Top 5 stocks of the day: Power Grid Corporation, UltraTech Cement, Adani Enterprises, Reliance Industries, and Apollo Hospitals were among the top Nifty losers, while Divis Labs, HCL Technologies, IndusInd Bank, Cipla, and Nestle India were among the top gainers. Selling was observed in the FMCG, power, and infrastructure names, while pharmaceuticals, real estate, information technology, PSU Banks, and metal all saw increases of 0.5 percent. The BSE smallcap index increased 0.2 percent and the midcap index increased 0.5 percent.
Sensex and NSE Nifty50
On April 18, benchmark indices finished lower, with Nifty below 17,700. At closing, the Nifty was down 46.60 points or 0.26 percent at 17,660.20, while the Sensex was down 183.74 points, or 0.31 percent, at 59,727.01. A total of 1,841 shares rose, 1,602 fell, and 115 were unchanged.
NIFTY PSU BANK Top Stock Gainers
Company
CMP
Chg(%)
Volume
Indian Bank
323.05
4.38
6.49m
Punjab & Sind
33.20
3.11
24.97m
Bank of India
80.75
1
13.02m
Bank of Baroda
178.00
0.94
20.21m
Union Bank
73.60
0.82
11.39m
Canara Bank
299.45
0.67
6.18m
PNB
49.10
0.61
33.52m
SBI
545.85
0.34
21.12m
UCO Bank
27.55
0.18
25.93m
Top 5 stocks of the day: Gold climbs as dollar edges lower, markets await Fed rate hike path
A weaker dollar helped to support gold prices on Tuesday as investors sought clarification on the direction of the U.S. Federal Reserve's rate hiking programme. By 0909 GMT, spot gold increased 0.4 percent to $2,002.72 per ounce. American gold futures increased by 0.4% to $2,015.40.
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