Indian equity markets ended marginally higher on August 14, with the Nifty holding above the 24,600 mark. At the close, the Sensex rose 57.75 points, or 0.07%, to 80,597.66, while the Nifty gained 11.95 points, or 0.05%, to settle at 24,631.30. Here’s a look at Nifty top gainers and losers that drove the day’s action (as per Trendline) for the day:
Among the top gainers, Wipro emerged as the biggest performer, rising 2.1% to ₹246.8. Eternal followed with a 1.9% jump to ₹318.4, while Infosys advanced 1.5% to ₹1,448. HDFC Life Insurance gained 1.5% to ₹788, and Asian Paints added 1.1% to ₹2,528.7. Maruti Suzuki climbed 0.8% to ₹12,936, while State Bank of India and Eicher Motors each rose 0.6% to ₹826.6 and ₹5,746.5 respectively. HDFC Bank gained 0.6% to ₹1,991.1, and Titan Company closed 0.5% higher at ₹3,485.
On the losers’ side, Tata Steel was the biggest drag, slipping 3.1% to ₹155.3. Adani Ports dropped 1.4% to ₹1,301.4, and Tech Mahindra declined 1.3% to ₹1,486.7. Hero MotoCorp shed 1.3% to ₹4,708.1, while Bharat Electronics fell 1% to ₹384.9. Tata Consumer Products and Jio Financial Services each declined 1% to ₹1,045.4 and ₹327.4 respectively. ONGC slipped 0.9% to ₹236.6, UltraTech Cement eased 0.8% to ₹12,299, and HCL Technologies closed 0.8% lower at ₹1,489.
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