Thursday, February 17, 2022
The Indian benchmark indices turned volatile soon after they opened with modest gains today(17th February 2022). The market sentiment is being weighed on account of the weekly F&O expiry. The BSE Sensex was down 43 points at 57,953, while the NSE Nifty was flat at 17,326 level.
Banking stocks came under selling pressure amid losses led by IndusInd Bank, Axis Bank, ICICI Bank, and HDFC Bank, down 0.5-1 percent. Other top losers were Shree Cement, Ultratech Cement, Dr. Reddy's, SBI, and Bajaj twins.
On the upside, PowerGrid, Reliance, M&M, HDFC, and Titan were the top Sensex gainers, up to 1 percent higher. Cipla, Tata Motors, HeroMoto Corp, ONGC, Tata Consumer, and Bajaj Auto were the top Nifty gainers, up 1-2 percent.