In the month of December, BSE Sensex and Nifty50 lost 3.5 percent each.

Last Week, Food Secretary Sanjeev Chopra said the ministry will assess the domestic production of sugar in January before considering a hike in the quota. The food secretary was speaking on the sidelines of the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of industry body ISMA.

In the Nifty 50 index, 34 stocks ended in the green, while 16 stocks closed in the red in today's trade.

In the Nifty pack, 34 stocks closed in the green, while 16 stocks ended in the red.

Nava Bharat Vent., S Chand & Co, Rossell India, Archidply Ind and NDTV, hit their fresh 52-week highs during the day.

The Nifty Auto index closed 0.42 per cent down at 13194.25.

M&M, Apollo Hospital, Tata Motors, Cipla and UltraTech Cem. were among the top losers on NSE in today's trade.

The Nifty Pharma index closed 0.35 per cent up at 12979.25.

The Nifty Realty index closed 0.08 per cent up at 452.35.

The Nifty Bank index closed 0.57 per cent up at 39461.7.

In the Nifty50 index, 34 stocks closed in the green, while 16 stocks ended in the red.

S Chand & Co, Nava Bharat Vent., AMD Industries, Mahindra Lifespace and Jash Engineering, hit their fresh 52-week highs at 11:21AM.

The Nifty Bank index was trading 0.21 per cent up at 39323.25.

The Nifty Auto index was trading 0.03 per cent down at 13245.65.

In the Nifty pack, 35 stocks were trading in the green, while 15 stocks were trading in the red.

In the Nifty50 index, 39 stocks were trading in the green, while 11 stocks were in the red.

In the last fiscal year, the company had posted a consolidated net loss of Rs 267.54 crore and a turnover of Rs 5,607 crore. On August 12, the company reported that for the quarter ended June of this fiscal year, its net loss stood at Rs 45 crore and total income at Rs 1,538 crore.

The petition has been filed at the Allahabad bench of the National Company Law Tribunal, an exchange filing said

In the Nifty pack, 38 stocks were trading in the green, while 12 stocks were trading in the red.

The Nifty Auto index closed 1.29 per cent up at 12543.2.

In the Nifty50 index, 42 stocks closed in the green, while 8 stocks ended in the red.

The Nifty Pharma index closed 0.92 per cent up at 12776.55.

The Nifty Bank index closed 0.3 per cent up at 37491.4.

In the Nifty pack, 42 stocks closed in the green, while 8 stocks ended in the red.

In the Nifty 50 index, 42 stocks ended in the green, while 8 stocks closed in the red in today's trade.

Speciality Rest, Sree Rayalaseema, Lotus Eye Hosp, Cool Caps Industries Ltd. and Beardsell Ltd, hit their fresh 52-week highs during the day.

The Nifty Realty index closed 0.93 per cent up at 450.95.

Dr. Reddys, Kotak Bank, SBI, Divis Labs and Axis Bank were among the top losers on NSE in today's trade.

Dr. Reddys, Sun Pharma, Cipla, SBI and Divis Labs were among the top losers on NSE.

The Nifty Realty index was trading 0.88 per cent up at 450.75.

Beardsell Ltd, Lotus Eye Hosp, SBI Life, TVS Motor and Priti International, hit their fresh 52-week highs at 10:29AM.

The Nifty Bank index was trading 0.31 per cent up at 37495.8.

The Nifty Pharma index closed 0.25 per cent up at 12660.65.

The Nifty Auto index closed 0.47 per cent up at 12383.7.

The Nifty Realty index closed 2.07 per cent up at 446.8.

Dangee Dums, Campus Activewear Ltd., Fidel Softech Ltd., Astra Microwave and International Constructions Ltd., hit their fresh 52-week highs during the day.

Shree Cements, Bharti Airtel, UltraTech Cem., Cipla and Bajaj Auto were among the top losers on NSE in today's trade.

Dangee Dums, Fidel Softech Ltd., Campus Activewear Ltd., Astra Microwave and International Constructions Ltd., hit their fresh 52-week highs at 11:10AM.

The Nifty Auto index was trading 0.31 per cent up at 12364.3.

The Nifty Pharma index was trading 0.21 per cent down at 12602.95.

Tata Motors, Dr. Reddys, Sun Pharma, Coal India Ltd and Bharti Airtel were among the top losers on NSE.

Pitti Engineering, Shoppers Stop, Archidply Ind, Sree Rayalaseema and Coromandel Int., hit their fresh 52-week highs during the day.

The Nifty Pharma index closed 2.33 per cent up at 12628.95.

The Nifty Realty index closed 1.07 per cent up at 437.75.

The Nifty Bank index closed 1.03 per cent up at 36783.75.

The Nifty Auto index closed 0.41 per cent up at 12326.35.

Bharti Airtel, Bajaj Auto, Hero MotoCorp, UPL and Kotak Bank were among the top losers on NSE in today's trade.

The Nifty Bank index was trading 0.37 per cent up at 36544.15.