Indian equity markets ended lower in a volatile session on August 29, with the Nifty closing below the 24,500 mark. At the close, the Sensex slipped 270.92 points, or 0.34 percent, to settle at 79,809.65, while the Nifty fell 74.05 points, or 0.30 percent, to 24,426.85. Here’s a look at Nifty top gainers and losers that drove the day’s action (as per Trendline) for the day:
Nifty Top Gainers
ITC was the top gainer, closing 2.2 percent higher at ₹409.5. Shriram Finance rose 1.8 percent to ₹581.9, while Bharat Electronics advanced 1.5 percent to ₹369.4. Larsen & Toubro added 1.3 percent to end at ₹3,605. Asian Paints gained 1.2 percent to ₹2,518.6. Trent closed 1.1 percent higher at ₹5,292, followed by UltraTech Cement up 0.9 percent at ₹12,635. Kotak Mahindra Bank rose 0.8 percent to ₹1,959.2, Sun Pharmaceutical added 0.6 percent to ₹1,595.7, and Tata Steel gained 0.6 percent to ₹154.5.
Nifty Top Losers
Mahindra & Mahindra was the biggest laggard, slipping 2.9 percent to ₹3,200. Reliance Industries fell 2.2 percent to ₹1,356, while Infosys declined 2.1 percent to ₹1,469. Apollo Hospitals shed 1.5 percent to ₹7,611, and Adani Enterprises was down 1.2 percent at ₹2,247.9. Tata Motors fell 0.9 percent to ₹669.5, JSW Steel declined 0.9 percent to ₹1,027, and NTPC lost 0.9 percent to ₹328. IndusInd Bank slipped 0.8 percent to ₹740.9, while Nestle India ended 0.7 percent lower at ₹1,154.2.
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