Indian equity benchmarks closed higher on Wednesday, August 13, with the Nifty settling near 24,650 amid broad-based buying. At the close, the Sensex was up 304.32 points, or 0.38%, at 80,539.91, while the Nifty gained 131.95 points, or 0.54%, to end at 24,619.35. Here’s a look at Nifty top gainers and losers that drove the day’s action (as per Trendline) for the day:
Top Gainers
Apollo Hospitals emerged as the star performer of the day, soaring 8.2% to ₹7,830 after a strong buying momentum. Hindalco followed with a 5% rise to ₹700.5, supported by gains in metal stocks. Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories climbed 2.7% to ₹1,253.4, while Cipla advanced 2.5% to ₹1,560. Hero MotoCorp also saw robust traction, ending 2.4% higher at ₹4,754.5. Other notable gainers included Bharat Electronics (up 2.2% to ₹388.9), Eternal (up 2.1% to ₹312.4), Mahindra & Mahindra (up 1.8% to ₹3,294), HDFC Life Insurance (up 1.5% to ₹778) and Kotak Mahindra Bank (up 1.5% to ₹1,988.7).
Top Losers
On the flip side, IndusInd Bank was the biggest laggard, slipping 1.2% to ₹773.5. Adani Ports declined 0.7% to ₹1,320.9, while ITC shed 0.5% to ₹414.2. Titan fell 0.4% to ₹3,471.8 and Tech Mahindra dropped 0.4% to ₹1,504. UltraTech Cement ended 0.3% lower at ₹12,411, Axis Bank slipped 0.3% to ₹1,066.9, and NTPC eased 0.1% to ₹339.8. ICICI Bank and Wipro also closed marginally lower, down 0.1% each to ₹1,420.8 and ₹241.6, respectively.
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