Stock Market Highlights: 44 out of the Nifty50 constituent stocks ended in the red, dragged down by Hero MotoCorp, Hindalco, Tata Steel, Mahindra & Mahindra, and Eicher Motors

Wednesday was another day of fall for benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty as US 10-year bond yields spiked and dollar hit four-month high against a basket of major currencies, ahead of US CPI inflation data later in the day.

Sensex Today | Stock Market LIVE Updates | Last week, markets underwent a period of range-bound consolidation, demonstrating considerable volatility but finishing slightly up, breaking a four-week losing streak.

At opening bell, the BSE Sensex was down 418.99 points, or 0.53 per cent, at 79,067; while the Nifty 50 was at 24,036, down 112.10 points, or 0.46 per cent. With Republican candidate Donald Trump emerging as the President-elect of the US,

Domestic benchmark equity indices fell on Friday, closing the week in negative territory. Concerns over weak corporate earnings and continued foreign outflows overshadowed gains in information technology stocks,