Sensex falls 105 pts amid mixed global cues; Adani Green gains 6%, HDFC 2%

CLOSING BELL

Wild ride for equity markets continued on Thursday, aggravated by the weekly F&O expiry, as investors monitored geopolitical tensions between Russia and Ukraine in eastern Europe. The S&P BSE Sensex and the Nifty50 indices whipsawed within a band of 700 points and 200 points, respectively, during the day, only to end the session in the negative territory.

The Sensex index closed at 57,892, down 105 points, and the Nifty50 shut shop at 17,305, lower by 17 points.

HDFC (up 1.7 per cent), Reliance Industries (1.2 per cent), and Power Grid (0.56 per cent) were the top large-cap gainers today. These