Share Market Highlights 15 May 2024: Sensex, NSE index decline ahead of US inflation data; Coal India spikes up 4%

Sensex, Nifty updates on 15 May 2024: Benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty traded in mildly negative territory in the afternoon session on Wednesday. BSE Sensex was down by 0.17 per cent or 130.65 points to 72,968 while the NSE Nifty was at 22,199.20 down by 0.08 per cent or 20.95 points. A total of 3,924 stocks were actively traded, 2,208 advanced, while 1,583 declined and 133 stocks remained unchanged where 179 stocks hit a 52 week high and 32 stocks hit a 52 week low on the BSE at 3.18 pm.

Top gainers on the Sensex were NTPC, Power Grid, M&M, Bharti Airtel and HCL Tech. The laggards were Asian Paints, HDFC Bank, Tata Motors and Sun Pharma. Coal India spurts nearly 4 per cent on Nifty