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The key domestic indices ended marginally lower. Nifty IT and Nifty Private Bank shares gained, while Nifty Auto and Nifty Metal shares declined.
As per provisional closing data, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, edged lower by 570.59 points or 0.79% to 71,909.70. The Nifty 50 index declined 198.50 points or 0.88% to 22,421.95. In the past three trading sessions, the Nifty and Sensex slipped by 1.57% and 1.18%, respectively.
The broader market performed better than frontline indices. The BSE 150 MidCap Index fell 0.99% and the BSE 250 SmallCap Index retreated 1.23%.
The market breadth was weak. On the BSE, 1570 shares rose and 3638 shares declined. A total of 226 shares were unchanged.
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd was the top traded stock in NIFTY50 index today, recording a quantity of 766.37 lakh shares and registered a sharp increase of 283.77% compared to last one-week’s average daily volume. The stock has eased 0.57% in last one-month and has spiked 4.63% over last one year.
Tata Steel Ltd was the second highest traded stock in NIFTY50 index today, recording a quantity of 476.6 lakh shares and posted a sharp rise of 96.45% compared to last one-week’s average daily volume. The stock is down around 0.03% in last one-month and has soared 9.20% over last one year.
Index action
The Nifty IT index increased by 2.17% to 28304.7 today. The index is lower by 2.22% in last one week and has recorded steep losses of 11.18% over last one month. It is sharply lower by around 17.68% in last one year. Mphasis Ltd (up 4.45%), Coforge Ltd (up 4.40%), Infosys Ltd (up 4.11%), Persistent Systems Ltd (up 1.67%) and Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (up 1.19%) went up.
The Nifty Auto index tumbled 3.46% to 25384.95 today. The index has slumped by 3.18% in last one week and has declined 8.83% over last one month. It eased by 0.94% in last one year. Bajaj Auto Ltd (down 7.62%), Uno Minda Ltd (down 5.04%), Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (down 4.86%), Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd (down 3.82%) and Bosch Ltd (down 3.44%) moved down.
The Nifty Metal index retreated by 2.35% to 12460.7 today. The index has tumbled by 4.07% in last one week and has inched lower by 3.28% over last one month. It is sharply higher by 27.12% in last one year. Lloyds Metals & Energy Ltd (down 5.69%), Steel Authority of India Ltd (down 3.85%), Tata Steel Ltd (down 3.42%), APL Apollo Tubes Ltd (down 3.40%) and Jindal Steel Ltd (down 3.03%) slipped.
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