Even though it was a week of gain, on the last day of the trading week Sensex slipped 143.36 points to end at 36,594.33.
The Nifty crashed 45 points to close at 10,768 points. During trading the Nifty had climbed to 10,819.40 points. There was selling pressure at 10,800 with booking of profits.
Reliance Industries and Britannia registered the highest price in 52 weeks today. The shares of Britannia rose to Rs.3,753.60 and in the past one year has given 34% gain. Reliance rose to 1,884.60 points on the day. In the past one year Reliance has given 47.09% gain.
Only 14 shares in the 50 Nifty Index registered any gains on the day.
Reliance Industries, Hindustan Unilever, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Britannia and Bharati Airtel were the top gainers on the Nifty. Reliance rose 3.11%, Hindustan Unilever 2.49%, and Sun Pharma 2.34%.
Axis Bank, Gail, ICICI Bank, IndusInd Bank and HDFC Bank were the top losers in the Nifty. Nifty Bank and financial shares faced huge loses on the day. The Nifty bank index crashed 2.22%. At the same time Nifty Pharma Index gained 0.85%.
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