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Indian benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty50, ended sharply lower on Thursday, tracking weak global cues after the U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates as expected but signaled it could be the final reduction for 2025. Investor sentiment also remained cautious amid anticipation of developments in the U.S.-China trade negotiations.
The 30-share benchmark index ended at 84404.46 down by -592.67 points or by -0.7 % and then NSE Nifty was at 25877.85 down by -176.05 points or by -0.68 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 84906.95 and intraday low of 84312.65 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 26032.05 and intraday low of 25845.25
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Larsen & Toubro Ltd. (Rs. 3987.80,+0.91%), Nestle India Ltd. (Rs. 1280.00,+0.55%), UltraTech Cement Ltd. (Rs. 12054.05,+0.46%), Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. (Rs. 16190.00,+0.29%), Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd. (Rs. 1457.85,+0.22%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Bharti Airtel Ltd. (Rs. 2066.10,-1.64%), Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (Rs. 291.55,-1.45%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 1434.00,-1.33%), Infosys Ltd. (Rs. 1493.60,-1.14%), Bajaj Finance Ltd. (Rs. 1051.95,-1.04%), among others.
Oil&Gas index was at 28571.59 up by 49.84 points or by 0.17%. Oil India Ltd. (Rs. 434.80,+3.31%), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (Rs. 357.65,+2.71%), Adani Total Gas Ltd. (Rs. 638.30,+0.60%), Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (Rs. 469.75,+0.30%), Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (Rs. 163.30,+0.18%),.
TECk index was at 17702.6 down by -182.36 points or by -1.02%. Indus Towers Ltd. (Rs. 368.25,-3.38%), HFCL Ltd. (Rs. 74.62,-3.33%), Bharti Hexacom Ltd. (Rs. 1863.00,-3.32%), Route Mobile Ltd. (Rs. 722.50,-2.03%), Sun TV Network Ltd. (Rs. 565.80,-1.96%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 4514 , shares advanced were 1962 while 2373 shares declined and 179 were unchanged.
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