The Sensex was down 115.81 points or 0.17 percent at 66,166.93, and the Nifty was down 19.20 points or 0.10 percent at 19,731.80. About 1992 shares advanced, 1669 shares declined, and 152 shares were unchanged.
2/11
JSW Steel: Shares of one of the largest steel manufacturers closed nearly 2 percent higher to Rs 791. Volumes were positive on October 16 as 22 lakh shares changed hands as against the 1-week average of 16 lakh shares.
3/11
LTIMindtree Ltd: Share price of the IT major rose nearly 1.5 percent to Rs 5,162 on the bourses, snapping its three-day losing streak. Volumes were lower as 1 lakh shares changed hands as against the 1-week average of 3 lakh shares.
4/11
Hero Motocorp Ltd: Shares of the automobile major edged up 2 percent to Rs 3,161, extending gains for the third straight day. Volumes were lower as 4 lakh shares changed hands as against the one-week average of 8 lakh shares.
Coal India Ltd: The share price of the coal major gained 1.3 percent to Rs 312, up three days in a row. A total of 69 lakh shares changed hands, much lower than the 1-week average of 1 crore shares.
6/11
Tata Steel Ltd: Shares of the company gained 1.6 percent to Rs 127 on October 16. As many as 3 crore shares changed hands on the bourses, at apr with the 1-week average of 3 crore shares.
7/11
Nestle India Ltd: Shares of the FMCG major fell 2.05 percent to Rs 23,108, a day after gaining over 2 percent. As many as 55 lakh shares changed hands, marginally lower than the 1-week average of 57 lakh shares. The company shall announce its Q2 results on October 19.
8/11
TCS Ltd: Shares of the IT major tanked over 1 percent to Rs 3,524. The ET reported that Krithivasan, the CEO of TCS said that the company will growin "ver moderate single digits" in this fiscal. He also added that the first half has been "very muted".
Divis Labratories Ltd: Shares of the pharma major fell 2.15 percent to Rs 3,655, extending losses for the second day in a row. Volumes were low as 1 lakh shares changed hands s against the 1-week average of 3 lakh shares.
10/11
Asian Paints Ltd: Shares of the company fell 1.15 percent to Rs 3,112, extending losses for the third day in a row. The drop comes amid a 6 percent spike in crude oil prices, a major component in the paint industry. The surge in prices comes on the back of rising military escalations in the Middle-East.
11/11
IndusInd Bank Ltd: Shares of the private lender fell 1.2 percent to Rs 1,446, snapping its three-day gaining streak. Volumes were lower as 11 lakh shares changed hands against the 48 lakh shares shares in the previous trading session.
