Market closing: Wednesday's Indian equity indices ended lower following a highly volatile trading session. Investors remained cautious following the previous session's sharp rally, keeping a close eye on the Ukraine situation. The benchmark BSE Sensex closed down 145 points, or 0.25 percent, at 57,997, while the broader NSE Nifty fell 30 points, or 0.17 percent, to 17,322. Throughout the day, both indexes fluctuated between gains and losses.
Mid- and small-cap stocks ended mixed, with the Nifty Midcap 100 index declining 0.29 percent and small-cap stocks rising 0.73 percent. Nine of the National Stock Exchange's fifteen sector indices closed in the red. The Nifty PSU Bank index underperformed the benchmark by as much as 1.17 percent.
State Bank of India (SBI) was the worst performer on the Nifty, falling 1.87 per cent to 515. Additionally, ICICI Bank, NTPC, Tata Steel, and UltraTech Cement were laggards. In comparison, Divi's Laboratories, ONGC, Adani Ports, Indian Oil Corp, and HDFC Life all saw gains. SBI, ICICI Bank, Tata Steel, NTPC, UltraTech Cement, Bajaj Finance, and Bajaj Finserv all suffered significant losses, with their shares falling as much as 2percent .
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