In the international market, gold was trading with gains at $1,739 per ounce and silver traded flat at $22.26 per ounce.

"Noticees being insiders had executed off market transactions while in possession of Unpublished Price Sensitive Information (UPSI)," Sebi said.

For much of this year commentators have been warning that falling yields suggest the bond market is increasingly irrational, out of touch with a rapid global recovery and misled by heavy central bank buying or the ebbs and flows of the pandemic.

Nifty formed a small-bodied bullish candle on the daily scale with longer shadows on either side, which indicated a tug of war between the bulls and the bears.

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved capital infusion of Rs 4,400 crore in the state-owned Export Credit Guarantee Corporation (ECGC) and its listing through an initial public offering.

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The 30-share BSE Sensex closed down 254.33 points at 59413.27

Cement companies could be hit the most; every 5 per cent rise in crude and coal prices hits their margins by 100 basis points. Refiners such as ONGC and Oil India would gain the most; every $10 increase in crude prices increases their EPS 10-20 per cent.

"We were always confident that we will survive, but the government package is clearly a vindication. We will be around and hopefully that question can be put to bed forever now."

The power sector is benefitting from a rotation of funds by high net worth and retail investors to the sectors where valuation comfort is highest. The strength of the move in the BSE Power index is reflected in the fact that it made an 11-year breakout on the daily charts.