Share prices of Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd., Tata Consumer Products Ltd. and Bharat Petroleum Corp. were the top gainers among the NSE Nifty 50 stocks on Tuesday.
Among the losers were shares of Trent Ltd., Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd., NTPC Ltd. and ICICI Bank Ltd.
The Indian benchmark indices extended the selloff on Tuesday to close at the lowest level since the June crash as uncertainty round US President Donald Trump’s trade tariffs spooked investors. The session swung between gains and losses to fall past 1.5% led by a selloff in reality and energy stocks.
The S&P BSE Sensex index closed 1,235 points, or 1.6% down at 75,838, while the NSE Nifty 50 was 320 points or 1.37% lower at 23,024. On the Nifty, 41 stocks closed in the red, while nine advanced.
Top Gainers
Apollo Hospitals was the top gainer on the Nifty, closing 2.13% higher at Rs 6,919.15. The stock jumped 3.4% intraday amid high trading volume. While there was no specific trigger for the rise, Kotak Securities upgraded the rating on the stock to ‘buy’ from ‘add’.
Tata Consumer was the second leader in the category, surging 1.2% to Rs 972.1 apiece. BPCL added 1.1% to settle at Rs 280.35.
Top Losers
Trent was the top loser on the Nifty. The scrip shed over 6% intraday. The stock was under pressure for the second day despite analysts sharing positive take on its third-quarter earnings that arrived last week.
NTPC and Adani Ports declined over 3% each. There were no specific triggers for the decline.
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