The market will remain closed on January 22 in view of Ram Mandir's 'Pran Pratishtha' ceremony in Ayodhya. The consecration ceremony will be performed by PM Modi. Over 7,500 eminent guests have been invited to the grand event.
Hindustan Unilever's revenue from operations stood at Rs 15,567 crore, 0.2 per cent lower than Rs 15,597 crore in the third quarter of FY23.
The BSE Sensex was 496.37 points higher, while the Nifty rose 160.15 points to 21,622.40.
The special session will be held to facilitate the transition from the primary trading site to the disaster recovery site.
NTPC, Asian Paints, PowerGrid, IndusInd Bank, Titan Company, Maruti Suzuki, Bajaj Finance, JSW Steel, and Nestle India were the top laggards in the Sensex.
The company's growth was due to consistently low raw material prices, resulting in the highest gross margin in the last 11 quarters, reaching 43.6 per cent.
The bank's American Depository Receipts fell over 15 per cent in the last two days, resulting in a more than 10 per cent slump in the domestic HDFC Bank stock.
The fall in the Sensex and Nifty was primarily triggered by a substantial fall in HDFC Bank's share price.
Banking shares faced significant selling pressure as all 12 Nifty Bank index constituents traded with cuts. The selling activity was triggered by negative commentary on HDFC Bank's below-par third quarter figures, impacting sentiment across the sector.
HDFC Bank reported a net profit of Rs 16,372 crore compared to Rs 15,976 crore in the quarter-ago period on a standalone basis.
The BSE Sensex was down 199.17 points at 73,128.77, while the Nifty fell by 65.15 points to 22,032.30.
The initial public offering of Jyoti CNC Automation consisted entirely of a fresh issue of equity shares worth up to Rs 1,000 crore, with a price band of Rs 315-331 per share.
Jio Financial Services' net profit during the nine-month period rose from Rs 32.25 crore to Rs 1,293.92 crore, while revenue increased from Rs 41.63 crore during the year ending March 2023 to Rs 1,435.78 crore in December 2023.
The BSE Sensex rose by 1.05 per cent, reaching 73,327.94, while the Nifty was 202 points, or 0.93 per cent higher at 22,097.50. The market breadth reflected this movement, with 1787 shares advancing, 1609 shares declining, and 78 shares remaining unchanged.
Wipro's revenue from its IT business fell by 1 per cent and stood at Rs 22,151 crore, while its earnings before interest and tax margin for its IT business stood at 16 per cent.
The stock rose by 4.21 per cent to Rs 3,893.70 on the BSE and 4.24 per cent to Rs 3,894 per share on the NSE. The company's revenue rose by 4 per cent to Rs 60,583 crore, with strong double-digit growth in emerging markets for the third quarter.
The second-largest IT services company in the country reported a 7.3 per cent decrease in net profit for the December quarter, citing sluggish client demand as the primary factor.
Investor sentiment was impacted by the upcoming release of US inflation data and domestic macroeconomic figures, leading to a cautious approach in the market.
In a notable reversal, India's benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty, rallied in the closing hours on Wednesday, driven by substantial buying in major players like Reliance Industries, ICICI Bank, and HDFC Bank.
The bearish trend in the market reflects the prevailing economic dynamics and investor sentiments.
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