Sensex rose 740.34 points or 1.28% to 58,683.99 and Nifty was up by 172.95 points or 1.00% to 17,498.25 in the previous session. Sensex touched a high and low of 58,727.78 and 58,176.00, respectively. There were 21 stocks advancing against 9 stocks declining on the index. Nifty traded in a range of 17,522.50 and 17,387.20. There were 32 stocks advancing against 18 stocks declining on the index.

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The top gainers on the Sensex were Bajaj Finserv up by 3.82%, Bajaj Finance up by 3.09%, Mahindra & Mahindra up by 2.81%, Power Grid Corporation up by 2.60% and Nestle up by 2.20%. On the flip side, ITC down by 2.16%, Tata Steel down by 1.98%, Tech Mahindra down by 1.69%, Bharti Airtel down by 0.68% and Titan Company down by 0.60% were the top losers.

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The top gainers on Nifty were HDFC Life Insurance up by 3.50%, Bajaj Finserv up by 3.29%, Tata Consumer Product up by 3.00%, Bajaj Finance up by 2.78% and Power Grid Corporation up by 2.70%. On the flip side, ONGC down by 5.38%, Hindalco down by 4.89%, JSW Steel down by 4.62%, ITC down by 2.18% and Tata Steel down by 2.13% were the top losers.

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Aarvi Encon Limited, Adani Enterprises Limited, Adani Transmission Limited, Agarwal Industrial Corporation Limited, and Agri-Tech (India) Limited have made fresh 52 week high on Wednesday.

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Aarti Surfactants Limited, Akash Infra-Projects Limited, Alembic Limited, Bajaj Consumer Care Limited, and Castrol India Limited have hit a 52-week low on Wednesday.

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YESBANK, IDFCFIRSTB, ADANI POWER, IDEA, IOC, BANK BARODA, ONGC, JPPOWER, MSUMI, and VISESHINFO were the most active equities on NSE.

Stylam Industries Limited, Nippon India Mutual Fund-Nippon India ETF Nifty CPSE Bond Plus SDL-24, Tata Coffee Limited, United Polyfab Gujarat Limited, and 21st Century Management Services Limited were the top volume gainers.

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3IINFOLTD, 63MOONS, A2ZINFRA, AARVEEDEN, and AARVI hit the upper price band while ADANITRANS, AKASH, ANTGRAPHIC, BARTRONICS, and CANDC hit the lower price band. There were 163 securities that hit the upper band while 78 hit the lower band on March 30, 2022.