Stock Market Highlights: Nifty below 24,250, Sensex down 183 pts; metal, private banks shine, IT, infra drag

Market Closes Mixed, Nifty Fails To Hold 24,300

Market Breadth Favours Advances Despite Midcap Index Closing In The Red

Financials Outperform With Nifty Bank Managing To End Higher

Sensex Falls 183 Points To 77,473 & Nifty 127 Points To 24,208

Nifty Bank Rises 270 Pts To 57,784 While Midcap Index Slips 62 Pts To 64,101

UltraTech Cement Is Amongst Top Nifty Gainers, Up 2% On Reports Of Price Increase

Kotak Mahindra Bank Extends Gains, Ends The Session As Top Nifty Gainer, Up 4%

Insurance Stocks Move Largely Higher, HDFC Life & SBI Life Up Over 1% Each

IT Stocks Close Off Highs Tracking Global Cues, Infosys Top Nifty Loser

Hindustan Zinc Surges Over 6% On Positive Brokerage Note, Other Metal Stocks Rise Too

SAIL, Vedanta, NMDC See Gains In The Range Of 3-6%

Premier Energies Slips With Major Volumes, Down Nearly 4%

Varun Beverages & Jubilant Food Slip Over 3% Each Despite Positive Newsflow

Avenue Supermarts Falls After Block Deals Of Over 1% Equity, Down More Than 2%

Defence Stocks See A Mixed Session, Bharat Forge Slips While Mazagon, Solar Industries Rise

DCB Bank Rises Over 2% As Sources Say Company Is In Talks With PE For Capital Infusion