Among new additions, Mukul Agrawal's name was seen on GM Breweries' key shareholder list. He held 2,56,971 shares or a 1.41 per cent stake in the company by the end of the latest quarter, worth Rs 14.7 crore.Listed companies are obliged to release the list of key shareholders who hold one per cent stake or more in the company on a quarterly basis as per Sebi norms.

Mazhar Mohammad of Chartviewindia.in said the advance-decline ratio decisively remains skewed in favor of the bears.

Nifty managed to top the 15,900 level in intraday trade, but failed to hold the gains and ended above the 15,800 level.

Nifty moved in a range of 260 points throughout the session and formed a long bullish candle on the daily chart. Analysts said the index may attempt to revisit its previous high around 15,900 levels.