Indian equity benchmarks ended sharply lower on April 24, 2026, with the Nifty 50 closing at 23,897.95, down 275.10 points or 1.14%. The Sensex declined 982.71 points (1.27%) to settle at 76,681.29, while the Bank Nifty slipped 0.38% to 56,089.75. The broader weakness did not prevent a handful of stocks from ending in positive territory.
Despite the overall market decline, select Nifty 50 constituents managed to post modest gains during the session.
Coal India closed at ₹455.3, rising 1.0%.
Trent ended at ₹4,293.6, up 1.0%.
Hindalco Industries settled at ₹1,049.4, gaining 0.8%.
Nestle India closed at ₹1,421.2, higher by 0.8%.
Shriram Finance ended at ₹1,016.0, up 0.7%.
State Bank of India closed at ₹1,101.0, advancing 0.6%.
Eicher Motors settled at ₹7,123.0, rising 0.4%.
Bajaj Finance ended at ₹922.0, up 0.4%.
Bajaj Auto closed at ₹9,587.0, gaining 0.4%.
Grasim Industries settled at ₹2,740.3, higher by 0.2%.
The gains remained limited, with all top performers posting increases below 1.1%, indicating a broadly weak market breadth during the session.
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