Indian benchmark market indexes ended the day in the red, swinging back and forth between losses and gains as investors remained nervous ahead of the Federal Reserve's policy meeting later in the day.
The 30-stock BSE Sensex fell 152.18 points, or 0.29 percent, to 52,541.39, compared to 52,693.57 the day before. The NSE Nifty ended the day at 15,692.15, down 0.25 percent from Tuesday's 15,741.95 points.
The Sensex and Nifty traded in a close range during the session, as gains in stocks like Bajaj Finance, Bajaj Finserv, Tata Steel, SBI, and ICICI Bank were offset by losses in stocks like NTPC, HUL, Infosys, Wipro, and RIL.
Earlier in the day, the Sensex opened in the red at 52,650.41 points and dropped to a low of 52,538.51 points. The Sensex reached 52,867.73 points, a new high. It was trading in a tight range, sliding into negative territory many times during the day.
The top laggards in the Sensex pack were NTPC, Infosys, Reliance Industries, Hindustan Unilever, Wipro, Tech Mahindra, and PowerGrid. Bajaj Finserv, Bajaj Finance, Tata Steel, and Larsen & Toubro, on the other side, were among the gainers.
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