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Share Market News Today | Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices Highlights: The benchmark equity indices ended Friday’s trading session in the positive territory. The NSE Nifty 50 slid 293.20 points, or 1.17%, to 23,700.10, while the BSE Sensex dropped 855.59 points, or 1.08%, to 80,981.96. The broader indices finished down, with large-cap and mid-cap equities leading the way. The Bank Nifty index closed down 213.85 points, or 0.41%, at 51,350.15. Pharmaceutical companies outperformed the other sectors indices, while Realty and Auto stocks fell.
Market Updates:
The NSE Nifty 50 plunges 293.20 points or 1.17% to settle at 23,700.10, while the BSE Sensex fell 855.59 points or 1.08% to 80,981.96.
Divis Labs, HDFC Bank, Sun Pharma, Dr Reddy’s Lab, and Kotak Mahindra Bank are the top gainers on NSE Nifty 50 index whereas the top laggards include Eicher Motors, Tata Motors, Hindalco, Wipro, and JSW Steel.
The BSE Sensex tumbled below the 81,000 mark, trading at 80,912.33, down by 955.22 points or 1.17% as of 3:00 pm. Whereas the NSE Nifty 50 plunges over 300 points to trade below 22,700.
Several stocks reached a 52-week high on the NSE, including Zomato with a 11.86% rise, Nazara Technologies up 7.40%, Bikaji Foods increasing by 6.18%, Naukri.com climbing 5.34%, TTK Prestige gaining 4.02%, RITCO up 2.14%, and Tata Power rising 0.64%.
Source:FE
