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Local stocks ended slightly lower
19-Aug-26   16:30 Hrs IST
The key domestic indices closed on a weak note. Nifty IT and Nifty Consumer Durables shares advanced, while Nifty Chemicals and Nifty Media shares retreated. As per provisional closing data, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, edged lower by 325.78 points or 0.42% to 76,909.68. The Nifty 50 index lost 76.60 points or 0.32% to 24,078.30. In the past three trading sessions, the Nifty and Sensex eased by 1.18% and 1.41%, respectively. The broader market performed better than frontline indices. The BSE 150 MidCap Index posted modest losses of 0.44% and the BSE 250 SmallCap Index moved lower by 0.67%. The market breadth was weak. On the BSE, 2044 shares gained and 2995 shares declined. A total of 229 shares were unchanged. Eternal Ltd was the top traded stock in NIFTY50 index today, recording a quantity of 281.01 lakh shares and registered a sharp increase of 25.40% compared to last one-week’s average daily volume. The stock has risen sharply by around 10.09% in last one-month and has moved higher 0.32% over last one year. HDFC Bank Ltd was the second highest traded stock in NIFTY50 index today, recording a quantity of 213.43 lakh shares and registered a decline of 2.53% compared to last one-week’s average daily volume. The stock has dropped sharply 7.02% in last one-month and has lost significant ground 27.83% over last one year. Index action The Nifty IT index gained modestly by 0.73% to 30433.05 today. The index has dropped sharply by 5.06% in last one week and has inched higher by 3.61% over last one month. It has lost 12.77% in last one year. Coforge Ltd (up 2.26%), HCL Technologies Ltd (up 2.06%), Oracle Financial Services Software Ltd (up 1.30%), Persistent Systems Ltd (up 1.24%) and Wipro Ltd (up 0.84%) moved up. The Nifty Chemicals index slipped by 1.03% to 30400.0 today. The index is slightly higher by 0.73% in last one week and has posted modest gains of 0.73% over last one month. It inched up by 5.26% in last one year. Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd (down 4.04%), Solar Industries India Ltd (down 2.76%), Tata Chemicals Ltd (down 2.56%), SRF Ltd (down 1.95%) and Sumitomo Chemical India Ltd (down 1.58%) traded lower. The Nifty Media index edged lower by 0.91% to 1587.65 today. The index has rallied by 3.18% in last one week and has risen slightly by 4.17% over last one month. It eased by 2.86% in last one year. Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (down 2.94%), Prime Focus Ltd (down 2.46%), Network 18 Media & Investments Ltd (down 1.54%), D B Corp Ltd (down 1.16%) and Saregama India Ltd (down 1.06%) moved lower.
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