Market posted strong gains, most of Adani Group stocks recover
At close, the Sensex was up 1,961.32 points or 2.54% at 79,117.11, and the Nifty was up 557.35 points or 2.39% at 23,907.25.
At close, the Sensex was up 1,961.32 points or 2.54% at 79,117.11, and the Nifty was up 557.35 points or 2.39% at 23,907.25.
The Indian stock market, which saw a super rally on Tuesday, lost the steam towards the end amid heavy profit-booking, as fresh tensions between Ukraine and Russia came to light.
At close, the Sensex was down 820.97 points or 1.03% at 78,675.18, and the Nifty was down 257.80 points or 1.07% at 23,883.50.
At close, the Sensex was up 9.83 points or 0.01 per cent at 79,496.15, and the Nifty was down 6.90 points or 0.03 per cent at 24,141.30.
At close, the Sensex was down 55.47 points or 0.07 per cent at 79,486.32, and the Nifty was down 51.15 points or 0.21 per cent at 24,148.20 .Equities ignored positive global markets after the US Federal Reserve cut its benchmark lending rate by a quarter percentage point.
Unlike the larger markets, the MidCap and SmallCap on the broader markets ended with gains at 0.99 per cent and 0.73 per cent respectively.
Sector-wise, BSE power, utilities, energy, FMCG, basic materials, and metals indices rose up to 3.25 per cent, while BSE realty and capital goods closed with losses.
Following the large-cap markets, the broader markets also plunged with MidCap and SmallCap closing at 1.3 and 1.6 per cent down respectively.
On the other hand, Asian Paints, Dr Reddy's, HCL Tech, HUL and Bharti Airtel were among the gainers.
The MidCap and SmallCap ended with losses at 0.72 per cent and 0.53 per cent respectively.
