DII holdings in NSE-listed companies rose to 15.96 per cent in December 2023, up from 13.77 per cent in December 2018

With 2,152 shares declining on the BSE and 1,488 shares rising, the advance-decline ratio strongly remained in favour of declines.

The benchmark indices NSE Nifty 50 and BSE Sensex 30 have closed on a flat note on a volatile day. NSE Nifty 50 index recovered about 100 points from its day’s low to close at 18,700 levels.

A volatile Wednesday came to an end with slight losses as Nifty slipped 0.34 per cent to close below the 18,100-mark. Sensex lost 215 points while Nifty Midcap and Nifty Smallcap also ended marginally lower.

Indices witnessed a fantastic recovery in the last hour of the session as Nifty jumped over 100 points to close above 17,700 level while Sensex managed to put up 212 points on the board. Nifty Midcap and Nifty Smallcap jumped 0.61 per cent & 0.41 per cent, respectively.

It was a stellar rally across all the indices as strong short-covering put bulls back into the driver’s seat. Nifty surged 2.50 per cent to close above the 17,700 level.