Equity, currency & commodity markets shut today on account of Muharram

India's currency, debt and equity and commodity markets are closed on Thursday on account of Muharram. Trading will resume on Friday.

On Wednesday, the S&P BSE Sensex ended at 37,121, down 169 points while the broader Nifty50 index settled at 11,234, down 45 points.

HDFC Asset Management Company (down over 8 per cent) and Reliance Nippon Life Asset Management (down over 11 per cent) lost ground on Wednesday, a day after the capital markets regulator Sebi announced major changes to the fee structure for the Rs 25-trillion mutual fund (MF) industry, a decision that will hit the profits of asset management companies