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Indian Equities Slip Wednesday as IT Stocks Tumble, Oil Prices Rise

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Indian equities fell on Wednesday, as IT stocks lost steam, heightened tensions in the Middle East led to rising oil prices, and foreign institutional investor outflows weighed on sentiment.

The BSE Sensex slipped 0.4%, or 303.67 points, to finish Wednesday's session at 74,346.17. Likewise, the NSE Nifty 50 tumbled 0.3%, or 77.95 points, to 23,405.60.

Investor sentiment dampened as ongoing tensions between the U.S. and Iran led to an increase in oil prices, fueling energy-related pressures, according to a report by The Times of India.

Additionally, many IT heavyweights, which had led Tuesday's rally, posted sharp declines.

Among the top losers were Tata Consultancy Services (NSE:TCS, BOM:532540), Tech Mahindra (NSE:TECHM, BOM:532755), and HCL Technologies (NSE:HCLTECH, BOM:532281), which plunged over 8%, 6%, and 5%, respectively.

Apollo Hospitals Enterprise (NSE:APOLLOHOSP, BOM:508869) led gainers for the day, posting a rise of nearly 3%. Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles (NSE:TMPV, BOM:500570) and InterGlobe Aviation (NSE:INDIGO, BOM:539448) were down around 2% each at the day's close.

In corporate news, Bajel Projects (NSE:BAJEL, BOM:544042) bagged a mega engineering, procurement, and construction order for a GIS substation from a data center client in Mumbai. Shares closed 3% higher.

Elsewhere, IndiGo, operated by InterGlobe Aviation, said it will discontinue flight operations to and from Manchester effective Aug. 31 amid prolonged airspace restrictions, longer flight times, and higher operating costs.

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