The benchmark indices ended slightly lower on April 16, reflecting mild weakness in select heavyweight stocks. The NIFTY 50 closed at 24,196.75, down 34.55 points or 0.14%, while the SENSEX slipped 122.56 points or 0.16% to settle at 77,988.68.
Among the Nifty 50 constituents, financials and select large-cap names featured prominently on the list of top losers.
HDFC Bank emerged as the biggest laggard of the session, closing at ₹794.0, down 2.0%. Oil And Natural Gas Corporation followed, ending at ₹282.9, lower by 1.7%.
HDFC Life Insurance declined 1.6% to close at ₹630.5. Titan Company also saw selling pressure, falling 1.3% to ₹4,462.0.
Mahindra & Mahindra ended at ₹3,220.0, down 1.1%, while Bharti Airtel slipped 1.1% to ₹1,835.5.
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise closed at ₹7,562.5, registering a 1.0% decline. Kotak Mahindra Bank fell 0.9% to ₹378.9.
Hindustan Unilever ended lower by 0.9% at ₹2,139.1, and Grasim Industries closed at ₹2,720.0, down 0.8%.
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