Sensex Today | Stock Market Highlights: The Sensex fell 135 points to close at 75,183, while the Nifty slipped 4 points to settle at 23,655, below the 23,700 mark. The Nifty Bank index underperformed, falling 123 points to 53,439 after slipping over 1% from the day’s highs.
The Nifty Bank index underperformed, falling 123 points to 53,439 after slipping over 1% from the day’s highs. Bajaj Finance, HUL and Tech Mahindra emerged among the top Nifty losers. At the same time, the Nifty IT index ended lower for a second straight session, with Coforge falling nearly 4% from intraday highs.
Broader markets remained resilient, with the Midcap index ending marginally higher and market breadth favouring advances at 3:2 on the NSE.
Oil marketing companies gained after Brent crude fell below $105 per barrel, with IOC, HPCL and BPCL rising to 2%.
Among individual stocks, Grasim extended gains after its Q4 results, while Apollo Hospitals rose 3% after reporting earnings above estimates with EBITDA up 31% year-on-year. Honeywell Automation surged 17% following strong quarterly results, while IRB Infrastructure climbed nearly 9% after guiding for over 20% toll revenue growth in FY27.
Jubilant FoodWorks dropped nearly 8% after its Q4 earnings, with Jefferies cutting its target price on the stock to ₹600 from ₹850. Sammaan Capital gained 9% after reporting zero NPAs following a balance sheet clean-up, while WeWork India jumped 19% after Q4 profit rose 78% year-on-year.
