NSE Bulk Deals, August 2: Indiabulls Hsg Fin, Dilip Buildcon, other major deals took place on Wednesday

On Wednesday, benchmark indices NSE Nifty 50 and BSE Sensex tanked over 1% and ended in the red zone. The NSE Nifty 50 sank 207 points or 1.05% to 19,526.55, and the 30-share Sensex tanked 676.53 points or 1.02% to 65,782.78. Among the broader market indices- Nifty Next 50 sank 1.35%, Nifty 100 fell 1.08%, Nifty Midcap 50 plunged 1.40%, and Nifty Smallcap 100 sank 1.58%. The volatility index, India VIX soared 9.67%. In sectoral indices, Bank Nifty tumbled 596.80 points or 1.31% to 44,995.70, Nifty Auto plunged 1.66%, Nifty PSU Bank sank 2.61% and Nifty IT fell 0.81%. The top gainers on Nifty 50 were Divis Laboratories, Nestle India, Hindustan Unilever, Asian Paints and Tech Mahindra while the losers were Hero Motocorp, Tata Steel, Tata Motors, Bajaj Finserv and NTPC.