Sensex Today Live: Sensex opens with over 170 points drop, Nifty at 23,800 ahead of Swiggy IPO listing

The Indian equity markets continued to show weakness on Wednesday as the benchmark indices opened in the red. The BSE Sensex dropped over 170 points, trading at 78,495.53, a decline of 0.23%. The Nifty50 index also saw a slight dip, shedding 61 points, or 0.26%, to reach 23,822.45.

On Tuesday, Indian markets faced a steep decline, with the Sensex losing over 900 points and closing at 78,675.18, down by 820.97 points, or 1.03%. The Nifty50 mirrored this performance, slipping to 23,883.45 with a loss of 257.85 points, or 1.07%. The decline followed a lackluster Monday session, influenced by global market cues, sustained foreign institutional investor (FII) selling, and mixed quarterly earnings reports.

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