Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended lower on Wednesday as investors booked profits following the previous session’s strong rally. Sentiment was further dampened by a sharp rise in wholesale price inflation and elevated crude oil prices.
The 30-share benchmark index ended at 72781.89 down by -251.89 points or by -0.34 % and then NSE Nifty was at 22622.7 down by -99.25 points or by -0.44 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 73195.26 and intraday low of 72578.75 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 22757.95 and intraday low of 22558.95
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Infosys Ltd. (Rs. 1088.90,+2.51%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 1576.00,+2.20%), Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (Rs. 2302.00,+1.54%), Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (Rs. 1897.00,+1.15%), NTPC Ltd. (Rs. 314.00,+0.87%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Bajaj Finance Ltd. (Rs. 957.60,-2.55%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 2799.00,-2.24%), Bajaj Finserv Ltd. (Rs. 1720.75,-1.99%), Eternal Ltd. (Rs. 315.60,-1.68%), ICICI Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1339.20,-1.54%), among others.
Power index was at 7160.87 up by 122.64 points or by 1.74%. JSW Energy Ltd. (Rs. 490.00,+6.52%), Adani Power Ltd. (Rs. 195.50,+5.14%), Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. (Rs. 463.50,+4.86%), Torrent Power Ltd. (Rs. 1241.00,+4.28%), Adani Green Energy Ltd. (Rs. 1316.10,+2.42%),.
HCS index was at 48316.5 down by -454.6 points or by -0.93%. Anlon Healthcare Ltd. (Rs. 29.01,-4.98%), TAKE Ltd. (Rs. 11.52,-4.95%), 3B BlackBio Dx Ltd. (Rs. 1451.00,-4.50%), Kwality Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (Rs. 3375.00,-4.40%), Fermenta Biotech Ltd. (Rs. 502.40,-3.53%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 4809 , shares advanced were 2675 while 1921 shares declined and 213 were unchanged.