Markets wrap up another session in green

18 Jul 2023 , 03:38 PM

Indian stock markets ended yet another session with significant gains after scoring fresh highs. Nifty 50 closed 40 points higher. Sensex closed with a gain of 205 points.

In today’s trade, markets were in an upward momentum, keeping the bulls active. Markets started today’s session with fresh highs and then remained positive throughout the day.

Nifty IT stocks closed with a gain of 1%, led by gains in IT giant Infosys. However, all other sectoral indices ended the day with declines.

Infosys emerged as the top gainer in today’s trade, followed by Asian Paints, HCL Tech, Reliance, and Hero MotoCorp. LTI Mindtree closed with a 3% decline on moderate growth in Q1FY24 numbers. Other laggards were HDFC Life, SBI, Britannia, and Titan.

Most active stocks in terms of value were HDFC Bank, Reliance, ICICI Bank, Infosys, and SBI. In terms of volume, the top stocks were HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, SBI, Tata Steel, and Infosys.

A total of 140 stocks touched new 52-week highs in today’s trade, and 19 slipped to new 52-week lows.