Sensex fell 617.26 points or 1.08% to 56,579.89 and Nifty was down by 218.00 points or 1.27% to 16,953.95 in the previous session. 

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Sensex touched a high and low of 56,875.65 and 56,356.87, respectively. There were 8 stocks advancing against 22 stocks declining on the index. 

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Nifty traded in a range of 17,054.30 and 16,888.70. There were 8 stocks advancing against 42 stocks declining on the index. 

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The top gainers on the Sensex were HDFC Bank up by 0.75%, ICICI Bank up by 0.73%, HDFC up by 0.28%, Kotak Mahindra Bank up by 0.14% and Nestle up by 0.12%. 

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On the flip side, Tata Steel was down by 4.47%, Tech Mahindra down by 2.76%, NTPC down by 2.68%, Titan Company down by 2.34% and Reliance Industries down by 2.31% were the top losers.

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The top gainers on Nifty were Bajaj Auto up by 2.05%, HDFC Bank up by 1.06%, ICICI Bank up by 0.98%, Axis Bank up by 0.38% and HDFC up by 0.37%. 

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On the flip side, Coal India down by 6.51%, BPCL down by 6.00%, Tata Steel down by 4.27%, SBI Life Insurance down by 3.73% and Hindalco down by 3.48% were the top losers.

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Adani Power Limited, Agarwal Industrial Corporation Limited, Agro Phos India Limited, Apcotex Industries Limited, and Adani Wilmar Limited have made a fresh 52 week high on Monday.

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Akash Infra-Projects Limited, Eldeco Housing And Industries Limited, Equippp Social Impact Technologies Limited, Future Lifestyle Fashions Limited, and Future Retail Limited have hit a 52-week low on Monday.

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IDEA, VISESHINFO, YESBANK, RENUKA, FCONSUMER, SAIL, SUZLON, GTLINFRA, PNB, and ICICIBANK were the most active equities on NSE.

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N. B. I. Industrial Finance Company Limited, Golden Tobacco Limited, Nippon India Mutual Fund – ETF Nifty SDL – 2026 Maturity, ICICI Prudential Private Banks ETF-NIFTY Private Bank Index, and Mahindra CIE Automotive Limited were the top volume gainers.

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ADANI POWER, AGROPHOS, ANSAL API, ARCHIES, and AVROIND hit the upper price band while 63MOONS, A2ZINFRA, AJRINFRA, AKASH, and ALPSINDUS hit the lower price band. There were 76 securities that hit the upper band while 144 hit the lower band on April 25, 2022.