The benchmark indices ended Tuesday's trading session in red for the second consecutive day with Sensex slipping more than 500 points and Nifty closing below 16,100. About 1,436 shares have advanced, 1,784 shares declined, and 157 shares are unchanged. 

Around noon on Tuesday, the headline equity indices, i.e. Sensex and Nifty 50 were trading marginally lower as the US markets look ahead to what many expect will be the start of a volatile second-quarter earnings season this week

At 11.30 am Monday, the headline equity indices, i.e. Sensex and Nifty 50 were trading marginally lower due to recession jitters.  

At noon on Tuesday, the core equity indices, i.e. Sensex and Nifty 50 were trading on the lower side as the markets globally fear that the onset of a recession is very near.  

 Reserve Bank of Australia hiked its interest rates by 50 basis points (half a percentage) in a surprise move, which was a bolder move than was expected by the economists.  

On the last day of May 2022, Indian equity markets closed the trading session in negative territory. Financial and IT shares pulled the indices lower whereas gains in metal shares provided some support. Reality and media indices traded with positive momentum and banking and energy stocks witnessed profit booking at higher levels. 

It was a merry Monday after all on the bourses as the core equity indices i.e., Sensex and Nifty 50 rose generously and were trading more than 2 per cent higher in the morning session!  

The benchmark indices took a breather and broke the three-day losing streak to end in green with Nifty settling around the 16,200 level. At close, Sensex was up by 503.27 points or 0.94 per cent at 54,252.53 while Nifty was up by 144.40 points or 0.90 per cent at 16,170.20. About 1,712 shares have advanced, 1,509 shares declined, and 126 shares are unchanged. 

On Wednesday, the markets made a gap-up opening but were unable to sustain the gains due to global cues & weekly expiry and thus, closed lower for the third consecutive session.  

At 11.45 am on Thursday, the core equity indices i.e., Sensex and Nifty 50 were trading higher amidst the increasing tension between Russia and Ukraine. The Sensex was at 55,623.60, up by 154.70 points or 0.28 per cent, while Nifty was at 16,644.60, up by 38.65 points or 0.23 per cent from the last trading session.      

On Thursday, continued concerns over global inflation and predicted hike in Fed rates acted as the major triggers for the domestic market to fall for the third consecutive day.