Biz Desk
Benchmark Indian equity indices continued their upward movement and settled higher by over 1 per cent, led by buying across various sectors. The 30-share Sensex settled at 76,348.06, up 899.01 points or 1.19 per cent. The index traded in the range of 76,456.25–75,684.58.
Mirroring the Sensex, the Nifty50 also ended higher by 283.05 points or 1.24 per cent at 23,190.65. The index reached its day’s high of 23,216.70, while the day’s low was seen at 22,973.95.
Thursday ended in favor of the bulls, as 44 out of the 50 constituent stocks of Nifty50 settled higher, with gains led by Bharti Airtel, Titan, Britannia, Eicher Motors, and Bajaj Auto, which rose by up to 4.08 per cent. On the other hand, IndusInd Bank, Trent, Shriram Finance, and Bajaj Finance were among the few stocks that ended lower by up to 1.11 per cent. Meanwhile, UltraTech Cement and Axis Bank were the only two constituent stocks of Nifty that settled flat on Thursday.
Among the broader markets, the Nifty Midcap100 and Nifty Smallcap100 indices settled higher by 0.64 per cent and 0.70 per cent, respectively.
All the sectoral indices on the NSE settled higher. Among them, the Nifty IT, Auto, FMCG, Metal, Media, Realty, Oil & Gas, Consumer Durables, and Healthcare indices settled higher by over 1 per cent each.