Sensex dives 215 points, IndusInd Bank gains 2.9 pc

Aug 06, 2021

New Delhi, Aug 06 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices reeled under pressure during second half of the session on August 06 as investors booked profit after the Reserve Bank of India retained its real GDP forecast at 9.5 per cent for FY22 but revised the inflation forecast upwards to 5.7 per cent from 5.1 per cent. At the closing bell, the BSE S&P Sensex was down by 215 points or 0.39 per cent at 54,278 while the Nifty 50 tumbled by 56 points or 0.35 per cent to 16,238. Sectoral indices were mixed with Nifty IT up by 0.3 per cent and private bank by 0.2 per cent. IndusInd Bank gained by 2.9 per cent, Adani Ports by 2.3 per cent, Tech Mahindra by 1.6 per cent.