Stock market reports solid gains, extends winning run on last day of FY24
Sensex was up 655.04 points or 0.90% at 73,651.35, and the Nifty was up 203.20 points or 0.92% at 22,326.90.
Sensex was up 655.04 points or 0.90% at 73,651.35, and the Nifty was up 203.20 points or 0.92% at 22,326.90.
Sensex ended higher by 526.01 points or 0.73% at 72,996.31 level while the Nifty 50 closed at 22,123.65 level, up 118.95 points or 0.54%.
Sensex opened the day at 72,396.97 against the previous close of 72,831.94 and traded in the negative territory throughout the session. The Nifty 50 opened at 21,947.90 against the previous close of 22,096.75
The Industrial Products sector emerged as the top performer, welcoming 48 new entrepreneurs and witnessing a staggering 147 per cent increase in cumulative wealth.
Sensex is trading at 72,558.11 points, down 273.83 points. Powergrid, Tech Mahindra, Maruti are down more than 1 per cent.
On the other hand, the index’s laggards were led by Bharti Airtel followed by UltraTech Cement, Maruti and Asian Paints.
BSE bankex, finance, industrials, auto and consumer durables indices rose up to 1.23 per cent, while realty, utilities, FMCG, metal and IT closed with losses.
On the other hand, PowerGrid, M&M, Tech Mahindra, Titan, NTPC, Bajaj Auto and UltraTech Cement were among the laggards.
On a weekly basis, Sensex and Nifty gained 1.47 per cent and 1.72 per cent respectively.
The gainers on the BSE charts were led by NTPC (rose nearly 7 per cent), ONGC, PowerGrid and Tata Steel.