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At the close in NSE, the Nifty 50 declined 0.26%, while the BSE Sensex 30 index climbed 0.27%.
The best performers of the session on the Nifty 50 were ITC Ltd (NS:ITC), which rose 2.57% or 9.05 points to trade at 361.40 at the close. Meanwhile, Tata Steel Ltd (NS:TISC) added 1.96% or 2.35 points to end at 122.05 and ICICI Bank Ltd (NS:ICBK) was up 1.93% or 16.05 points to 847.95 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Adani Enterprises Ltd (NS:ADEL), which fell 26.85% or 798.60 points to trade at 2,175.30 at the close. Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (NS:APSE) declined 17.59% or 107.75 points to end at 504.90 and HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd (NS:HDFL) was down 10.91% or 63.15 points to 515.70.
The top performers on the BSE Sensex 30 were ITC Ltd (BO:ITC) which rose 2.61% to 361.45, Tata Steel Ltd (BO:TISC) which was up 2.01% to settle at 122.05 and ICICI Bank Ltd (BO:ICBK) which gained 1.80% to close at 846.65.
The worst performers were Bajaj Finserv Ltd (BO:BJFS) which was down 5.65% to 1,267.30 in late trade, State Bank Of India (BO:SBI) which lost 4.80% to settle at 527.10 and IndusInd Bank Ltd. (BO:INBK) which was down 3.88% to 1,041.60 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the India National Stock Exchange by 1386 to 545 and 45 ended unchanged; on the Bombay Stock Exchange, 2197 fell and 1214 advanced, while 102 ended unchanged.
Shares in ITC Ltd (NS:ITC) rose to all time highs; rising 2.57% or 9.05 to 361.40. Shares in Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (NS:APSE) fell to 52-week lows; down 17.59% or 107.75 to 504.90. Shares in ITC Ltd (BO:ITC) rose to all time highs; gaining 2.61% or 9.20 to 361.45.
The India VIX, which measures the implied volatility of Nifty 50 options, was down 0.56% to 16.78.
Gold Futures for April delivery was down 0.18% or 3.45 to $1,941.85 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March rose 0.30% or 0.24 to hit $79.11 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract rose 0.06% or 0.05 to trade at $85.51 a barrel.
USD/INR was up 0.21% to 81.91, while EUR/INR rose 0.44% to 89.18.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.17% at 101.75.
