Sensex Today, Stock Market 23 January: After a bright day in the stock market, Sensex and Nifty closed in the red on the last day of the trading week. However, both the indices made a positive start on Friday but soon fell due to selling by foreign institutional investors (FIIs).
At the same time, in the second part of the day, Sensex and Nifty closed the trading with heavy fall. Sensex closed down by more than 700 points, while Nifty remained around the level of 25000.
In early trade, BSE Sensex opened at a high of 82,335.94 points and later reached a high of 82,516.27. However, it declined due to profit-booking by investors. By 10 am, the index fell 22.13 points or 0.03 per cent to 82,285.24.
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NSE Nifty fell marginally by 2.95 points or 0.01 per cent to 25,286.95. The index fluctuated between 25,347.95 and 25,249.10 points in the early session. In the second half of the day, the Sensex fell by more than 700 points and closed around 81,600. On the other hand, Nifty fell by more than 200 points but remained above the level of 25000. At the same time, Nifty Bank also remained above the level of 58500 with a fall of more than 600 points today.
Top Gainers and Losers
Among the 30 companies included in the Sensex, shares of Eternal, IndiGo, Adani Ports, Power Grid, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, Bajaj Finserv, Larsen & Toubro, Titan, State Bank of India and Reliance Industries declined. Whereas Asian Paints, Tata Consultancy Services, Hindustan Unilever, UltraTech Cement, Tech Mahindra, Tata Steel, Infosys, HCL Technologies, Bajaj Finance, NTPC and Mahindra & Mahindra were among the gainers.
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