Sensex, Nifty end flat after volatile day; NTPC gains 3%, PSB index dips 2%

CLOSING BELL: Adani Enterprises, Apollo Hospitals, Coal India, Bajaj Auto, UPL, Sun Pharma, Tata Motors, HDFC Life, Ultratech Cement, TCS, and Wipro were the top laggards

CLOSING BELL

Stock market highlights: Equity markets were extremely volatile on Tuesday as investors sold rallies at higher level. The S&P BSE Sensex ended at 60,673, down 19 points or 0.03 per cent, while the Nifty50 ended at 17,827, down 18 points or 0.1 per cent. 

Adani Enterprises, Apollo Hospitals, Coal India, Bajaj Auto, UPL, Sun Pharma, Tata Motors, HDFC Life, Ultratech Cement, TCS, and Wipro were the top laggards, falling in the range of 1 per cent to 3.5 per cent.

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On the flipside, NTPC, Britannia Industries, RIL, Tata Steel, Adani Ports, Divis Labs, Power Grid, and Tata Consumer Products gained between half a per cent and 3 per cent.

In the broader market, the BSE MidCap index fell 0.21 per cent, and the BSE SmallCap eased 0.31 per cent.

Among sectors, the Nifty PSU Bank index declined 1.9 per cent, leading the list of losers. The Nifty FMCG index was the only gainer with modest gains of 0.19 per cent.