Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty ended lower for the second consecutive session on Wednesday, weighed down by elevated crude oil prices and selling pressure in Tata Group stocks following Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran’s decision not to seek reappointment after his current term ends on February 20, 2027.

The 30-share benchmark index ended at 77966.35 down by -187.9 points or by -0.24 % and then NSE Nifty was at 24435.95 down by -35.75 points or by -0.15 %.

Sensex touched intraday high of 78263.33 and intraday low of 77497.93 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 24473.3 and intraday low of 24265.95

The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were State Bank of India (Rs. 1080.00,+1.31%), Bharti Airtel Ltd. (Rs. 1941.20,+1.16%), UltraTech Cement Ltd. (Rs. 11836.00,+0.56%), Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (Rs. 269.35,+0.54%), Reliance Industries Ltd. (Rs. 1327.10,+0.45%), among others.

The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (Rs. 2349.70,-3.71%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 3419.00,-1.67%), Tata Steel Ltd. (Rs. 185.45,-1.57%), Larsen & Toubro Ltd. (Rs. 3992.00,-1.19%), Eternal Ltd. (Rs. 313.00,-1.18%), among others.

PSU index was at 21000.55 up by 152.43 points or by 0.73%. National Aluminium Company Ltd. (Rs. 418.50,+7.89%), Punjab National Bank (Rs. 118.00,+3.87%), Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. (Rs. 420.00,+3.87%), Bank of Maharashtra (Rs. 81.92,+3.80%), Life Insurance Corporation of India (Rs. 416.00,+2.77%),.

_IT index was at 30053.21 down by -429.12 points or by -1.41%. Mindteck (India) Ltd. (Rs. 179.15,-6.57%), Ceinsys Tech Ltd. (Rs. 754.90,-5.01%), Ramco Systems Ltd. (Rs. 619.70,-5.00%), Rashi Peripherals Ltd. (Rs. 853.15,-3.82%), Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (Rs. 2349.70,-3.71%),.

The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 4780 , shares advanced were 2025 while 2540 shares declined and 215 were unchanged.