Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty ended almost unchanged on Wednesday in a volatile, range-bound session, as gains in PSU banking and auto stocks were neutralised by weakness in information technology shares. The 30-share BSE Sensex slipped 40.28 points, or 0.05 per cent, to settle at 84,233.64. During the session, the index touched an intraday high of 84,487.34 and a low of 84,081.25. The NSE Nifty edged higher by 18.70 points, or 0.07 per cent, to close at 25,953.85.Here are the list of top gainers and losers:
Nifty50 top gainers
- Eicher Motors (6.52%)
- Apollo Hospital (3.99%)
- SBI (3.40%)
- Max Healthcare (3.30%)
- Maruti Suzuki (1.76%)
- Tata Motors PV (1.42%)
- Dr Reddys (1.14%)
- InterGlobe (1.08%)
- Bajaj Auto (0.98%)
- ONGC (0.91%)
Nifty50 top losers
- TCS (-2.51%)
- Coal India Ltd (-1.79%)
- Infosys (-1.73%)
- HCL Tech (-1.37%)
- Eternal (-1.03%)
- ITC (-0.99%)
- Grasim Inds (-0.73%)
- Wipro (-0.72%)
- Axis Bank (-0.70%)
- Tech Mahindra (-0.63%)
BSE Sensex top gainers
- SBI (3.40%)
- Maruti Suzuki (1.76%)
- InterGlobe (1.08%)
- Trent (0.83%)
- RIL (0.70%)
- NTPC (0.43%)
- HUL (0.38%)
- Bajaj Finance (0.35%)
- Sun Pharma (0.20%)
- Kotak Bank (0.06%)
BSE Sensex top losers
- TCS (-2.51%)
- Infosys (-1.73%)
- HCL Tech (-1.37%)
- Eternal (-1.03%)
- ITC (-0.99%)
- Axis Bank (-0.70%)
- Tech Mahindra (-0.63%)
- HDFC Bank (-0.57%)
- Titan Company (-0.47%)
- UltraTech Cem. (-0.42%)
Vinod Nair, Head of Research, Geojit Investments Ltd, said domestic markets could see near-term consolidation after the recent rally. “Domestic equities may enter a brief consolidation phase following this week’s strong rally driven by the US-India trade deal. Market attention has shifted back to mixed Q3 results, upcoming monthly inflation data, and finer details of the trade agreement, which is reportedly nearing finalisation,” he said, PTI quoted.He added that sectoral trends reflected earnings momentum and global cues. “Strength in the auto and healthcare sectors reflects better-than-expected earnings, while IT underperformed amid a global selloff linked to AI-related volatility. Broader markets lagged, with Midcap and Smallcap indices posting modest declines.”Commenting on global sentiment, Nair said, “Globally, sentiment stayed cautious due to weak US retail sales and persistent AI-related disruptions, keeping investors risk-averse ahead of key US employment data.”He added that foreign fund flows are showing improvement. “Meanwhile, domestic markets have begun to benefit from improving FII flows, which have turned positive and are expected continue due to upside in GDP forecast and moderation in India’s valuations,” he said.In Asian markets, South Korea’s Kospi, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng and China’s Shanghai SSE Composite index closed higher, while Japanese markets remained shut due to National Foundation Day.European markets were trading mostly lower in mid-session deals, while US markets ended lower on Tuesday.In the commodities segment, Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, rose 1.44 per cent to USD 69.78 per barrel.According to exchange data, foreign institutional investors (FIIs) bought equities worth Rs 69.45 crore on Tuesday, while domestic institutional investors purchased stocks worth Rs 1,174.21 crore.In the previous session on Tuesday, the BSE Sensex had gained 208.17 points to close at 84,273.92, while the NSE Nifty rose 67.85 points to end at 25,935.15.






