The stock market has seen a decline last week. Smaller stocks were more weak last week. A lot of volatility was seen during the week, during which the uncertainty of the US presidential election ended and the Federal Reserve and the Bank of England took steps as per the market's expectations. However, the pressure remained due to weak quarterly results and selling by foreign investors. At the end of the week, the market settled with a decline.

How was the market performance

this week? Sensex closed at 79486 with a decline of 237.8 points i.e. 0.29 percent. Nifty 50 index closed at 24148 with a decline of 156.15 points i.e. 0.64 percent. During this period, BSE Large Cap fell 0.7 percent, BSE Midcap fell 0.4 percent and BSE Smallcap fell 1.3 percent. During the week, Nifty Realty Sector Index fell 4 percent, Nifty Media Sector fell 3.2 percent, Nifty Energy Index fell 3 percent and Nifty Oil & Gas fell about 2 percent. On the other hand, Nifty IT Index rose 4 percent and PSU Bank Index rose 1 percent. FIIs' selling continued during the week. During this period, FIIs sold equity worth Rs 14485 crore. On the other hand, domestic investors (DII) bought equity worth Rs 9239 crore. Where did the profit and where did the loss occur? This week, investors got more than 10 percent return in more than 30 stocks. Out of this, the number of such stocks has been more than 10 where investors have got 15 percent or more return in a week. On the other hand, more than 10 percent loss has been seen in 14 stocks. The most profitable stocks are JSW Holdings 57 percent, Avalon Technologies 34 percent, ITI 33 percent, Siyaram Silk Mills about 23 percent, Vimta Labs 21 percent. Stocks with double digit returns also include DCM Shriram, NIIT, Dixon Technologies. The most falling stocks are Prudent Corporate Advisory which has fallen by 16 percent.