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The key domestic indices closed slightly lower. Nifty Metal, Nifty Chemicals and Nifty Private Bank shares gained, while Nifty IT and Nifty FMCG shares fell.
As per provisional closing data, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, inched down 183.15 points or 0.24% to 77,472.94. The Nifty 50 index posted modest losses of 126.80 points or 0.52% to 24,207.75.
The broader market surpassed the frontline indices. The BSE 150 MidCap Index posted modest gains of 0.17% and the BSE 250 SmallCap Index inched up 0.56%.
The market breadth was healthy. On the BSE, 2771 shares rose and 2318 shares retreated. A total of 220 shares were unchanged.
Eternal Ltd was the top traded stock in NIFTY50 index today, recording a quantity of 392.47 lakh shares and registered a sharp increase of 42.07% compared to last one-week’s average daily volume. The stock has jumped by around 11.88% in last one-month and has moved up 3.68% over last one year.
Tata Steel Ltd was the second highest traded stock in NIFTY50 index today, recording a quantity of 321.99 lakh shares and saw a sharp increase of 38.63% compared to last one-week’s average daily volume. The stock has inched higher by around 1.46% in last one-month and has spiked 17.11% over last one year.
7 stocks in NSE500 index hit record high today.
Index action
The Nifty Metal index moved higher by 1.27% to 13541.7 today. The index has soared by 2.66% in last one week and has climbed 7.18% over last one month. It is sharply higher by 41.70% in last one year. Hindustan Zinc Ltd (up 5.72%), Steel Authority of India Ltd (up 5.59%), Hindustan Copper Ltd (up 4.39%), Vedanta Ltd (up 4.18%) and NMDC Ltd (up 2.64%) went up.
The Nifty IT index inched down by 1.47% to 30318.85 today. The index has risen by 1.85% in last one week and has inched higher by 4.52% over last one month. It has fallen sharply by 15.18% in last one year. Infosys Ltd (down 2.10%), Tech Mahindra Ltd (down 1.81%), Wipro Ltd (down 1.52%), LTM Ltd (down 1.50%) and HCL Technologies Ltd (down 1.31%) slipped.
The Nifty FMCG index slipped by 0.95% to 47252.9 today. The index has eased by 0.06% in last one week and has slipped by 3.75% over last one month. It is lower by around 14.32% in last one year. Varun Beverages Ltd (down 3.82%), Nestle India Ltd (down 1.86%), Marico Ltd (down 1.71%), Britannia Industries Ltd (down 1.35%) and Tata Consumer Products Ltd (down 1.26%) dropped.
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