Top 5 stocks of the day: The top gainers of the Nifty were Coal India, ONGC, UPL, BPCL and Tata Steel while the top losers were Adani Enterprises, Asian Paints, Tata Motors, IndusInd Bank and Adani Ports.
Sensex and NSE Nifty50
Equity indices ended Thursday’s quiet day in the red, reflecting dismal mood in global markets. The NSE Nifty 50 closed above 18,100 points, while the BSE Sensex fell below 60,900 points. The 30-share BSE benchmark closed 187.31 points or 0.31% lower at 60,858.43 after trading in the range of 60,716.55 – 61,032.47. The Nifty 50 fell 57.50 points, or 0.32%, to close at 18,107.85.
Top gainers & losers in closing trade
Dhani Services | 38.80 | +2.50(6.89) |
Just Dial | 675.10 | +37.45(5.87) |
Rail Vikas Nigam | 78.15 | +3.70(4.97) |
Welspun Corp | 225.80 | +10.20(4.73) |
APL Apollo Tubes | 1188.90 | +46.70(4.09) |
Future Lifestyle Fashions Ltd | 6.85 | -0.35(-4.86) |
Star Health & Allied Insunc Co | 539.15 | -26.55(-4.69) |
Bank of India | 89.35 | -4.05(-4.34) |
Tata Investment Corporation | 2220.85 | -93.65(-4.05) |
ICICIGI | 1200.15 | -49.15(-3.93) |
Nifty, Sensex end in red
The 30-share BSE benchmark closed 187.31 points or 0.31% lower at 60,858.43 after trading in the range of 60,716.55 – 61,032.47. The Nifty 50 fell 57.50 points, or 0.32%, to close at 18,107.85.
Top 5 stocks of the day: IndusInd Bank shares fall over 2%
IndusInd Bank shares slumped 2.49% to Rs 1192.00 on profit booking after the lender’s net profit for the quarter ending December 2022 increased 69% year on year to Rs 1,959 crore, exceeding the Bloomberg forecast of Rs 1,885 crore.
HUL shares fall over 1% and Vedanta shares rise marginally
Vedanta Ltd shares increased 0.66% to Rs 326.25 after the company announced a Rs 1,440 crore acquisition of debt-ridden Meenakshi Energy.
Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL) shares slumped 1.12% to Rs 2656.65 ahead of the release of quarterly results. The company’s topline is predicted to expand by double digits in the quarter ended December 2022. Analysts predict that its operating margins would shrink year on year due to increased advertising spending.
Top 5 stocks of the day: Stocks under F&O ban and FII DII data
According to NSE statistics, on Wednesday, January 18, 2023, foreign institutional investors (FII) sold shares worth a net Rs 319.23 crore, while domestic institutional investors (DII) purchased shares worth a net Rs 1225.96 crore.
Delta Corp, Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers & Chemicals Limited (GNFC), L&T Finance Holdings, and Manappuram Finance Ltd are among the stocks/securities that have been listed on the National Stock Exchange’s futures and options (F&O) ban for trade on Thursday, January 19.
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