Stock market closed: Chaos in business… major indices closed in red amid ups and downs, Sensex-Nifty at lower level
Delhi. Domestic stock markets witnessed volatility on Wednesday amid mixed signals from abroad and major indices closed in the red. BSE’s 30-share sensitive index Sensex fell 244.98 points (0.29 percent) to 83,382.71 points. The Nifty-50 index of the National Stock Exchange also fell by 66.70 points or 0.26 percent to 25,665.60 points. This is the lowest level of both the indices after 07 November 2025.
Earlier, there were fluctuations in Sensex and Nifty in early trade. In mid-trade, the Sensex went up to 83,809.98 points and down to 83,185.20 points. Unlike big companies, investors bought in medium and small companies. Nifty Midcap-50 index closed up 0.12 percent and Smallcap-100 index closed up 0.67 percent. There was more pressure on companies in IT, auto, FMCG, pharma, realty and consumer durable products groups.
At the same time, tremendous growth was seen in the metal and public banking sectors. Indices of companies in oil and gas, health and financial sectors also remained in the green. Among Sensex companies, shares of Asian Paints and TCS fell by more than two percent. Shares of Maruti Suzuki, Sun Pharma, Hindustan Unilever, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Tech Mahindra, ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank fell between one and two per cent.
Shares of L&T, IndiGo, Titan, Bajaj Finserv, Mahindra & Mahindra and Bharti Airtel were also in the red. A rise of more than three and a half percent was recorded in Tata Steel. NTPC’s shares also closed up by about three and a quarter percent and those of Axis Bank by about three percent. Shares of UltraTech Cement, Eternal and BEL rose more than one percent. Shares of Reliance Industries also closed in the green.
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