Stock market falls:Sensex down 100 points, Nifty trades near 24,050; pharma, realty shares under pressure

The Indian stock market is trading lower on September 1. The Sensex is down about 100 points at 76,900, while the Nifty is lower by around 50 points at 24,050. Pharma and realty shares are seeing the most selling pressure. Stocks like IndiGo, Bajaj Finserv, Titan, SBI, Axis Bank and Bajaj Finance were among the major losers on the Sensex. Sectorally, on the NSE, indices of metal, media, fmcg and auto traded with gains. While Nifty emerged as the biggest loser, shedding 1.69%. Deepa Jewellers IPO opens The Deepa Jewellers IPO opens on September 1. Investors can place bids until September 3. The company plans to raise ₹459.72 crore through the issue. The minimum investment is ₹14,868. Asian markets mostly fall Tuesday US markets ended lower overnight DIIs bought ₹21,175 crore in seven days Domestic institutional investors (DIIs) bought shares worth ₹21,175 crore over the past seven days. Foreign institutional investors and foreign portfolio investors (FII/FPI) were net sellers during the same period. Market closed lower on August 31 The stock market had ended lower on August 31. The Sensex fell 307 points to close at 76,957. The Nifty declined 95 points and ended at 24,080.