At 11 am on Tuesday, the core equity indices i.e., Sensex and Nifty 50 were almost trading flat amidst weak global cues.   

All the three US equity indices fell in the range of 2 to 4 per cent on Monday, as major tech companies like Apple, Alphabet, Meta, and others lost almost $1 trillion market share in the last three trading sessions. 

At 11.45 am on Thursday, the core equity indices i.e., Sensex and Nifty 50 were trading higher by 1.30 per cent each after reaching their day’s high of 1.57 per cent. This surge in their levels comes after Federal Reserve Chairman finally hiked the funds' rates by 50 basis points on Wednesday.   

Fed Chairman also made clear that it is not planning to hike the rates by 75 basis points in the upcoming meeting in June.   

The crude oil price slipped by a per cent and was trading at $103.6. Meanwhile, the bond yields are higher and touched the 3 per cent mark today, in anticipation of the rate hike to be announced by Federal Reserve.  

Indices underwent a recovery mode towards the end as Nifty gained about 70 points in the last one hour.

At 11.15 am Monday, the core equity indices i.e., Sensex and Nifty 50 were trading marginally on the lower side as the Asian markets were jilted due to the data released by China, indicating that the Chinese factory activity had contracted in the month of April.  

 Indices witnessed a sharp sell-off in the last one hour of the session. Nifty fell from the level of 17,370 to 17,100 during this period and ultimately, closed lower by 0.863 per cent.

At noon on Friday, the core equity indices i.e., Sensex and Nifty 50 were trading marginally on the higher side.  Nasdaq index, which is tech-heavy rose up to 3 per cent on Thursday due to positive earnings updates from major tech companies like Amazon and Apple.  

On Thursday around noon, the core equity indices i.e., Sensex and Nifty 50 were trading higher by a per cent each amidst mixed cues in the global markets.  US Stock futures climbed in the overnight trade as the market recovered from its April sell-off and investors reacted favourably to Meta Platforms' profits.  Dow Jones Industrial Average futures rose 70 points or 0.2 per cent. Futures on S&P 500 increased by 0.7 per cent while Nasdaq 100 futures increased by 1.2 per cent.  

At 12.30 pm on Wednesday, the core equity indices i.e., Sensex and Nifty 50 fell sharply and were trading almost a per cent down, owing to a weaker global market scenario. All the sectors on BSE were trading in the red with BSE IT, BSE Metal, and BSE Telecom dragging the markets even more. However, India VIX surged 7.50 per cent today.  

At 12.30 pm on Tuesday, the core equity indices i.e., Sensex and Nifty 50 were trading higher by one per cent each, recovering losses from the last trading session.