Sensex declined 68.62 points or 0.12% to 57,232.06 and Nifty was down by 28.95 points or 0.17% to 17,063.25 in the previous session. Sensex touched high and low of 57,733.37 and 57,109.24, respectively. There were 14 stocks advancing against 15 stocks declining, while 1 stock remained unchanged on the index. Nifty traded in a range of 17,220.70 and 17,027.85 and there were 23 stocks advancing against 27 stocks declining on the index.

The top gainers on the Sensex were Kotak Mahindra Bank up by 2.49%, Titan Company up by 1.88%, Indusind Bank up by 1.21%, Maruti Suzuki up by 0.87% and Bharti Airtel up by 0.62%. On the flip side, NTPC down by 1.55%, Larsen & Toubro down by 1.13%, Nestle down by 0.93%, ICICI Bank down by 0.89% and HDFC down by 0.67% were the top losers.

The top gainers on Nifty were Kotak Mahindra Bank up by 2.19%, Titan Company up by 1.83%, Indusind Bank up by 1.02%, Tata Consumer Product up by 0.89% and Maruti Suzuki up by 0.78%. On the flip side, ONGC down by 2.39%, Hero MotoCorp down by 2.23%, NTPC down by 1.48%, Larsen & Toubro down by 1.33% and JSW Steel down by 1.31% were the top losers.

Agri-Tech (India) Limited, Butterfly Gandhimathi Appliances Limited, Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Limited, Crest Ventures Limited, and CyberMedia (India) Limited have made fresh 52 weeks high on Wednesday.

AIA Engineering Limited, Asahi Songwon Colors Limited, Bayer Cropscience Limited, Mrs Bectors Food Specialities Limited, and Bliss GVS Pharma Limited have hit a 52-week low on Wednesday.

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

The Grob Tea Company Limited, SMS Lifesciences India Limited, Agro Phos India Limited, Gallantt Ispat Limited, and Orient Bell Limited were the top volume gainers.

63MOONS, A2ZINFRA, AARON, ADANITRANS, and AGRITECH hit the upper price band while 21STCENMGM, 3PLAND, ADROITINFO, AJRINFRA, and AKASH hit the lower price band. There were 159 securities that hit the upper band while 67 hit the lower band on February 23, 2022.