INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
NEW DELHI: Shares of Bajaj Auto, Maruti Suzuki India, Bharti Airtel, Hero MotoCorp, Hindalco Industries and Tata Motors finished Friday's
trade as the top gainers of Nifty index.
On the other side of the spectrum, Bajaj Finserv, ONGC, Eicher Motors, Tata Steel, GAIL (India) and
Mahindra Mahindra stood among the top losers in the Nifty index.
Indian equity benchmarks landed in the negative terrain on Friday as
losses in bank, financial and FMCG counters outpaced gains in auto and telecom stocks.
The Sensex closed 95 points, or 0.27 per cent, down
at 35,227, with 11 stocks advancing and 20 declining.
The Nifty finished the day 40 points, or 0.37 per cent, down at 10,696, with 15 stocks
in the green and 34 in the red
One stock remained unchanged in the index.
Barring Nifty Auto, all sectors closed the day in the red, with realty and PSU bank stocks
falling over 1 per cent.
Godrej Consumer Products, Hindustan Unilever, Nestle India and Torrent Pharmaceuticals hit 52-week highs on NSE
