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.  

The benchmark indices erased the intraday gains and ended in red with Sensex plunging 460.19 points or 0.8 per cent at 57,060.87 level and Nifty ending 142.5 points or 0.83 per cent lower at 17,102.55 level.  

 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. 

At the time of market closing, the core equity indices i.e. Sensex and Nifty 50 were seen extending their losses even further today. The falling global markets, due to earnings session and rising bond yields, coupled with a 3 per cent drop in crude oil prices, witnessed a heavy sell-off on Wall Street.  

 At 3  pm on Friday, the core equity indices i.e., Sensex and Nifty 50 fell sharply, owing to weaker global cues. FED Chairman Jerome Powell announced a rate hike in May, that too by 50 basis points in order to curb the inflation levels that have hit a 40-year high.

On Thursday, the bulls took the charge and forced the benchmark indices to close on a higher note. The broader markets also replicated the benchmark indices and closed in green.