Gainers and Losers: The Indian equity benchmark indices ended lower on Thursday, March 9. Sensex declined nearly 540 points, pressured by heavy selling in index heavyweights Reliance Industries, Bajaj Finserv and ICICI Bank, amid a sluggish trend in the global markets.

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Snapping its three-day gaining streak, the 30-share BSE Sensex closed 541.81 points or 0.90 per cent lower at 59,806.28. Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty declined 164.80 points or 0.93 per cent to 17,589.60.

Adani Enterprises was the top loser on the NSE Nifty50 pack, followed by M&M, SBI Life Insurance, Reliance and Adani Ports.

On the other hand, Tata Steel, L&T, Apollo Hospitals, Bharti Airtel and Cipla were among the gainers.

Here are some blue-chip stocks that saw maximum buzz today:

Apollo Hospitals 

Shares of Apollo Hospitals climbed 0.82 per cent or Rs 36.05 at Rs 4,412.10 apiece on NSE.

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Cipla

Cipla stock rallied by Rs 5.25 or 0.60 per cent at Rs 882.50 apiece on NSE.

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The report stated that domestic growth could be lower due to the National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM) price revisions and trade generics slowdown.

M&M

Shares of M&M fell 3.47 per cent or Rs 44.80 at Rs 1,245.15 apiece on NSE.

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