Gainers and Losers: Indian benchmark indices S&P BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty50 ended lower on Friday tracking weak trend in Asian equity markets as concerns over US Federal Reserve raising interest rates further to curb inflation take grip. Foreign fund outflows and selling pressure in HDFC twins also dented investor sentiments as domestic markets ended negative for the sixth straight session.

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Notwithstanding a strong opening, the BSE Sensex settled 141.87 points or 0.24 per cent lower at 59,463.93. While the trade was rangebound, the intraday fall was over 280 points. The NSE Nifty50 dipped 45.45 points or 0.26 per cent to end at 17,465.80.

ONGC, Adani Ports, Asian Paints, Divi’s Laboratories and Apollo Hospital were the top gainers on the 50-share Nifty50 index. Meanwhile, the top losers were Adani Enterprises, Hindalco, M&M, JSW Steel and Tata Steel.

Here are some blue-chip stocks that saw maximum buzz today:

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Apollo Hospital

Apollo Hospital stock rallied by Rs 43.95 or 0.99 per cent at Rs 4,486 apiece on NSE.

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