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
IRFC has sold $750 million worth of dollar-denominated bonds to overseas investors priced at a coupon of just 2.80 per cent per annum
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
HCL Technologies has formed a global strategic alliance with Alteryx, Inc to help companies with analytics automation and digital transformation priorities
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
State-owned Coal India's coal production declined by 4.1 per cent to 60.5 million tonne (MT) last month
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Both the benchmarks have erased around 5 per cent during the week
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.
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Stocks of auto companies will be in focus after the government approved a policy to scrap more than 15-year-old vehicles owned by government departments and PSUs
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
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 promoter of Adani Green Energy, Adani Trading Services LLP, on Monday offloaded shares worth nearly Rs 3,309 crore in the firm