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At the close in NSE, the Nifty 50 fell 1.53% to hit a new 3-months low, while the BSE Sensex 30 index fell 1.53%.
The best performers of the session on the Nifty 50 were ITC Ltd (NS:ITC), which rose 0.42% or 1.60 points to trade at 383.85 at the close. Meanwhile, Bajaj Auto Ltd (NS:BAJA) added 0.26% or 9.90 points to end at 3,847.00 and Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. (NS:MRTI) was down 0.07% or 6.40 points to 8,663.45 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Adani Enterprises Ltd (NS:ADEL), which fell 10.58% or 166.25 points to trade at 1,404.85 at the close. Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (NS:APSE) declined 6.19% or 36.10 points to end at 547.10 and Grasim Industries Ltd (NS:GRAS) was down 3.61% or 59.00 points to 1,574.15.
The top performers on the BSE Sensex 30 were ITC Ltd (BO:ITC) which rose 0.41% to 383.85, Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. (BO:MRTI) which was down 0.16% to settle at 8,654.80 and Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd (BO:REDY) which lost 0.17% to close at 4,479.30.
The worst performers were Bajaj Finance Ltd (BO:BJFN) which was down 2.86% to 6,198.60 in late trade, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (BO:MAHM) which lost 2.45% to settle at 1,318.65 and Bajaj Finserv Ltd (BO:BJFS) which was down 2.37% to 1,360.65 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the India National Stock Exchange by 1543 to 374 and 55 ended unchanged; on the Bombay Stock Exchange, 2413 fell and 932 advanced, while 128 ended unchanged.
Shares in Adani Enterprises Ltd (NS:ADEL) fell to 52-week lows; down 10.58% or 166.25 to 1,404.85.
The India VIX, which measures the implied volatility of Nifty 50 options, was up 11.28% to 15.59.
Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.02% or 0.30 to $1,842.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April fell 1.56% or 1.19 to hit $75.17 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract fell 1.38% or 1.15 to trade at $81.90 a barrel.
USD/INR was up 0.08% to 82.91, while EUR/INR rose 0.01% to 88.20.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.08% at 104.19.
