<div align="justify">The NSE 50-share Nifty suffered more losses today as it slumped to a one-week low after US military assault on a Syrian airbase in a retaliatory move kept global markets on tenterhooks.<br /><br />Asian indices ended mixed while Europe traded lower. The US sharpened its attack against Syria with a barrage of cruise missiles on its airbase, ratcheting up geo-political concerns.<br /><br />The NSE 50-share Nifty opened lower at 9,223.70 and moved in a range of 9,250.50 and 9,188.10 before closing at 9,198.30, registering a loss of 63.65 points, or 0.69 per cent.<br /><br />The Nifty pharma dropped by 1.76 per cent, followed by PSU bank 1.52 per cent, realty 1.47 per cent, metal 1.11 per cent and media 1.25 per cent. Broader small-cap and mid-cap turned weaker.<br /><br />A total of 1,048 shares ended with losses while 652 finished with gains while 71 ruled steady.<br /><br />The major Nifty loser is Bank of Baroda 3.57 per cent. Sun Pharma, Adani Ports, Lupin and Kotak Bank too lost.<br /><br />However, BPCL gained by 4.51 per cent and IOC 3.01 per cent.Turnover in the cash segment climbed to Rs 28,156.27 crore from Rs 25,422.94 crore yesterday.<br /><br />A total of 14,456.88 lakh shares changed hands in 9,613,876 trades. The market capitalisation of listed firms stood at Rs 12,102,539 crore.<br /></div>
<div align="justify">The NSE 50-share Nifty suffered more losses today as it slumped to a one-week low after US military assault on a Syrian airbase in a retaliatory move kept global markets on tenterhooks.<br /><br />Asian indices ended mixed while Europe traded lower. The US sharpened its attack against Syria with a barrage of cruise missiles on its airbase, ratcheting up geo-political concerns.<br /><br />The NSE 50-share Nifty opened lower at 9,223.70 and moved in a range of 9,250.50 and 9,188.10 before closing at 9,198.30, registering a loss of 63.65 points, or 0.69 per cent.<br /><br />The Nifty pharma dropped by 1.76 per cent, followed by PSU bank 1.52 per cent, realty 1.47 per cent, metal 1.11 per cent and media 1.25 per cent. Broader small-cap and mid-cap turned weaker.<br /><br />A total of 1,048 shares ended with losses while 652 finished with gains while 71 ruled steady.<br /><br />The major Nifty loser is Bank of Baroda 3.57 per cent. Sun Pharma, Adani Ports, Lupin and Kotak Bank too lost.<br /><br />However, BPCL gained by 4.51 per cent and IOC 3.01 per cent.Turnover in the cash segment climbed to Rs 28,156.27 crore from Rs 25,422.94 crore yesterday.<br /><br />A total of 14,456.88 lakh shares changed hands in 9,613,876 trades. The market capitalisation of listed firms stood at Rs 12,102,539 crore.<br /></div>