Flat trading is being seen in the stock market today i.e. on 21st August. Sensex is trading at the level of 80,800 and Nifty at the level of 24,700. During the initial trading, 19 out of 30 Sensex stocks have seen an increase.
Asian markets saw a decline today
There is a decline in Asian markets today. Japan's Nikkei index is down by 0.68%. While China's Shanghai Composite is down by 0.38% and Hong Kong's Hang Seng is down by 0.87%.
On Tuesday, the US market Dow Jones closed down 61.56 (0.15%) points at 40,834. While the NASDAQ closed down 59.83 (0.33%) points at 17,816.
According to NSE data, foreign investors (FIIs) sold shares worth ₹1,457.96 crore on August 20. Domestic investors (DIIs) bought shares worth ₹2,252.10 crore.