Sensex, Nifty settle flat in subdued trading; Reliance Industries earnings eyed
The Hindu
Sensex and Nifty ended flat on April 21, 2023 in a muted trade amid largely weak global markets and ahead of the quarterly earnings from the country’s most valued firm Reliance Industries
Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended flat on Friday (April 21) in a muted trade amid largely weak global markets and ahead of the quarterly earnings from the country's most valued firm Reliance Industries.
In a volatile trade, the 30-share BSE Sensex edged up 22.71 points or 0.04% to settle at 59,655.06. During the day, it hit a high of 59,781.36 and a low of 59,412.81.
The broader NSE Nifty ended at 17,624.05, showing a marginal dip of 0.40 points.
Among the Sensex firms, ITC, Tata Consultancy Services, Wipro, Asian Paints, HCL Technologies, HDFC, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Bajaj Finance, Infosys, Sun Pharma, Hindustan Unilever, Power Grid, Reliance Industries and HDFC Bank were the winners.
HCL Technologies climbed 1 per cent after the company on Thursday posted a 10.85% increase in consolidated net profit to ₹3,983 crore for the fourth quarter of 2022-23.
Tech Mahindra, Maruti, Tata Steel, UltraTech Cement, Tata Motors and ICICI Bank were among the laggards.
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