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Asian Paints (India) Ltd. shares dropped 3.36% to 2,186.55 Indian rupees Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the BSE SENSEX Index falling 3.26% to 74,207.24.
Asian Paints (India) Ltd. closed 26.76% below its 52-week high of 2,985.50 rupees, which the company achieved on December 4th.
Despite its losses, the stock outperformed some of its competitors Thursday, as Shalimar Paints Ltd. fell 4.80% and Jenson & Nicholson (India) Ltd. fell 4.83%. Akzo Nobel India Ltd. fell 4.21%.
Trading volume totaled 67,875, compared to the 50-day average of 71,771.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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March 19, 2026 06:31 ET (10:31 GMT)
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