Sensex & Nifty at close: Indian stock markets trimmed early gains and closed marginally higher on Thursday amid positive cues from Asian markets. The Nifty 50 index closed higher by 20 points or 0.11 percent and closed at 18035.85 levels while the Sensex was up by 44.42 points or 0.07 percent and finished at 61319.51 levels. The Bank Nifty index ended in the red, down by 99.70 points or 0.24% on the spot level, and closed at 41631.35 levels
The broader markets outperformed the benchmarks today, as the Nifty midcap index was up by 215.50 points or 0.70 percent and closed at 30886.50 levels. The Nifty smallcap index closed higher by 92.65 points or 0.99 percent at 9471.50 levels.
Nifty top gainers & losers
The top gainers in the Nifty 50 index were ONGC, Tech Mahindra, Apollo Hospital, Divis Labs, and Nestle, and the top losers were BPCL, HDFC Life, HUL, M&M, and Bajaj Finance
The top gainers in the Nifty midcap index were Navin Fluorine, Oil India, and Adani Wilmar and the top losers were Vodafone Idea, Motherson SWI, Ramco Cement
The smallcap top gainers were Bharat Dynamics, Spice Jet, and Shilpa while the top losers were Sterling Wilson, Alok Industries, and Radico Khaitan
The most active stocks in the Nifty index in terms of value were Reliance, TechM, and Adani Enter. The most active stocks in terms of volume were ONGC, Tata Steel, and TechM
On the sectoral front, IT, Realty, Metals, and Pharma closed higher while Financial Services, Banking, and Auto sectors closed in the red.
Global stock market updates
On the global front, the Asian stock market indexes closed mostly higher on Thursday as investors digested US strong retail sales data and Japan’s worst trade deficit news. Austria markets closed higher despite the Unemployment data came higher than expected.
Hang Seng erased some early gains and closed higher while China’s Shanghai ended lower on Thursday. European stock market indexes are trading higher following the positive cues from Asian markets.
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