Sensex fell 304.48 points or 0.53% to 57,684.82 and Nifty was down by 69.85 points or 0.40% to 17,245.65 in the previous session. Sensex touched high and low of 58,416.56 and 57,568.59, respectively. There were 13 stocks advancing against 17 stocks declining on the index. Nifty traded in a range of 17,442.40 and 17,199.60. There were 21 stocks advancing against 29 stocks declining on the index. 

The top gainers on the Sensex were Dr Reddy’s Lab up by 2.31%, Tata Steel up by 2.15%, ITC up by 0.86%, Power Grid Corporation up by 0.65% and NTPC up by 0.45%. On the flip side, HDFC down by 2.36%, Kotak Mahindra Bank down by 2.25%, Bharti Airtel down by 1.97%, Sun Pharma down by 1.65% and Maruti Suzuki down by 1.54% were the top losers.

The top gainers on Nifty were Divi’s Lab up by 2.51%, Hindalco up by 2.50%, Tata Steel up by 2.04%, Dr Reddy’s Lab up by 1.98% and UPL up by 1.77%. On the flip side, Kotak Mahindra Bank down by 2.61%, HDFC down by 2.42%, Britannia Industries down by 2.07%, Bharti Airtel down by 1.87% and Sun Pharma down by 1.77% were the top losers.

Agri-Tech (India) Limited, Bcl Industries Limited, Birla Cable Limited, Century Plyboards (India) Limited, and Chalet Hotels Limited have made fresh 52 weeks high on Wednesday.

Akash Infra-Projects Limited, CMI Limited, Dhani Services Limited, Future Retail Limited, and Gateway Distriparks Limited have hit a 52-week low on Wednesday.

IDEA, L&TFH, SAIL, YESBANK, IDFCFIRSTB, ADANI POWER, PNB, ITC, BHEL, and FCONSUMER were the most active equities on NSE.

Tata Nifty Exchange Traded Fund, LIC Mutual Fund – LIC MF EXCHANGE TRADED FUND – SENSEX, LIC MF – LIC MF ETF – Nifty 100, Aditya Birla Sun Life Nifty ETF – Growth, and Menon Bearings Limited were the top volume gainers.

21STCENMGM, AARON, AGRITECH, ALPSINDUS, and ANSALAPI hit the upper price band while 3PLAND, AAKASH, ADL, AJRINFRA, and AKASH hit the lower price band. There were 104 securities that hit the upper band while 1001 hit the lower band on March 23, 2022.