24 Feb 2022 , 10:40 AM
The broader markets on BSE and NSE were bleeding with BSE midcap and small caps plunging 3% each. India’s volatility index (VIX) skyrocketed over 32%.
Further, Nifty Technology stocks in India extended their free-fall as investors make a frenzy selloff in the sector on a global level. Heavyweights TCS, Wipro, HCL Tech, Infosys were the worst hit and major movers of the index.
At around 10:40 AM, Nifty IT was trading at 32,834.40 lower by 1,279.90 points or 3.75%. The index has touched an intraday high and low of 33,396.25 and 32,675.70 respectively. On the Nifty IT index, all stocks were in red zone with the downside ranging from 3% to nearly 6%.
Heavyweight Mindtree was the top bear nosediving by 5.5% followed by Coforge slipping 5.2%. Tech Mahindra also dipped over 5%.
L&T Technology Services shed 4.5%, while L&T dived 4.1% being under the top 5 losers of the day on the NSE. Wipro and HCL Tech dropped over 3.7% each. Tech peers TCS and Infosys is down 3.5% each.
Mphasis also plunged around 3% to drag the overall bearish index.
The deep red tone in technology stocks resulted in volatility as investors brace their bets for the outcome of ‘Russia-Ukraine war’.
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