Indian equity benchmarks opened Wednesday’s session on an uncertain note, swinging between gains and losses as investors remained cautious amid continued foreign fund selling and ongoing global tariff concerns.At 12:00 BSE Sensex gained 161 points or 0.19% to 83,789. At the same time, Nifty50 rose 55 points or 0.22%. Several heavyweight stocks weighed on the indices. Asian Paints, Tata Consultancy Services, Bajaj Finserv, InterGlobe Aviation, Sun Pharma and UltraTech Cement featured among the top losers within the 30-share Sensex pack. In contrast, Tata Steel, Bharat Electronics, NTPC and Axis Bank provided some support, trading in positive territory. Investor sentiment continued to be shaped by institutional activity. According to exchange data, foreign institutional investors sold equities worth Rs 1,499.81 crore on Tuesday, even as Domestic Institutional Investors stepped in with purchases amounting to Rs 1,181.78 crore.
Nifty50 top gainers
- Tata Steel – 3.70%
- Axis Bank – 2.91%
- ONGC – 2.70%
- NTPC – 2.66%
- UltraTech Cement – 2.26%
- Hindalco – 2.09%
- BEL – 1.53%
- JSW Steel – 1.45%
- Grasim Industries – 1.44%
- Coal India – 1.37%
Nifty50 top losers
- TCS – (-1.68%)
- Asian Paints – (-1.63%)
- HUL – (-1.23%)
- Eicher Motors – (-1.17%)
- Sun Pharma – (-0.98%)
- Cipla – (-0.95%)
- Tech Mahindra – (-0.92%)
- Tata Consumer – (-0.88%)
- Wipro – (-0.74%)
- Maruti Suzuki – (-0.73%)
Sensex top gainers
- Tata Steel – 3.67%
- IndusInd Bank – 3.38%
- Axis Bank – 2.91%
- NTPC – 2.70%
- UltraTech Cement – 2.29%
- Eternal – 0.76%
- RIL – 0.71%
- Adani Ports SEZ – 0.69%
- HCL Tech – 0.45%
- Titan Company – 0.43%
Sensex top losers
- TCS – (-1.67%)
- Asian Paints – (-1.59%)
- HUL – (-1.23%)
- Sun Pharma – (-0.98%)
- Tech Mahindra – (-0.92%)
- Maruti Suzuki – (-0.71%)
- SBI – (-0.46%)
- InterGlobe – (-0.45%)
- ICICI Bank – (-0.41%)
- HDFC Bank – (-0.40%)
Across Asia, markets showed some resilience, with South Korea’s Kospi, Japan’s Nikkei 225, Shanghai’s SSE Composite and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng all trading higher during the session. US markets, however, closed lower on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, edged down 0.49 per cent to $65.15 per barrel. The cautious start followed a weak close in the previous session. On Tuesday, the Sensex fell 250.48 points, or 0.30%, to end at 83,627.69, while the Nifty declined 57.95 points, or 0.22%, to settle at 25,732.30.(Disclaimer: Recommendations and views on the stock market, other asset classes or personal finance management tips given by experts are their own. These opinions do not represent the views of The Times of India)