Today, on August 28, the Sensex opened with a gain of 68 points at 81,779. Nifty is also seeing a jump of 10 points and is trading at the level of 25,030.
Out of the 30 stocks on the Sensex, 18 are up and 9 are down. Out of the 50 stocks on the Nifty, 28 are up and 18 are down.
Asian markets fall
In Asian markets, Japan's Nikkei fell 0.23% and Hong Kong's Hang Seng fell 0.98%. China's Shanghai Composite fell 0.12% and Korea's Kospi fell 0.48%.
According to NSE data, foreign investors (FIIs) bought shares worth ₹1,503.76 crore on August 27. During this period, domestic investors (DIIs) sold shares worth ₹604.08 crore.
On August 27, the US market's Dow Jones closed at 41,250 with a gain of 0.024%. The Nasdaq closed at 17,754, up 0.16%. The S&P500 closed at 5,625, down 0.16%.
Premier Energy Limited IPO gets subscribed
Today is the second day of bidding for the IPO or initial public offering of Premier Energy Limited. The IPO of Orient Technologies was subscribed 2.17 times on the first day. The IPO was subscribed 1.91 times in the retail category, 0.04 times in the qualified institutional buyer (QIB) category and 5.53 times in the non-institutional investor (NII) category.