Sensex fell 237.44 points or 0.41% to 58,338.93 and Nifty was down by 54.65 points or 0.31% to 17,475.65 in the previous session. Sensex touched a high and low of 59,003.82 and 58,291.23, respectively. There were 10 stocks advancing against 20 stocks declining on the index. Nifty traded in a range of 17,663.65 and 17,457.40. There were 22 stocks advancing against 28 stocks declining on the index.  

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The top gainers on the Sensex were ITC up by 1.87%, Sun Pharma up by 1.66%, Hindustan Unilever up by 0.99%, SBI up by 0.94% and NTPC up by 0.82%. On the flip side, HDFC down by 2.01%, HDFC Bank down by 1.90%, Maruti Suzuki down by 1.86%, Dr Reddy’s Lab down by 1.71% and Asian Paints down by 1.62% were the top losers.

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The top gainers on Nifty were ONGC up by 2.99%, Apollo Hospital up by 2.35%, UPL up by 1.72%, ITC up by 1.62% and Sun Pharma up by 1.51%.On the flip side, Maruti Suzuki down by 2.28%, HDFC down by 2.23%, HDFC Bank down by 1.98%, Dr Reddy’s Lab down by 1.61% and Tata Motors down by 1.55% were the top losers.

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Asian Hotels (East) Limited, Anand Rathi Wealth Limited, ANDHRA PAPER LIMITED, Arman Financial Services Limited, and AU Small Finance Bank Limited have made a fresh 52 week high on Wednesday.

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Debock Industries Limited, DRC Systems India Limited, Hariom Pipe Industries Limited, and ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund – ICICI Prudential 5 Year G-Sec ETF have hit a 52-week low on Wednesday.

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IDEA, YESBANK, GTLINFRA, ZOMATO, REDINGTON, SUZLON, TATA POWER, JPPOWER, RTNPOWER and ADANI POWER were the most active equities on NSE.

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Mrs Bectors Food Specialities Limited, Nippon India Mutual Fund – ETF Nifty SDL – 2026 Maturity, GKW Limited, Anand Rathi Wealth Limited, and Coral India Finance & Housing Limited were the top volume gainers.

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AMJUMBO, GOENKA, GTLINFRA, HDIL, and HINDNATGLS hit the upper price band while ADROITINFO, ANTGRAPHIC, CCCL, RMCL, and SANCO hit the lower price band. There were 10 securities that hit the upper band while 7 hit the lower band on April 13, 2022.