Stock Market Updates: Sensex, Nifty both closed strongly, rupee declined
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The Sensex index ended at 60,621.77, up 319.90 points, or 0.53 percent, from its previous close, and the Nifty 50 closed at 18,118.55, up 80.20 points, or 0.44 percent, from its previous close. Good buying has been seen in IT and banking stocks today.
Buying has been seen in the domestic stock market today amid strong global cues. There has been a rally in both the Sensex and Nifty indices in today’s trade. The Sensex index ended at 60,621.77, up 319.90 points, or 0.53 percent, from its previous close, and the Nifty 50 closed at 18,118.55, up 80.20 points, or 0.44 percent, from its previous close. Good buying has been seen in IT and banking stocks today.
On the other hand, weakness was seen in metal and realty. Among sectors, the auto, bank, FMCG, healthcare, oil & gas and information technology indices were up 0.5-1 per cent, while realty, and power down 0.4-0.7 per cent. The BSE Midcap index declined by 0.4 per cent and the Smallcap index by 0.3 per cent.
Top gainers of NIFTY
On the NSE Nifty, SUNPHARMA shares closed with a gain of 1.92 per cent, HINDUNILVR by 1.84 per cent, EICHERMOT by 1.70 per cent, UPL by 1.65 per cent, TECHM by 1.60 per cent.
There was a break in these stocks on NIFTY
On the NSE Nifty, ULTRACEMCO declined by 4.42 per cent, GRASIM by 1.98 per cent, NTPC by 1.07 per cent, TATASTEEL by 0.94 per cent and JSWSTEEL by 0.87 per cent.
in Indian Rupee decline
At the interbank forex market, the Indian rupee declined by 27 paise to close at 81.39 against the US dollar as compared to its previous close of 81.12.
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