

• DIIs net buying: ₹67,642.34 crore

IPO Alert – Oswal Pumps:

• IPO closes today, 17 June.

• Opened on 13 June

• Listing Date: 20 June on BSE and NSE

• Total Issue Size: ₹1,387.34 crore

  • Fresh Issue: ₹890 crore

  • Offer for Sale (OFS): ₹497.34 crore