Sensex fell 59.04 points or 0.10% to 57,832.97 and Nifty was down by 28.30 points or 0.16% to 17,276.30 in the previous session. Sensex touched high and low of 58,175.35 and 57,488.39, respectively. There were 13 stocks advancing against 17 stocks declining on the index. Nifty traded in a range of 17,380.80 and 17,219.20 and there were 17 stocks advancing against 32 stocks declining, while 1 stock remains unchanged on the index.  

The top gainers on the Sensex were HDFC up by 1.25%, Larsen & Toubro up by 0.66%, Axis Bank up by 0.57%, SBI up by 0.52% and Dr Reddy’s Lab up by 0.44%. On the flip side, Ultratech Cement down by 1.88%, Mahindra & Mahindra down by 1.36%, Infosys down by 1.06%, Reliance Industries down by 0.85% and Bajaj Finance down by 0.74% were the top losers.

The top gainers on Nifty were Coal India up by 2.61%, SBI Life Insurance up by 1.84%, Bajaj Auto up by 1.09%, HDFC up by 1.05% and Larsen & Toubro up by 0.71%. On the flip side, ONGC down by 2.18%, Divi’s Lab down by 2.08%, Cipla down by 2.06%, Ultratech Cement down by 2.03% and Mahindra & Mahindra down by 1.42% were the top losers.

Adani Green Energy Limited, Anmol India Limited, Edelweiss Mutual Fund – BHARAT Bond ETF – April 2032 – Growth, CyberMedia (India) Limited, and The Dharamsi Morarji Chemical Company Limited have made fresh 52 weeks high on Friday.

Advanced Enzyme Technologies Limited, Alembic Pharmaceuticals Limited, Asian Energy Services Limited, AstraZeneca Pharma India Limited, and Cadila Healthcare Limited have hit a 52-week low on Friday.

IDEA, ADANIPOWER, YESBANK, JPPOWER, GTLINFRA, SUZLON, PNB, VISESHINFO, BANKBARODA, and SAIL were the most active equities on NSE.

Vishal Fabrics Limited, NXT DIGITAL LIMITED, Black Box Limited, Crown Lifters Limited, and Kamat Hotels (I) Limited were the top volume gainers.

3PLAND, AARVEEDEN, AGRITECH, AJRINFRA, and ARIHANTCAP hit the upper price band while 21STCENMGM, 63MOONS, ADROITINFO, ALPSINDUS, and ANKITMETAL hit the lower price band. There were 68 securities that hit the upper band while 116 hit the lower band on February 18, 2022.