The Indian equity market ended on a flat note on February 23, 2024 amid volatility. At close, Sensex shed 15 points at 73,142.80 while Nifty slipped 4 points and ended the session at 22,212.70.
Around 1367 stocks advanced and 1181 declined while 113 stocks remained unchanged.
Among the sectors, the media and realty index added a percent each followed by the pharma index which gained 0.5 percent. On the other hand, selling was witnessed in PSU Bank, oil & gas and metal space.
| Company Name | Last Traded Price (Rs) | % Change |
| Bajaj Finserv | 1616 | 1.47 |
| SBI Life Insurance | 1530 | 1.35 |
| HDFC Life Insurance | 580.8 | 1.07 |
| LTI Mindtree | 5539.95 | 0.97 |
| Dr Reddy’s Labs | 6425 | 0.96 |
| Company Name | Last Traded Price (Rs) | % Change |
| BPCL | 617 | -1.42 |
| HCL Tech | 1664.4 | -1.30 |
| Maruti Suzuki | 11520 | -1.18 |
| Asian Paints | 2982.85 | -1.15 |
| ONGC | 271.7 | -1.09 |
| Company Name | % Change | Volumes |
| Tata Steel | -0.34 | -0.34 |
| HDFC Bank | -0.01 | -0.01 |
| Power Grid | -0.25 | -0.25 |
| State Bank of India | -0.72 | -0.72 |
| ICICI Bank | -0.14 | -0.14 |
Asia-Pacific markets were mostly higher on Friday. China stocks rose for the ninth straight session as investors digested property prices data. South Korea’s Kospi ended 0.13% higher at 2,667.70, while the smaller-cap Kosdaq closed 0.18% lower at 868.57. In Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 closed 0.43% higher at 7,643.60, according to a CNBC.com report.
European shares edged up on Friday in choppy trading as gains in heavy-weight banks following Standard Chartered’s strong earnings report were nearly offset by a drop in telecom stocks, ahead of remarks from European Central Bank policymakers, according to a Reuters report.
At 4 PM IST, FTSE added 0.07 percent at 7,689.83 while CAC was up 0.26 percent at 7,931.82. The German DAX shed 0.03 percent at 17,364.74.
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