Top 5 stocks of the day: Tata Steel, Adani Ports, Hindalco Industries, HDFC Life, and Bharti Airtel were among the major losers on the Nifty, while Apollo Hospitals, UltraTech Cement, NTPC, Tata Motors, and Infosys all saw significant gains. All sectoral indices—aside from bank and metal—ended in the green, with gains of 0.5–1 percent in the following sectors: auto, power, real estate, IT, pharmaceuticals, and capital goods.
Sensex and NSE Nifty50
The Nifty was up 30.50 points or 0.16 percent at 19,465, and the Sensex was up 137.50 points or 0.21 percent at 65,539.42 as of the close. 1741 shares moved higher, 1763 shares moved lower, and 132 shares were unchanged. In a very tumultuous day on August 16, benchmark indexes ended on a positive note with Nifty hovering around 19,450. Smallcap index on the BSE increased by 0.5%, while midcap index increased by 0.2%.
Top 5 stocks of the day
| Company Name | High | Low | Last Price | Prev Close | Change | % Gain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apollo Hospital | 4,953.95 | 4,754.10 | 4,941.90 | 4,820.85 | 121.05 | 2.51 |
| UltraTech Cement | 8,265.00 | 7,987.65 | 8,251.90 | 8,054.30 | 197.60 | 2.45 |
| NTPC | 217.95 | 212.05 | 217.45 | 213.00 | 4.45 | 2.09 |
| Tata Motors | 621.35 | 597.30 | 618.75 | 607.35 | 11.40 | 1.88 |
| Infosys | 1,419.95 | 1,405.40 | 1,418.50 | 1,393.55 | 24.95 | 1.79 |
European stocks fall on open
In the first hour of trading on Wednesday, European stock markets fell, mirroring declines on Asian bourses brought on by worries about the Chinese economy and the possibility of another rate hike by the Fed. Early trade saw a 0.2 percent decline in the benchmark FTSE 100 index for London to 7,375.66 points. The DAX in Frankfurt fell by 0.2 percent to 15,744.20 in the eurozone, while the Paris CAC 40 was down 0.1 percent at 7,259.05.
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