Indian equity indices ended on a strong note on August 18, with the Nifty closing at 24,876.95. The Sensex rose 676.09 points, or 0.84%, to 81,273.75, while the Nifty gained 245.65 points, or 1.00%. 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
Maruti Suzuki India led the gains, closing up 8.8% at 14,068. Hero MotoCorp rose 5.9% to 4,984, followed by Nestle India at 5.2% to 1,146. Bajaj Finance advanced 5.1% to 905.2, while Bajaj Auto gained 4.6% to 8,588.5. JSW Steel rose 3.7% to 1,084, UltraTech Cement increased 3.7% to 12,767, and Bajaj Finserv added 3.6% to 1,995. Hindustan Unilever closed 3.5% higher at 2,568.1, and Mahindra & Mahindra gained 3.5% to 3,379.
Nifty Top Losers
Eternal slipped 1.4% to 314.1, while ITC fell 1.3% to 406.3. Tech Mahindra declined 1.1% to 1,470.5, and Larsen & Toubro was down 1.0% at 3,640. NTPC lost 0.9% to 336.3, and Infosys fell 0.8% to 1,435.8. Bharat Electronics slipped 0.6% to 382.5, Sun Pharmaceutical dropped 0.6% to 1,632.1, Wipro declined 0.5% to 245.6, and Tata Consultancy Services edged down 0.4% to 3,011.2.
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