Share market update: Market reflects sombre mood; these stocks plunged up to 6%

NEW DELHI: Shares of BEL (6.55 per cent), Jaiprakash Power Ventures (5.48 per cent) and Merck (5 per cent) plunged up to 6 per cent on NSE in Wednesday's session.

Stocks such as Welspun India (4.29 per cent), Jaypee Infra (4.17 per cent), Gravita India (4.14 per cent), IGL (4.11 per cent), Solara Active Pharma Sciences (4.08 per cent) and Ramky Infra (4.06 per cent) declined over 4 per cent on NSE.

Market sentiment was sombre amid weak global cues.


The NSE Nifty index was trading 5 points down at 11,515, while the BSE Sensex was up 7 points at 38,165 around 10:10 am.

Among the 50 stocks in the Nifty index, 24 stocks were in the green and 26 were in the red.

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Wipro, UPL, GAIL (India) and Dr. Reddy's Laboratories were among the top Nifty gainers.

Coal India, Zee Entertainment Enterprises, Bharti Infratel, Hindustan Unilever and Indiabulls Housing Finance were among the top losers in the Nifty index.