Closing Bell on Wednesday, July 24, 2024: Benchmark indices in te Indian stock markets witnessed another volatile session on Wednesday as investors assessed and reacted to the Budget 2024 proposals. The BSE Sensex index, which fell to a low of 79,750 during the day, ended at 80,149, down 280 points or 0.35 per cent.
The Nifty50, meanwhile, hit an intraday low of 24,307 before settling at 24,414, down 66 points or 0.27 per cent.
Among stocks, selling in Bajaj Finance, Axis Bank, Bajaj Finserv, HUL, Nestle India, Adani Ports, SBI, Kotak Bank, and IndusInd Bank weighed on the frontline indices.
In the broader markets, the BSE MidCap index gained 0.68 per cent, and the BSE SmallCap index rose 2 per cent.
Sectorally, the Nifty Media index climbed 2.5 per cent, and the Nifty Pharma, and Realty indices 0.7 per cent each. The Nifty Bank index, on the contrary, fell 0.89 per cent.