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Business Standard - Markets 131d ago

Benchmarks end sharply lower amid West Asia conflicts; broader mrkt underperfroms

Auto, oil & gas and consumer durables shares tumbled while metal and pharma shares advanced.

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Taking Stock: Sensex, Nifty end flat ahead of RBI policy; consumer durables, capital goods shine
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Moneycontrol NaNd ago

Taking Stock: Sensex, Nifty end flat ahead of RBI policy; consumer durables, capital goods shine

More than 120 stocks touched their 52-week high on the BSE, including Cemindia Projects, Nippon Life India Asset Management, Jindal Saw, HFCL, Syrma SGS, Laurus Labs, Polycab, Vodafone Idea, Federal Bank, IFCI, JK Bank, Welspun Corp, RBL Bank, among others.

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Closing Bell: Nifty below 25,200, Sensex tanks 961 pts; realty, metal, FMCG top drag
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Closing Bell: Nifty below 25,200, Sensex tanks 961 pts; realty, metal, FMCG top drag

Nifty Midcap and smallcap indices down 1% each. Dr Reddy's Labs, Bharti Airtel, M&M, HDFC Life, Sun Pharma were among the top drags on the Nifty, while gainers were Trent, HCL Tech, Infosys, Apollo Hospitals. Among sectors, auto, bank, FMCG, metal, realty, telecom shed 1-2%, while IT, media, consumer durables ended in the green.

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Sensex Today | Stock Market Live: Sensex slips 470 pts, Nifty below 24,150; Max Healthcare, JSW Steel, SBI Life top losers
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Moneycontrol NaNd ago

Sensex Today | Stock Market Live: Sensex slips 470 pts, Nifty below 24,150; Max Healthcare, JSW Steel, SBI Life top losers

Sensex Today | Stock Market LIVE Updates: Nifty Midcap index up 0.2% and Smallcap indices up 0.7%. Among sectors, metal, media, realty, oil & gas, power up 0.5-1% each. Adani Ports, Interglobe Aviation, Wipro, NTPC and Hindalco are among major gainers on the Nifty, while losers are Tata Consumer, Max Healthcare, JSW Steel, SBI Life Insurance, Axis Bank.

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Closing Bell: Day 2 of gains pushes Nifty above 23,550, Sensex up 568 pts led by auto, metal, realty
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Moneycontrol NaNd ago

Closing Bell: Day 2 of gains pushes Nifty above 23,550, Sensex up 568 pts led by auto, metal, realty

Nifty midcap index rose 1 percent, while smallcap index added 0.65 percent. Eternal, Tata Steel, M&M, HDFC Life and Bharat Electronics were among top gainers on the Nifty, while losers were Wipro, Tata Consumer, Infosys, Cipla, ITC. Among sectors, except FMCG ( down 0.7%) and IT (down 1%), all other indices ended in the green with capital goods, telecom, auto, infra, media, metal, realty, private bank up 1-2 percent.

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Closing Bell: Nifty above 23,100, Sensex gain 509 pts; IT, metal, realty shine
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Moneycontrol NaNd ago

Closing Bell: Nifty above 23,100, Sensex gain 509 pts; IT, metal, realty shine

Biggest Nifty gainers were Wipro, Hindalco Industries, HCL Technologies, TCS, Infosys, while losers included Dr Reddy's Laboratories, Adani Enterprises, Interglobe Aviatoion, Apollo Hospitals, Adani Ports. Except Consumer Durables and PSU Bank, all other sectoral indices ended in the green with Information Technology rose 2.5%, Metal index gained 1.5%, Realty index up 1.7% and Media index jumped 1%. The Nifty midcap index was up 0.3 percent, while smallcap index ended flat.

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Closing Bell: Market fails to hold gains, end lower amid late selling
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Moneycontrol NaNd ago

Closing Bell: Market fails to hold gains, end lower amid late selling

Biggest Nifty losers were HDFC Bank, ONGC, HDFC Life, Titan Company, Apollo Hospitals, while gainers included Hindalco Industries, Trent, Adani Enterprises, Adani Ports and Eternal. Among sectors, IT, capital goods and metal indices gained 1% each, while auto, bank, oil & gas ended lower. The Nifty midcap index rose 0.6 percent and smallcap index added nearly 1 percent.

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Taking Stock: Nifty below 24,200, Sensex slips 516 pts amid global tensions; IT stocks shine
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Moneycontrol NaNd ago

Taking Stock: Nifty below 24,200, Sensex slips 516 pts amid global tensions; IT stocks shine

Among sectors, except IT, Healthcare, Consumer Durables and FMCG, all other indices ended in the red with PSU Bank index slipped 3%, Oil & Gas index shed 1%, while Private Bank, Metal, Energy, Power, Realty down 0.5% each.

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SBI MF, Nippon India MF buy Rs 272 crore worth Pine Labs shares; ICICI Pru MF acquire 1.5% stake in Indoco Remedies
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Moneycontrol NaNd ago

SBI MF, Nippon India MF buy Rs 272 crore worth Pine Labs shares; ICICI Pru MF acquire 1.5% stake in Indoco Remedies

SBI Mutual Fund through SBI Midcap Fund held 5.24 percent stake in Pine Labs, the point of sale and payment systems provider, as of March 2026.

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Nifty recovers 200 points from intra-day lows; IT continues outperformance | Closing Bell
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Moneycontrol NaNd ago

Nifty recovers 200 points from intra-day lows; IT continues outperformance | Closing Bell

Indian equities erased all the intraday losses with Nifty back above 23,500. TCS, Infosys, HCL Tech, Tech Mahindra, Trent are among top gainers on the Nifty, while losers are NTPC, Power Grid Corp, Cipla, Dr Reddy's Labs and L&T. Among sectors IT index up 4%, while auto, metal, Consumer Durables, realty up 0.5% each. However, pharma, healthcare, power, media, energy down 0.5-1%. Nifty Midcap and Smallcap indices down marginally. Catch Lovish Darad in conversation with Market Experts.

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Closing Bell: Sensex, Nifty end flat amid volatility; pharma, oil & gas gain, media falls
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Closing Bell: Sensex, Nifty end flat amid volatility; pharma, oil & gas gain, media falls

Bharat Electronics, Adani Ports, Sun Pharma, Bharti Airtel, Maruti Suzuki were among major gainers on the Sensex, while losers were Power Grid Corporation, Trent, Bajaj Finserv, HDFC Bank and Eternal. Among sectors, auto, pharma, oil & gas, PSU Bank telecom, metal added 0.4-1%, while media index shed 0.7%. Nifty Midcap index rose 0.6%, while smallcap index ended flat.

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Live: Nifty logs second weekly loss; rupee rebounds 80 paise | Closing Bell
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Moneycontrol NaNd ago

Live: Nifty logs second weekly loss; rupee rebounds 80 paise | Closing Bell

Indian equities traded lower on Friday afternoon as weakness in metal and information technology stocks outweighed gains in select financial, healthcare and consumer names. At 2:18 pm, the Sensex was down 299.98 points or 0.40 percent at 74,060.03, while the Nifty slipped 110.15 points or 0.47 percent to 23,306.40. Market breadth remained weak, with 2,070 stocks declining against 1,720 advances. The Nifty Metal index dropped nearly 2 percent and Nifty IT fell over 1 percent, while broader markets also underperformed. However, the Nifty Media index surged more than 2 percent and realty stocks traded higher, offering some support. Catch Lovish Darad in conversation with Market Experts.

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