Why Sensex, Nifty declined Today?
by Sandip Das on 12 February 2024, 5 min read
The Indian equity market was trading in the red on February 12, 2024, amid profit booking. At 2:02 PM, Sensex declined 446 points at 71,148.84 while Nifty shed 138 points and was trading at 21,643.85.
Around 514 stocks advanced and 1945 declined while 79 stocks remained unchanged.
Among the sectors, selling was witnessed in PSU Bank, Media, Realty, and Oil & Gas indices. However, buying was seen in the pharma and IT space.
Top PSU Bank Losers:
- Indian Overseas Bank: down 8.85%
- Central Bank of India: down 7.87%
- Punjab & Sind Bank: down 7.06%
Top Media Losers:
- Dish TV: down 6.83%
- DB Corp: down 4.67%
- Hathway Cable: down 4.37%
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Most Active Stocks on NSE in Terms of Volumes
| Company Name | % Change | Volumes |
| Tata Steel | -1.98 | 2,97,16,113 |
| ONGC | -2.32 | 2,53,03,307 |
| Wipro | 2.86 | 2,22,01,470 |
| State Bank of India | -2.34 | 1,89,10,459 |
| Coal India | -3.06 | 1,62,37,933 |
Top Nifty50 Gainers
| Company Name | Last Traded Price (Rs) | % Change |
| Dr Reddy’s Labs | 6368.3 | 3.45 |
| Wipro | 504.5 | 2.86 |
| Apollo Hospitals | 6619 | 2.82 |
| Divis Labs | 3755.2 | 2.82 |
| HCL Tech | 1672.2 | 2.55 |
Top Nifty50 Losers
| Company Name | Last Traded Price (Rs) | % Change |
| Hero MotoCorp | 4690.5 | -4.45 |
| Coal India | 442.25 | -3.06 |
| BPCL | 597.15 | -2.79 |
| IndusInd Bank | 1446.75 | -2.66 |
| State Bank of India | 708.3 | -2.34 |
Stocks on the Radar
Bandhan Bank: down 7.24% as Rs 23,300-crore loans go under evergreening review
The National Credit Guarantee Trustee Company (NCGTC) is reviewing loans worth Rs 23,300 crore that Bandhan Bank lent out under credit guarantee schemes, leading to a more than 7 percent plunge in Bandhan Bank’s shares to Rs 200 each. Doubts about evergreening practices, which involve extending new or additional loans to borrowers unable to repay existing loans, are the reason behind the review. Concealing the true status of non-performing assets (NPAs) or bad loans is the purpose of this practice.
LIC: down 2.41% even after strong Q3 earnings
Last week, LIC announced robust earnings for the quarter ended December 2023, with a 49 percent year-on-year surge in net profit to Rs 9,441 crore. The impressive performance was fueled by a rise in net income from investments and an increase in net premium income. In Q3FY24, LIC’s net premium income showed a growth of 4.67 percent year-on-year, reaching Rs 1.17 lakh crore.
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