Markets end the day in green

21 Oct 2022 , 03:52 PM

Indian equity markets ended the day in green today. Nifty 50 ended, up by 12.35 points. Sensex ended, up by 104.25 points. Top Gainers today were Axis Bank, ICICI Bank and Kotak Bank. Top Losers today were Bajaj Finance, Bajaj Finserv, Divi’s Lab.

Markets saw decline in latter half of the day. Mid-cap stocks and small – cap stocks saw some selling pressure today. Except for Nifty 50, all other broad market indicies ended the day in red. FMCG and IT stocks  saw profit-booking today. Media and metal stocks also faced selling pressure. Healthcare stocks also saw selling pressure. Banking stocks saw strong buying demand, after stellar result of Axis Bank, yesterday. It was mainly due to banking stocks that markets managed to end the day in green.

At NSE, 42 stocks touched 52 week high. 40 stocks touched 52 week low.