Stock market sheds losses in volatile session; Nifty trades near 25,700
At the close, the Sensex was up 266.47 points, or 0.32%, to 83,580.40, while the Nifty gained 50.90 points, or 0.20%, at 25,693.70.
At the close, the Sensex was up 266.47 points, or 0.32%, to 83,580.40, while the Nifty gained 50.90 points, or 0.20%, at 25,693.70.
At the close, the Sensex rose 319.78 points, or 0.39%, to 81,857.48, while the Nifty gained 126.75 points, or 0.51%, to 25,175.40.
At close, the Sensex was down 270.84 points or 0.33% at 81,909.63, and the Nifty was down 75 points or 0.30% at 25,157.50.
At close, the Sensex was down 1065.78 points or 1.28% at 82,180.47, and the Nifty was down 353 points or 1.38% at 25,232.50.
The fall in the market was witnessed amid volatility led by concerns over rising geopolitical risks, FII selling, and weak Asian markets.
Stock market failed to hold the higher levels and ended with marginal gains in the rangebound session on Thursday.
Sensex and Nifty rose 0.6% each to 71,555 and 21,743, respectively. Broader markets, too, saw some respite after undergoing selling pressure as Nifty Midcap 100 and Nifty Smallcap 100 indices rose up to 0.3%.
The top gainers on the Sensex so far were Kotak Mahindra Bank, Tech Mahindra and HDFC
"Asian markets rose shrugging off concerns about China regulatory actions and Delta strain spread. In India, Bank stocks are up, while Realty stocks have come under profit taking." said Deepak Jasani, head of Retail Research at HDFC Securities
"With the growth of India's GDP projection for calendar year 2021 by UN to 7.5 per cent. The Q4 results of 2020-2021 were good that raised markets to these levels."
