Sensex declined 382.91 points or 0.66% to 57,300.68 and Nifty was down by 114.45 points or 0.67% to 17,092.20 in the previous session. Sensex touched high and low of 57,505.85 and 56,394.85, respectively. There were 10 stocks advancing against 20 stocks declining on the index. Nifty traded in a range of 17,148.55 and 16,843.80 and there were 18 stocks advancing against 32 stocks declining on the index.  

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The top gainers on the Sensex were Bajaj Finserv up by 1.36%, Mahindra & Mahindra up by 1.34%, Kotak Mahindra Bank up by 0.85%, HDFC up by 0.62% and Sun Pharma up by 0.37%. On the flip side, Tata Steel down by 3.64%, TCS down by 3.59%, SBI down by 2.67%, Dr Reddy’s Lab down by 2.02% and ITC down by 1.44% were the top losers.

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The top gainers on Nifty were Mahindra & Mahindra up by 1.44%, Bajaj Finserv up by 1.11%, Eicher Motors up by 0.98%, ONGC up by 0.95% and Hindalco up by 0.82%. On the flip side, BPCL down by 3.65%, Tata Steel down by 3.65%, TCS down by 3.58%, Tata Motors down by 3.28% and SBI Life Insurance down by 2.98% were the top losers.

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Agri-Tech (India) Limited, Edelweiss Mutual Fund – BHARAT Bond ETF – April 2032 – Growth, Butterfly Gandhimathi Appliances Limited, Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Limited, and Crest Ventures Limited have made fresh 52 weeks high on Tuesday.

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Aarti Drugs Limited, Aarti Surfactants Limited, Aditya Birla Sun Life Nifty Next 50 ETF, ADF Foods Limited, and Advanced Enzyme Technologies Limited have hit a 52-week low on Tuesday.

IDEA, YESBANK, JPPOWER, IBREALEST, ADANIPOWER, DHANI, SUZLON, IBULHSGFIN, BANKBARODA, and BHEL were the most active equities on NSE.

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KIOCL Limited, Prataap Snacks Limited, Geekay Wires Limited, Lyka Labs Limited, and Hatsun Agro Product Limited were the top volume gainers.

AGRITECH, BAGFILMS, CREST, CYBERMEDIA, and DRCSYSTEMS hit the upper price band while 21STCENMGM, 3IINFOLTD, 3PLAND, 63MOONS, and A2ZINFRA hit the lower price band. There were 27 securities that hit the upper band while 318 hit the lower band on February 22, 2022.