Finance
Stock Market Highlights, Thursday, February 20, 2025: On Thursday, the benchmark Indian equities indices settled in negative territory. The BSE Sensex fell 203.22 points, or 0.27 percent, to close at 75,735.96. Today’s trading range for the index was 75,794.15-75,463.01.
The NSE Nifty50, on the other hand, closed 19.75 points, or 0.09 percent lower, at 22,913.15 levels. The Nifty50 traded within the range of 22,923.85-22,812.75.
28 out of 50 Nifty50 constituent stocks closed higher, led by Shriram Finance, NTPC, Mahindra & Mahindra, Adani Ports, and Bharat Electronics, which rose by up to 4%.
HDFC Bank, Maruti Suzuki India, Tech Mahindra, Tata Consumer Products, and HCL Tech were among the 22 Nifty50 member stocks that closed with losses of up to 2.39 percent on Thursday.
Broader markets beat their benchmarks, with small-cap equities leading the way. The Nifty Smallcap100 index closed up 1.43 percent. Similarly, the Nifty Midcap100 index closed up 1.26 percent.
The NSE’s sectoral indices settled in mixed territory, with the Nifty Auto, Nifty PSB, Metal, Realty, OMCs, and Media indices all seeing gains of more than 1%. The Bank Nifty, Nifty Financial Services, IT, Pharma, and Private Bank indices, on the other hand, all finished in the red, with losses of up to 0.75 percent.
Source: BS
