The market breadth, indicating the overall health of the market was strong
Volatility is part and parcel of stock market.
The BSE Sensex gained 104.63 points to end at 33,147.13, while the broader Nifty spurted 48.45 points to finish at 10,343.80.
The broader Nifty ended on top of 9,800 again.
Bank Nifty pared all its intraday gains to end over 1% lower led by losses in BoB, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank and Bank of India
Strong gains in metal, energy, auto and power shares lifted the key indices to new highs.
Investors booked profits in recent gainers
ICICI Bank was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, surging 4.64 per cent, followed by Axis Bank at 3.86 per cent and SBI 2.53 per cent.
The breadth, indicating strength of the market was strong
In a year of overwrought spectacles that slavishly sucked up to the audience, I found refuge in a bunch of 'mainstream' Indian films that espoused such old-fashioned values as dedication to craft, close observation and casual bravery, explains Sreehari Nair.
As if wanting to be an antidote to the coronavirus pandemic, the Indian stock market adorned carnival robes in 2021 with a tsunami of liquidity unleashed by global central banks coupled with supportive domestic policies and the world's largest vaccination drive sparking off a world-beating rally on Dalal Street, despite bouts of uneasiness over fizzy valuations. While the wider economy shuttled between recovery and relapse, dictated by multiple mutations of the virus, equity market benchmarks appeared headed in just one direction -- skywards. The dizzying upward journey has added a whopping Rs 72 lakh crore during 2021 to investors' wealth, measured as the cumulative value of all listed shares in the country, taking it to nearly Rs 260 lakh crore.
Broader market outperformed the frontline indices with the Smallcap and Midcap gaining up to 1%
Broader gains were capped as investors awaited corporate results from major firms
The broader NSE Nifty scaled a high of 10,856.55 before closing up by 55.90 points, or 0.52 per cent
This is the highest closing for both the indices since May 15.
HDFC Bank was the top loser in the Sensex pack, falling 2.99 per cent, followed by Adani Ports at 2.87 per cent.
NTPC was the top gainer among the Sensex stocks, rising by 3.53 per cent. Coal India, ONGC and Sun Pharma also rose up to 2.41 per cent.
Top losers in the Sensex pack include Bharti Airtel, Infosys, Asian Paints, RIL, Coal India, HDFC Bank, HDFC, TCS, ONGC and M&M, falling up to 3.09 per cent.
The broader NSE Nifty closed 1.25 points, or 0.01 per cent down at 10,564.05.
The fall was led by L&T, IndusInd Bank, PowerGrid, NTPC, TCS, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, Hero MotoCorp, Bharti Airtel and SBI, declining up to 2.64 per cent.
The broader NSE Nifty dipped below the 10,200-mark to hit a low of 10,180.25 before ending at 10,195.15, down by 165 points, or 1.59 per cent.
The NSE Nifty also gained 53 points, or 0.49 per cent, to settle 10,855.15 after shuttling between 10,870.40 and 10,749.40.
Extending losses for 7th session, Nifty fell below the 8,000 mark for the first time since Nov 25
Out of the 30-share Sensex pack, 21 ended lower and one remained unchanged
Broader markets underperformed indices with BSE Midcap down 0.43% while the Smallcap index fell 0.07%.
Market breadth turned negative with 1,779 declines over 884 advances on the BSE
SunRisers Hyderabad has the biggest purse while Kolkata Knight Riders has the slimmest purse.
The broader NSE Nifty index too finished lower by 4.80 points, or 0.05 per cent, at 10,632.20.
The 50-share NSE Nifty shed some ground to settle at 8,699.40 points, up 40.30 points, or 0.47 per cent
TCS, Power Grid and Infosys are among the top S&P BSE Sensex gainers
The broader NSE Nifty, after cracking below the key 10,300-mark, touched a low of 10,211.25, before finally ending 134.75 points, or 1.30 per cent, down at 10,226.55.
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Covering-up of short positions ahead of Thursday's expiry of August series in the derivatives segment gave equities a slight push
The NSE Nifty after shuttling between 10,397.60 and 10,279.35 points, ended 47 points, or 0.45 per cent lower at 10,301.05.
In the Sensex pack, M&M was the biggest loser, tumbling by 6.66 per cent, followed by TCS dropping 4.14 per cent.
Bank shares were the top losers along with index heavyweight RIL
The broader NSE Nifty too dived by 101.65 points, or 0.97 per cent, to close at 10,350.15.
On the sectoral map, consumer durables stayed in the lead by surging 2.39 per cent, followed by realty index, oil and gas and infra.
Coal India fell the most by 2.58 per cent among Sensex scrips, dragging the index into the negative zone.
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