After opening higher, key stock market indices on Tuesday amid volatility and key Q1 results. BSE benchmark Sensex opened 106.98 points, or 0.16 per cent at 65,846.50, while broader NSE Nifty50 27 points, or 0.14 per cent to end the session at 19,570.30.
Compared to key indices, smallcap and midcap indices outperformed, as Nifty Smallcap 50 jumped 0.34 per cent, Nifty Smallcap 100 rose 0.27 per cent, Nifty Midcap 150 jumped 0.26 per cent, and Nifty Smallmidcap 400 gained 0.22 per cent.
Sectorally, Nifty PSU Bank spurt 3.37 per cent, Nifty Media gained 0.74 per cent, pharma sector jumped 0.64 per cent, Nifty Consumer Durables rose 0.52 per cent, and Nifty Financial Services 25/50 rose 0.46 per cent.
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Adani Enterprises, Hindalco, M&M, Divis Lab, JSW Steel, Britannia, Coal India, Adani Ports, Sun Pharma, Nestle India, and HCL Tech were the top stocks that dragged indices today.
Meanwhile, SBI Life, Hero MotoCorp, Cipla, Tech Mahindra, Wipro, Bajaj Finance, SBI, Tata Consumer, LTI Mindtree and Bajaj Finserv were the top gainers.
Hindalco fell over 2 per cent after India’s one of the largest aluminium and copper producers reported a fall of 40 per cent in its June quarter to Rs 24.54 lakh crore.
Adani Ports, on the other hand, slipped over 1 per cent after its net profit jumped 82.6 per cent to Rs 2,114.7 crore, from Rs 1,158.3 crore in the same period a year ago.