Market fails to hold early gains; Nifty ends at 25,400, Sensex down 170 pts
At close, the Sensex was down 170.22 points or 0.20% at 83,239.47, and the Nifty was down 48.10 points or 0.19% at 25,405.30.
At close, the Sensex was down 170.22 points or 0.20% at 83,239.47, and the Nifty was down 48.10 points or 0.19% at 25,405.30.
The growth was primarily driven by higher production in Cement, Steel, Coal, and Petroleum Refinery Products.
The stock market on Wednesday wrapped up the session on a high note, notching its seventh straight day of gains. Robust buying was seen in IT, auto, and pharma stocks.
Gold prices marked the fourth consecutive day of gains and pushed the yellow metal to a historic high of Rs 99,178 per 10 grams.
At close, the Sensex was up 32.81 points or 0.04% at 78,017.19, and the Nifty was up 10.30 points or 0.04% at 23,668.65.
At close, the Sensex was down 422.59 points or 0.54% at 77,155.79, while the Nifty fell 168.60 points or 0.72% at 23,349.90.
Indian benchmark indices failed to hold intraday gains and ended marginally lower in a volatile session on Wednesday.
Stock market wipes off early gains, witnesses broad-based sharp fall
The top gainers on the Sensex were Bajaj Finserv, Mahindra & Mahindra and Titan Company
Analysts said that investors took to profit booking post the surge to record levels in the past three sessions.
