The benchmark equity index Nifty 50 ended Friday’s trading session in positive territory to hit a fresh lifetime high for the fifth straight session but later closed marginally lower. The 50-stock index rose to a record high of 22,297.50 on February 23. The NSE Nifty 50 closed 4.75 points or 0.02% lower to settle at 22,212.70 points. While S&P BSE Sensex closed 15.44 points or 0.02% lower to settle at 73,142.80 points. Similarly, Nifty Bank declined over 100 points or 0.23% to settle at 46,811.75 points.

On the sectoral front, media and realty stocks gained the most amongst their peers. The broader indices ended in the green, with gains led by midcap and smallcap stocks. The Nifty Midcap 100 closed 150 points or 0.31% lower to close the day’s trading at 49,279.55. 

The losers include BPCL, HCL Technologies, Maruti Suzuki, Asian Paints, and JSW Steel. The Indian Volatility Index (India VIX) closed 1.51% lower. In the last five…

Share Market News Today | Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices Highlights: The benchmark equity indices ended Wednesday’s trading session in the positive territory. The NSE Nifty 50 gained 162.65 points or 0.67% to settle at 24,286.50, while the BSE Sensex jumped 545.34 points or 0.69% to 79,986.80. The broader indices ended in mixed territory, with gain led by Large-cap and Mid-cap stocks. Bank Nifty index ended higher by 921.15 points or 1.77% to settle at 53,089.25. Financial Services and Banking stocks outperformed among the other sectoral indices while Media stocks shed.