Sensex rose 85.91 points or 0.15% to 55,550.30 and Nifty was up by 35.55 points or 0.21% to 16,630.45 in the previous session. Sensex touched high and low of 55,833.95 and 55,049.95, respectively. There were 15 stocks advancing against 15 stocks declining on the index. Nifty traded in a range of 16,694.40 and 16,470.90. There were 28 stocks advancing against 22 stocks declining on the index. 

The top gainers on the Sensex were Sun Pharma up by 3.82%, Dr Reddy’s Lab up by 2.07%, ITC up by 1.81%, Power Grid Corporation up by 1.70% and Titan Company up by 1.12%. On the flip side, Nestle was down by 1.56%, Maruti Suzuki down by 1.38%, NTPC down by 0.75%, Axis Bank down by 0.56% and TCS down by 0.54% were the top losers.

The top gainers on Nifty were Cipla up by 5.87%, BPCL up by 4.07%, Sun Pharma up by 3.67%, JSW Steel up by 2.62% and Indian Oil Corporation up by 2.19%. On the flip side, Nestle was down by 1.75%, Maruti Suzuki down by 1.56%, Tata Consumer Product down by 1.13%, Hindalco down by 0.91% and NTPC down by 0.79% were the top losers.

Arihant Capital Markets Limited, Avadh Sugar & Energy Limited, Balrampur Chini Mills Limited, Birla Cable Limited, and BSE Limited have made fresh 52 weeks high on Friday.

Akash Infra-Projects Limited, Axis Mutual Fund – Axis Healthcare ETF, HDFC Mutual Fund – HDFC SENSEX ETF, NIPPON INDIA ETF HANG SENG BEES, and ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund – ICICI Prudential 5 Year G-Sec ETF have hit 52-week low on Friday.

IDEA, VISESHINFO, YESBANK, TATAMOTORS, SAIL, PNB, ITC, BANKBARODA, GMRINFRA, and INFIBEAM were the most active equities on NSE.

Hindcon Chemicals Limited, Mold-Tek Technologies Limited, JK Paper Limited, Fertilizers and Chemicals Travancore Limited, and Symphony Limited were the top volume gainers.

63MOONS, A2ZINFRA, ADROITINFO, ADSL, and AMBICAAGAR, hit the upper price band while 21STCENMGM, 3IINFOLTD, AJRINFRA, AKASH, and ARSSINFRA hit the lower price band. There were 189 securities that hit the upper band while 44 hit the lower band on March 11, 2022.