Domestic markets on Monday touched fresh peaks for the second trading session straight, led by HDFC Bank, Reliance, SBI and IT stocks. BSE benchmark Sensex climbed 529.03 points, or 0.80 per cent to close at 66,589.93, while broader NSE Nifty50 soared 146.95 points, or 0.75 per cent to 19,711.45.
In the intraday session, Sensex touched a record high of 66,656.21, while Nifty touched 19,731.85 for the first time ever.
HDFC Bank gained 2 per cent to close at Rs 1,679 on BSE after India’s biggest private sector lender said its Q1 net profit jumped 30 per cent YoY to Rs 11,951 crore.
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Reliance Industries also gained over 2 per cent, after media reports stated that company is set to acquire Bollywood actor Alia Bhatt’s apparel brand Ed-a-Mamma.
SBI, Wipro, Dr Reddy, Reliance, HDFC Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, IndusInd Bank, Tech Mahindra, ICICI Bank, Maruti Suzuki, Grasim, Adani Enterprises, and Apollo Hospitals were the top gainers in today’s session.
ONGC, Hero MotoCorp, Tata Motors, Titan, Bharti Airtel, TCS, JSW Steel, M&M, HDFC Life, Bajaj Auto, Divis Lab, and SBI Life were the top losers today.
All broader market indices ended in green, as Nifty Smallcap 50 gained 0.91 per cent, Nifty Smallcap 100 rose 0.86 per cent, Nifty Smallcap 250 gained 0.80 per cent, and Nifty 100 gained 0.71 per cent.
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Sectorally, only realty and auto indices ended in red. Nifty Media climbed 3.38 per cent, PSU Bank gained 2.34 per cent, Nifty Financial Services jumped 1.34 per cent, and Nifty Financial Services 25/50 rose 0.83 per cent.