Sensex ends 170 pts lower; Axis Bank up 5%, Bharti falls 4%

Equity trading tips: Sensex ends 170 pts lower; Axis Bank up 5%, Bharti falls 4%

HDFC Q4 standalone profit rises 8% to Rs 1862.4 cr

Axis Bank Q4 profit jumps 18.3% to Rs 2180 cr, NII up 20%

Motherson bags biggest ever order, eyes Rs 15400 cr sales

Real estate sees 85% higher inflows from PE funds in Q1

CCEA nod to policy on development of 12 gas finds

The S&P BSE Sensex ended the day in negative territory on Wednesday after playing choppy through the day.

The broader 50-stock Nifty ended the day above its new crucial support level of 8,230.

Markets @ close

Sensex at 27,225.93; down 170.45 points. Nifty @ 8,239.75; down 45.85 points.

Top Gainers

Axis bank (4.7%), wipro (1.9%), gail (1.7%), sun pharma (1.5%), icici bank (1.2%)

Top Losers

Bharti airtelbse -3.32 % (-4.1%), itc (-2.8%), hdfc (-2.3%), sesa sterlite (-2.0%), ril (-1.8%)

Among individual stocks, HDFC slipped over 2% soon after it announced Q4 new profit at Rs 1,862 cr versus Rs 1,723 cr YoY.

TVS Motor surged 4% after announcing Q4 PAT at Rs 90.5 crore versus Rs 52 crore, up 74% on a year-on-year basis.