TCS, Infosys and Wipro were down 0.4-2% each. Capital goods majors also ended lower with L&T and BHEL down 1.4-3.9% each.
Indian companies have made acquisitions of $1 billion so far in January
According to the advance visibility provided by the Centre to states and Union territories, a total of 5.86 crore Covid vaccine doses will be provided free of cost to them from May 1 to June 15, the Union health ministry said on Wednesday.
Trump attributed the spike in the confirmed cases of coronavirus to the large-scale testing of the deadly disease.
Lupin will fund the buy through $100 mn cash reserves and a bridge loan.
Nifty50 surged 145 points to close at 8,468 after hitting an intra-day high of 8,475.