Benchmark indices ended at fresh record closing high levels amid positive global cues. At close, the Sensex was up 958.03 points or 1.63% at 59,885.36, and the Nifty was up 276.30 points or 1.57% at 17,823. About 1866 shares have advanced, 1305 shares declined, and 148 shares are unchanged. Bajaj Finserv, Hindalco Industries, Tata Motors, Larsen and Toubro and Coal India were among major gainers on the Nifty, while losers included HDFC Life, Dr Reddy’s Labs, Nestle India, ITC and Tata Consumer Products. The broader market outperformed the benchmarks, as BSE midcap and smallcap indices rose 1 percent each. On the sectoral front, realty index gained nearly 9 percent, while IT, metal, bank, capital goods, oil & gas indices rose 1 percent each.
Benchmark indices ended at fresh record closing high levels amid positive global cues. At close, the Sensex was up 958.03 points or 1.63% at 59,885.36, and the Nifty was up 276.30 points or 1.57% at 17,823. About 1866 shares have advanced, 1305 shares declined, and 148 shares are unchanged. Bajaj Finserv, Hindalco Industries, Tata Motors, Larsen and Toubro and Coal India were among major gainers on the Nifty, while losers included HDFC Life, Dr Reddy’s Labs, Nestle India, ITC and Tata Consumer Products. The broader market outperformed the benchmarks, as BSE midcap and smallcap indices rose 1 percent each. On the sectoral front, realty index gained nearly 9 percent, while IT, metal, bank, capital goods, oil & gas indices rose 1 percent each.