Sensex rose 708.18 points or 1.21% to 59,276.69 and Nifty was up by 205.70 points or 1.18% to 17,670.45 in the previous session. Sensex touched a high and low of 59,396.62 and 58,450.04, respectively. There were 25 stocks advancing against 5 stocks declining on the index. Nifty traded in a range of 17,703.70 and 17,422.70. There were 40 stocks advancing against 9 stocks declining, while 1 stock remained unchanged on the index. 

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The top gainers on the Sensex were NTPC up by 5.93%, Power Grid Corporation up by 3.74%, Indusind Bank up by 3.20%, SBI up by 3.00% and HDFC up by 2.61%. On the flip side, Tech Mahindra down by 0.80%, Sun Pharma down by 0.72%, Dr Reddy’s Lab down by 0.59%, Titan Company down by 0.57% and Infosys down by 0.25% were the top losers.

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The top gainers on Nifty were NTPC up by 5.78%, BPCL up by 4.26%, Power Grid Corporation up by 3.99%, Indusind Bank up by 3.49% and HDFC up by 3.01%. On the flip side, Hero MotoCorp was down by 2.10%, Tech Mahindra down by 0.70%, Divi’s Laboratories by 0.61%, SBI Life Insurance down by 0.42% and Dr Reddy’s Lab down by 0.41% were the top losers.

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Aarvi Encon Limited, Adani Enterprises Limited, Adani Power Limited, ANDHRA PAPER LIMITED, and Adani Total Gas Limited have made a fresh 52 week high on Friday.

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GMR Power and Urban Infra Limited, Procter & Gamble Health Limited, Softtech Engineers Limited, Vardhman Textiles Limited, and ZF Commercial Vehicle Control Systems India Limited have hit a 52-week low on Friday.

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IDEA, ADANI POWER, YESBANK, BHEL, GTLINFRA, IDFCFIRSTB, MSUMI, PNB, JPPOWER, and VISESHINFO were the most active equities on NSE.

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ICICI Prudential Bank ETF Nifty Bank Index, Sab Events & Governance Now Media Limited, Honda India Power Products Limited, Future Enterprises Limited, and Bhagiradha Chemicals & Industries Limited were the top volume gainers.

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20MICRONS, 3IINFOLTD, 3PLAND, A2ZINFRA, and ADANI POWER hit the upper price band while 21STCENMGM, BARTRONICS, COUNCODOS, EXCEL, and GANGAFORGE hit the lower price band. There were 275 securities that hit the upper band while 19 hit the lower band on April 1, 2022.