In Wednesday’s trading session, the NIFTY 50 index witnessed considerable movements, with Dr Reddy’s Laboratories leading as the top gainer and Larsen & Toubro emerging as the biggest loser.

Dr Reddy’s Laboratories saw an impressive surge of 4.80%, closing at ₹6,121.15, up from its last close at ₹5,840.95.

Eicher Motors and Sun Pharmaceutical Industries also performed well, with their stock prices increasing by 3.64% and 3.4%, respectively. Divi’s Laboratories and Tata Motors rounded out the top five gainers with increases of 3.35% and 2.95%.

Conversely, Larsen & Toubro faced the largest decline, with its stock price falling by 4.23% to ₹3,479.75.

Titan Company and Tata Consumer Products also experienced declines, with decreases of 1.02% and 0.44%. Bharat Petroleum Corporation and Kotak Mahindra Bank completed the list of top losers, witnessing slight drops of 0.37% and an almost flat performance with an increase of 0.09%.

On Wednesday, the Nifty 50 and Sensex surged, with the Nifty closing at 21,725.70, up by 204 points (0.95%), and the Sensex ending at 71,752.11, up by 612 points (0.86%). Within the Sensex, only Larsen & Toubro and Titan recorded losses.

Both the BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices hit record highs during the session, closing at 38,774.50 (up by 1.57%) and 45,722.58 (up by 1.83%), respectively. After gains in the last two months, the benchmark indices ended January slightly lower, with the Sensex down by approximately 0.7% and the Nifty 50 nearly flat, down by 0.03%.

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