NEW DELHI: HDFC Bank (Rs 1,009.46 crore) emerged as the most active stock in terms of value on NSE on Wednesday.It was followed by Reliance Industries (Rs 872.39 crore), Tata Consultancy Services (Rs 763.39 crore), ICICI Bank (Rs 706.50 crore), HDFC (Rs 634.68 crore), Tata Motors (Rs 523.94 crore) and Sun Pharma (Rs 490.50 crore), in that order.Indian equities markets lurched lower on Wednesday owing to across the board selling, led by oil gas, metal, capital goods, bank, power and utility stocks.Factors, including falling rupee, surging oil prices and weak global cues thwarted market sentiment.
Moreover, investors restricted their bets ahead of the expiry of June series of future and option contracts tomorrow.
The Sensex plunged by 273 points, or 0.77 per cent, settling at 35,217, with just four stocks in the green.
The 50-share index Nifty closed the day 98 points, or 0.91 per cent, down at 10,671.
Only eight stocks could manage to close in the green in the index.Bata India, Dabur India, Hindustan Unilever, IndusInd Bank, Infosys, Jubilant Foodworks, Nestle India and RBL Bank hit 52-week highs on NSE on Wednesday.