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Sensex Today | Stock Market LIVE Updates Wednesday: In the broader markets, the Nifty MidCap and the Nifty SmallCap were trading 0.98 per cent and 0.56 per cent down, respectively

Morepen Laboratories' share price hit a multi-year high of ₹112.85, soaring 8 per cent on the BSE in Wednesday's intra-day trade.

Analysts noted that Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) represents a significant share of airlines' operating cost and any rise in crude oil price is a negative for the sector.

According to Jefferies, the introduction of CAS adversely impacted equity options turnover and contracts in August, which is negative for companies like BSE and Groww.

The strong flow momentum has been accompanied by a sharp expansion in the investor and asset base

Growing inflation fears and expectations of monetary tightening by central bankers due to the spike in global oil prices are among the key drivers of the yields.

At 01:17 PM on Wednesday, the BSE Utilities index was the top gainer among sectoral indices up 1.2 per cent, compared to a 0.65 per cent decline in the BSE Sensex.

MOFSL noted that public sector banks continue to command the highest market share in gold loans at 60 per cent as of March 2026.

Amit Trivedi, technical and derivative research analyst at YES Securities flags key levels to track on MCX India, Ather Energy and Welspun Corp; these stocks rallied up to 39% in August.

Analysts believe stronger earnings visibility and company-specific growth drivers have managed to drive this outperformance.

On Wednesday, IFCI quoted at its highest level since January 2008 and hit a record high of ₹121.20 on December 17, 2007.

The rate on 10-year Japanese government notes, too, climbed higher to hit 3 per cent for the first time since 1996, while UK 30-year yields reached the highest since 1998.

In the past month, Sai Life Science stock surged 19 per cent, against a 2.8 per cent decline in the BSE Sensex.

Coal India, the public sector undertaking (PSU) stock, reported its sharpest intra-day gain in the past three months on Wednesday.

Market analysts expect volatility to rise on either side of the market in September based on the F&O and historical market data.

The auto pack delivered a strong performance in August on a yearly basis, with growth momentum sustaining across segments and players; however, some moderation was visible month-on-month, said Emkay.

VK Vijayakumar said that the escalation of the US-Iran conflict and the consequent 5 per cent spurt in Brent crude overnight to $96 is a negative for markets.

Annu Projects shares listed at ₹75 on the BSE, a discount of 24.24 per cent against the offer price of ₹99. Meanwhile, on the National Stock Exchange (NSE), it debuted at ₹72, down 27.27 per cent.

Chandan Taparia says that if Nifty crosses 24,100, we could see the index moving towards 24,200-24300. He has recommended buying Persistent Systems, Eternal, & Bajaj Auto shares for the short term

Vinay Rajani of HDFC Securities has recommended buying two stocks today -- KSB Ltd and Stove Kraft