Asian Paints
2485.2 0.10
Cipla
1317.2 22.20
Eicher Motors
7174 62.50
Nestle India
1417.3 -4.00
Grasim Inds
2778.2 38.90
Hindalco Inds.
1061.8 13.45
Hind. Unilever
2328.3 1.00
ITC
303.85 2.25
Trent
4260.8 -36.50
Larsen & Toubro
4053.6 39.30
M & M
3102.4 64.00
Reliance Industries
1365.8 38.00
Tata Consumer
1160.5 -13.50
Tata Motors PVeh
354.35 3.85
Tata Steel
213.27 3.20
Wipro
205.05 5.69
Apollo Hospitals
7825 92.50
Dr Reddy's Labs
1334.5 17.40
Titan Company
4441.8 31.80
SBI
1111.85 10.75
Shriram Finance
974.65 -36.65
Bharat Electron
435.6 -8.85
Kotak Mah. Bank
376.8 5.95
Infosys
1170.3 15.70
Bajaj Finance
921.8 0.25
Adani Enterp.
2321.8 34.20
Sun Pharma.Inds.
1733.5 113.10
JSW Steel
1282.7 27.00
HDFC Bank
789.8 4.95
TCS
2447.6 50.70
ICICI Bank
1314.1 -12.10
Power Grid Corpn
320.9 4.50
Maruti Suzuki
13222 174.00
Axis Bank
1324.2 -41.70
HCL Technologies
1228.2 25.00
O N G C
285.9 1.10
NTPC
410.2 8.35
Coal India
452.5 -3.50
Bharti Airtel
1820.1 5.60
Tech Mahindra
1396.1 37.60
Jio Financial
253.64 7.91
Adani Ports
1628.5 43.40
HDFC Life Insur.
597.3 9.10
SBI Life Insuran
1815.4 46.50
Max Healthcare
1009.85 10.45
UltraTech Cem.
12010 12.00
Bajaj Auto
9662 86.00
Bajaj Finserv
1772.2 1.50
Interglobe Aviat
4561.2 38.10
Eternal
255.49 -1.30
The Nifty traded below the 23,900 level. Pharma shares declined after advancing for previous two consecutive trading session.
At 12:30 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex slumped 1,018.02 points or 1.10% to 76,645.98. The Nifty 50 index tanked 290.15 points or 1.20% to 23,881.65.
The broader market underperformed the frontliner indices. The BSE 150 MidCap Index slipped 1.28% and the BSE 250 SmallCap Index dropped 1.33%.
The market breadth was weak. On the BSE, 1,088 shares rose and 2,904 shares fell. A total of 184 shares were unchanged.
Derivatives:
The NSE's India VIX, a gauge of the market's expectation of volatility over the near term, added 3.18% to 19.18. The Nifty 24 April 2025 futures were trading at 23,964.60, at a premium of 82.95 points as compared with the spot at 23,881.65.
The Nifty option chain for the 24 April 2025 expiry showed a maximum call OI of 170.7 lakh contracts at the 25,000 strike price. Maximum put OI of 109.8 lakh contracts was seen at a 23,000 strike price.
Buzzing Index:
The Nifty Pharma index tumbled 1.56% to 22,628.15. The index added 0.83% in previous two consecutive trading session.
Gland Pharma (down 3.58%), Sun Pharmaceutical Industries (down 3.53%), Lupin (down 3.09%), Wockhardt (down 2.53%) and Cipla (down 1.91%), Zydus Lifesciences (down 1.86%), Glenmark Pharmaceuticals (down 1.59%), Biocon (down 1.52%), Aurobindo Pharma (down 1.14%) and Dr Reddys Laboratories (down 0.96%) declined.
On the other hand, Piramal Pharma (up 1.3%), Ipca Laboratories (up 0.75%) and Abbott India (up 0.04%) turned added.
Stocks in Spotlight:
Hindustan Construction Company (HCC) fell 3.11%. The company said that it has secured a significant infrastructure contract worth Rs 2,917 crore from the City and Industrial Development Corporation of Maharashtra (CIDCO) for the construction of a 22.21 km raw water tunnel and a 250 MLD water treatment plant in Raigad.
Aditya Birla Real Estate fell 2.26%. The company announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Birla Estates, recorded a booking value of Rs 8,136 crore in FY26, following a strong performance in the previous year, driven by robust demand across key residential markets.