Sensex is trading 100 points down at 82,250: Buying in realty, auto and metal sectors

On the first trading day of the week today, Monday, May 19, the Sensex is trading about 100 points down at 82,250. Nifty is down by 10 points; it is at the level of 25,000.

Out of 30 Sensex stocks, 18 are up. Tata Motors, NTPC and Bajaj Finance are up about 1%. Infosys, IndusInd Bank and Zomato shares are trading down 1%.

Out of 50 Nifty stocks, 30 are up. NSE's realty, auto, metal, pharma and banking indices are up about 1%. The IT sector alone is down by 0.7%.

Asian markets down, US up

In Asian markets, Japan's Nikkei is trading 136 points (0.36%) down at 37,618 and Korea's Kospi is trading 21 points (0.80%) down at 2,606.

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Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index is 83 points (0.35%) down at 23,262. China's Shanghai Composite has seen a slight decline of 3 points (0.098%), it is at 3,364.

On May 16, America's Dow Jones closed at 42,655, up 332 points (0.78%). Nasdaq Composite rose 99 points, it closed at 19,211. S&P 500 rose 0.70%.

Domestic investors made purchases worth ₹23,783 crore in May

On May 16, foreign investors (FIIs) made net purchases of Rs 8,831 crore in the cash segment and domestic investors (DIIs) made net purchases of Rs 5,187 crore.

So far in the month of May, foreign investors have made net purchases of Rs 23,782.64 crore in the cash segment and domestic investors have made net purchases of Rs 23,298.55 crore.

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In the month of April, net purchases by foreign investors were Rs 2,735.02 crore. Domestic investors also made net purchases of ₹28,228.45 crore in the month.

Market fell by 200 points on Friday

On the last trading day of last week i.e. Friday, May 16, the market fell. The Sensex closed at 82,330, down 200 points. Nifty also fell by 42 points. It closed at 25,019.

Out of 30 Sensex stocks, 14 saw a fall and 16 saw a rise. Today, banking and IT stocks fell the most. Energy and finance stocks closed with strength.