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Top Nifty gainers & losers: NTPC, Power Grid shine, TCS, Infosys drop
The benchmark indices regained slight momentum at the close. About 2092 shares advanced, 1539 shares declined, and 120 shares unchanged.
1/11
The Indian benchmark indices ended with marginal gains in the highly volatile session on December 13 ahead of the FOMC meeting outcome later tonight. After a negative start, the market extended the losses as the day progressed with Nifty hitting a low of 20,769.50, intraday, amid selling seen in the Information Technology, metal and oil & gas stocks. However, final-hour buying in power, realty, pharma, and auto stocks helped to recover all the losses to end on a flat note.
2/11
NTPC Ltd: Shares of the public sector undertaking company gained over 4 percent to Rs 295 on December 13, a day after the counter fell over a percent. Volumes were low. One crore shares changed hands against the 1-week daily average of 2 crore. At the close, the Sensex was up 33.57 points or 0.05 percent at 69,584.60, and the Nifty was up 19.90 points or 0.10 percent at 20,926.30.
3/11
Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd: Shares of the state-owned power company surged 2.3 percent to Rs 237, extending gains for the third consecutive session. The company was recently declared the successful bidder to establish two inter-state transmission system projects on build, own, operate and transfer (BOOT) basis.
4/11
Hero Motocorp: The stock gained 3 percent to Rs 3,862, trading in the green for the second day in a row. In November, the motorcycle manufacturer sold 4,76,286 units in the domestic market, while its exports stood at 14,764 vehicles, registering a 25 percent and a 33 percent YoY growth, respectively.
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Adani Ports and Special Economic Zones: Shares of the port major gained 2.2 percent to Rs 1,064 on December 13. The surge comes after the company said it would raise 50 billion rupees ($599.8 million) by issuing non-convertible debentures and 2.5 billion rupees through non-cumulative redeemable preference shares.
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Eicher Motors Ltd: Shares of the truck and Royal Enfield maker gained 2 percent to Rs 4,034 snapping a three-day losing streak. Volumes were low, as 3 lakh shares changed hands against the one-week daily average of 7 lakh shares.
7/11
Infosys Ltd: Shares of the IT major fell 1.8 percent to Rs 1,449 after the company's chief financial officer, Nilanjan Roy stepped down to pursue personal aspirations. Since Roy’s resignation comes at a time when tier-I information technology companies are suffering from an increasing number of top brass exits, it has dented sentiment. The American Depository Receipts (ADRs) of the Indian company also fell.
8/11
TCS Ltd: Shares of India's biggest IT services player fell close to 2.2 percent to Rs 3,593, snapping a massive nine-day rally. For its recent buyback, the company has determined the acceptance ratio at around 35 percent.
9/11
HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd: The insurance major snapped a two-day gaining streak to trade 1.2 percent lower at Rs 699, as investors rushed to book profit. Volumes were low as 29 lakh shares changed hands, lower than the one-week average of 43 lakh shares.
10/11
UltraTech Cement Ltd: Shares of the cement major fell 1.4 percent to Rs 9,731 after investors rushed to book profits after the stock climbed for four consecutive trading sessions.
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Axis Bank Ltd: Shares of private lender 1.4 percent to Rs 1,114 on December 13. Volumes were high as 84 lakh shares changes hands as against the 1-week average of 77 lakh shares.
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