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NEW DELHI: As many as 17 stocks including Reliance Industries, United Breweries, VIP Industries, Mahindra Logistics and GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals hit 52-week highs on NSE on Thursday.
On the other hand, 50 stocks including Galaxy Surfactants, Hindustan Aeronautics, Jagran Prakashan and Khaitan Electricals hit 52-week lows on NSE.
Sustained selling in a majority of sectors, led by IT, bank and consumer durables, in the light of weak global cues weighed on market sentiment as benchmarks Nifty and Sensex snapped their 3-day winning streak on Thursday.
Sensex closed down by 139 points or 0.39 per cent to 35,600 on Thursday.
However, Nifty managed to hold the psychologically important level of 10,800.
The 50-share index settled 49 points, or 0.45 per cent, down at 10,808.
In the Nifty pack, 20 stocks settled in the green and 30 in the red.
The Sensex index saw 14 stocks advancing and 17 declining at the end of today's session.
Among the sectors, Nifty Pharma bucked the trend, rising 1.83 per cent, backed by gains in Aurobindo Pharma, Divi's Laboratories, Lupin and Sun Pharma.
Nifty Auto and realty settled flat.
Rest all closed the day in the red.
