Sensex and Nifty 50 at the close today: Indian stock market indexes ended marginally lower amid volatility on Wednesday. The Nifty 50 index declined 18.45 points or 0.10 percent and closed at 17895.70 levels while the Sensex closed lower by 9.98 points or 0.02 percent and finished at 60105.50 levels. The Bank Nifty index ended higher by 217.95 points or 0.52 percent on the spot level and ended at 42232.70
The broader markets also closed lower today, as the Nifty midcap index was down by 102.10 points or 0.32 percent and closed at 31457.20 levels. The Nifty smallcap index declined by 4.55 points or 0.05 percent and closed at 9647.70 levels.
Nifty 50 top gainers and losers today
The gainers in the Nifty 50 index were Hindalco, Sun Pharma, BPCL, Ultratech Cement, and HDFC Bank and the top losers were Bharti Airtel, Cipla, Divis Labs, Apollo Hospital, and HUL
The gainers in the Nifty midcap index were Tata Comm, Oil India, and Max Financial and the top losers were Varun Beverages, Sona BLW, and Laurus Labs.
The smallcap top gainers were Edelweiss, JK Lakshmi Cement, and Blue Star while the top losers were Godfrey Philip, KEC Intl, and KEI Industries
The most active stocks in the Nifty index in terms of value were Bharti Airtel, ICICI Bank, and Reliance. The most active stocks in terms of volume were Tata Steel, Bharti Airtel, and Tata Motors
On the sectoral front, PSU Bank, Metals, Media, Banking, and Financial Services ended higher. The Sectors that closed in the red were FMCG, Pharma, Oil & Gas, and Auto
Global stock market updates
On the global front, Asian markets closed mixed on Wednesday following the broadly positive cues from the US markets overnight. Markets closed mixed as China`s reopening offset the concerns about interest rates.
The US markets ended higher on Tuesday as traders bets on easing inflation and a 25 bps rate hike in the upcoming Fed policy meeting in February. European markets are trading higher following their peers from the US and Asian markets
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