At 2.30 pm on Wednesday, the core equity indices, i.e. Sensex and Nifty 50 were trading on the lower side as the markets reacted to the rate hike by RBI.  

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.  

At noon on Thursday, the core equity indices i.e., Sensex and Nifty 50 fell sharply as the global markets took a deep plunge after the earnings results of corporates like Target and Walmart failed to meet expectations by a large margin