Benchmark indices end with captive gains

6 Jul 2023 , 03:38 PM

Indian stock markets closed the day with substantial gains after yet another volatile session on the back of continuous foreign fund inflows. Nifty 50 closed 87 points higher. Sensex ended with a gain of 340 points.

In today’s trade, markets reached a flat point. However, in the last two trading hours, markets edged-up to register gains at the closing. The markets are highly volatile and continuously witnessed rally for sixth session today.

From sectoral perspective, Nifty Auto, Media and Realty stocks drove the gains. Heavyweights IT and Financial Services indices closed marginally lower. All other sectoral indices settled with gains.

Mahindra & Mahindra, Apollo Hospital, Power Grid, Tata Motors, and Reliance emerged as the top gainers in today’s trade. Among the biggest losers were Eicher Motors, HDFC Life, Maruti Suzuki, HCL Technologies, and Bajaj Finance.

In terms of volume, most active stocks were Tata Steel, HDFC Bank, and ICICI Bank. In value terms, top stocks were HDFC Bank, Reliance, ICICI Bank, HDFC, and Eicher Motors.

In today’s session, a total of 172 stocks touched new 52-week highs, and 17 stocks plunged to new 52-week lows.