Sensex Today Tanks 1,266 Points; Nifty Below 23,700

Indian share markets are trading lower with the Sensex trading 1,266 points lower, and the Nifty is trading 377 points lower.

Asian markets traded lower on Monday amid a surge in crude oil prices.

US stock futures declined overnight on Friday. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures tanked 517 points, or 1.1%, while S&P 500 futures dropped 1.1% and Nasdaq 100 futures slipped 1.2%.

Here's a table showing how US stocks performed on Friday:

Stock/Index

LTP

Change ($)

Change (%)

Day High

Day Low

52-Week High

52-Week Low

Alphabet

315.84

-0.53

-0.17%

319.5

314.54

350.15

148.4

Apple

260.48

-0.01

0.00%

262.19

259.02

288.61

186.06

Meta

629.86

1.47

0.23%

638.58

624.33

796.25

479.8

Tesla

349

3.42

0.99%

350.36

342.74

498.83

222.79

Netflix

103.03

0.94

0.92%

103.08

101.46

134.12

75.01

Amazon

238.38

4.73

2.02%

240.43

235.21

258.6

165.29

Microsoft

370.87

-2.2

-0.59%

375.64

370.03

555.45

355.67

Dow Jones

47916.57

-269.23

-0.56%

48235.06

47856.18

50512.79

37830.66

Nasdaq

25116.34

34.25

0.14%

25226.06

25057.65

26182.1

17592.92

Source: Equitymaster

At present, the BSE Sensex is trading 1,266 points lower, and the NSE Nifty is trading 377 points lower.

NTPC is among the top gainers today.

Maruti Suzuki, HDFC Bank, and Kotak Mahindra, on the other hand, are among the top losers today.

The BSE 150 Midcap index is trading 1.3% lower, and the BSE 250 SmallCap index is trading 1.09% lower.

Barring the utilities sector and the power sector all other sectoral indices are trading negatively today, with stocks in the banking sector and the oil & gas sector witnessing selling pressure.

The rupee is trading at Rs 93.3 against the US dollar.

Muthoot Finance Dividend Announcement

Shares of Muthoot Finance came into focus after the company's board of directors considered and approved the interim dividend of Rs 30 for FY26.

The company has set Friday, 17 April 2026 as the new record date to decide which shareholders will receive the interim dividend.

Earlier, the company had set 13 April 2026 as the record date, but it has now been changed to 17 April 2026.

L&T Acquires IGSL for Expansion

Larsen & Toubro Limited's real estate arm, L&T Realty Properties Limited, has bought full ownership of International Green Scapes Limited.

The company has signed an agreement to purchase all of IGSL's shares for Rs 11.23 billion (bn) which means it now owns 100% of the company (58,23,425 shares).

After the deal is completed, IGSL will become a wholly owned subsidiary of L&T.

IGSL is a real estate company with licenses to develop residential properties in Gurugram, Haryana, and this acquisition will help L&T Realty use that land to grow and expand its real estate business.

L&T  Share Price Chart (Rs) - 6 Months

Enviro Infra Wins Maharashtra EPC Projects

Enviro Infra Engineers has received Letters of Empanelment (LoEs) from the Swachh Maharashtra Mission Directorate for two projects in Maharashtra under the Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) 2.0.

Both projects involve building sewage treatment plants (STPs) and laying sewer networks in 306 small urban areas (with population below 1 lakh) on an EPC (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction) basis, and must be completed within 24 months.

The first project is worth Rs 5.87 bn and includes developing a 120.50 MLD STP, along with 209 km of interception and diversion pipelines and 887.20 km of sewer network in areas where existing STP capacity is below 5 MLD.

The second project is worth Rs 3.84 bn and includes developing a 121.10 MLD STP, along with 105.50 km of interception and diversion pipelines and 433.68 km of sewer network in areas where existing STP capacity is 5 MLD and above.

Both contracts are domestic projects awarded within India.

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