The technical glitch in Microsoft's server affected the Indian stock market today. Today, on the last day of trading i.e. Friday, July 19, the Indian stock market closed with a big gap. The market was open in the morning as well and was trading in the red zone. It reached an all-time high for the third consecutive trading day. During trading, the Sensex touched 81,587 and the Nifty touched 24,853. However, after this the market saw a decline.
The Sensex closed down 738 points at 80,604. At the same time, the Nifty also closed down 269 points at 24,530. Out of the 30 Sensex stocks, 26 fell and 4 rose.
These stocks saw the biggest decline
The biggest losers in the Nifty pack today were Tata Steel (4.97%), JSW Steel (4.68%), BPCL (3.98%), Hindalco (3.91%), ONGC (3.44%). Meanwhile, Infosys, ITC, Asian Paints and Britannia (5.7%) registered gains.
The market made an all-time high yesterday
Earlier yesterday, on July 18, the stock market had made an all-time high level for the second consecutive trading day. During trading, the Sensex touched 81,522 and the Nifty touched 24,829. However, later the market declined slightly and the Sensex closed 626 points higher at 81,343. At the same time, the Nifty registered a jump of 187 points and closed at 24,800. Earlier on Tuesday too, the market had made an all-time high level. At the same time, the market was closed on Wednesday, July 17 due to Muharram holiday.