Sensex fell 366.22 points or 0.66% to 55,102.68 and Nifty was down by 107.90 points or 0.65% to 16,498.05  in the previous session. Sensex touched high and low of 55,996.62 and 54,931.48, respectively. There were 11 stocks advancing against 19 stocks declining on the index. Nifty traded in a range of 16,442.95 and 16,768.95. There were 17 stocks advancing against 32 stocks declining, while 1 stock remained unchanged on the index.

The top gainers on the Sensex were Power Grid up by 3.34%, Tech Mahindra up by 2.62%, Wipro up by 2.58%, HCL Tech up by 2.08% and ITC up by 1.90%. On the flip side, Ultratech Cement down by 6.47%, Asian Paints down by 5.14%, Dr Reddy’s Lab down by 3.49%, Maruti Suzuki down by 2.76% and Hindustan Unilever down by 2.65% were the top losers.

The top gainers on Nifty were ONGC up by 4.51%, UPL up by 3.51%, Power Grid up by 3.30%, Wipro up by 2.58% and Tech Mahindra up by 2.32%. On the flip side, Ultratech Cement down by 6.54%, Asian Paints down by 5.18%, HDFC Life Insurance down by 5.18%, Shree Cement down by 4.62% and Eicher Motors down by 3.93% were the top losers.

Adani Transmission Limited, Arihant Capital Markets Limited, CyberMedia (India) Limited, Excel Industries Limited, and Genesys International Corporation Limited have made fresh 52 weeks high on Thursday.

Aarti Drugs Limited, AIA Engineering Limited, City Union Bank Limited, Dr Reddy’s Laboratories Limited, and Endurance Technologies Limited have hit a 52-week low on Thursday.

IDEA, VISESHINFO, YESBANK, COAL INDIA, GTLINFRA, VEDL, JPPOWER, SUZLON, PNB, and SAIL were the most active equities on NSE.

21st Century Management Services Limited, V-Mart Retail Limited, Kothari Products Limited, The State Trading Corporation of India Limited, and Crown Lifters Limited were the top volume gainers.

63MOONS, A2ZINFRA, AARON, ADANITRANS, and ADROITINFO hit the upper price band while AAKASH, AKASH, ANSALHSG, ANTGRAPHIC, and ARTNIRMAN hit the lower price band. There were 172 securities that hit the upper band while 42 hit the lower band on March 3, 2022.