The broader markets, however, bucked the trend and ended higher today. The S&P BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices added 0.7 per cent and 0.4 per cent, respectively at close
The Nifty Auto, Metal, and Pharma indices settled over 1 per cent lower each
Weightage-wise, Infosys (up 3 per cent), Reliance Industries, ICICI Bank, M&M, and TCS contributed around 408-points towards overall gains on the index
The broader markets, however, came under selling pressure. The S&P BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices ended 0.93 per cent and 0.28 per cent lower, respectively
Robust buying in shares of ITC, Kotak Mahindra Bank, State Bank of India, Bajaj Finance, ICICI Bank, and M&M helped the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex scale fresh lifetime peak of 50,687.51 level
The Nifty Pharma index edged up 3 per cent, followed by gains in the Nifty PSB index (up 2.3 per cent), and the Nifty Pruvate Bank index (up 2 per cent)
The Sensex index reclaimed the 50,000 level in intra-day deals and hit a high of 50,154
All that happened in the markets today
Both the benchmarks have erased around 5 per cent during the week
The company's PAT during the quarter under review declined 17 per cent YoY to Rs 728 crore due on the back of higher Covid-related provisioning
In the broader market, the S&P BSE MidCap index ended 0.4 per cen lower while the smallcap counterpart closed down 0.45 per cent.
All that happened in the markets today
India VIX ticked up 4 per cent
Shares of Reliance Industries ended 2.4 per cent lower on Friday ahead of the announcement of its December quarter results. The shares have surged around 6 per cent during the week
In addition, the bourse has been ranked fourth in the world in cash equities by number of trades by the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) for calendar year 2020, NSE said in a statement on Thursday
All the key sectoral indices ended the day in a sea of red
Sectorally, all except Nifty FMCG index ended the day in the green on the NSE with the FMCG index closing down 0.16 per cent
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The Damani family have been steadily increasing their holding in India Cements
Stock market updates: The S&P BSE Sensex hit an intra-day low of 48,404 today