Sensex fell 566.09 points or 0.94% to 59,610.41 and Nifty was down by 149.75 points or 0.83% to 17,807.65 in the previous session. Sensex touched a high and low of 59,941.57 and 59,509.84, respectively. There were 10 stocks advancing against 20 stocks declining on the index. Nifty traded in a range of 17,901.00 and 17,779.85. There were 20 stocks advancing against 30 stocks declining on the index.
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The top gainers on the Sensex were NTPC up by 2.61%, Tata Steel up by 1.94%, Power Grid Corporation up by 1.52%, Bharti Airtel up by 1.17% and Nestle up by 1.10%. On the flip side, HDFC Bank down by 3.51%, HDFC down by 3.26%, HCL Technologies down by 2.07%, Tech Mahindra down by 1.97% and Infosys down by 1.75% were the top losers.
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The top gainers on Nifty were Coal India up by 3.14%, NTPC up by 2.62%, Tata Steel up by 1.87%, Power Grid Corporation up by 1.57% and BPCL up by 1.50%. On the flip side, HDFC Bank down by 3.59%, HDFC down by 3.30%, HDFC Life Insurance down by 2.40%, HCL Technologies down by 1.97% and Tech Mahindra down by 1.96% were the top losers.
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Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Limited, Adani Green Energy Limited, Adani Power Limited, ANDHRA PAPER LIMITED, and The Andhra Sugars Limited have made fresh 52 week high on Wednesday.
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Debock Industries Limited, GMR Power and Urban Infra Limited, and Shaily Engineering Plastics Limited have hit a 52-week low on Wednesday.
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YESBANK, IDEA, TATA POWER, RENUKA, VISESHINFO, SAIL, GTLINFRA, JPPOWER, ADANI POWER, and NTPC were the most active equities on NSE.
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Jai Balaji Industries Limited, Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund – Aditya Birla Sun Life Nifty IT ETF, Barbeque Nation Hospitality Limited, Kothari Sugars And Chemicals Limited, and Jullundur Motor Agency (Delhi) Limited were the top volume gainers.
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21STCENMGM, 3IINFOLTD, 3PLAND, 63MOONS, and A2ZINFRA hit the upper price band while ADL, AXISCADES, BALLARPUR, BEARDSELL, and FELDVR hit the lower price band. There were 250 securities that hit the upper band while 25 hit the lower band on April 6, 2022.