Closing Bell: Sensex scales 63000 peak first time ever, Nifty ends above 18750 as metals, FMCG, realty unleash bulls

Out of 15 Nifty sectoral indices, 14 ended in the green. The top performing indices were Nifty Auto, Nifty FMCG, Nifty Realty and Nifty Metal, each gaining over 1 per cent. Nifty PSU bank was the lone loser and fell 1.4%

Nifty Bank settled at 43,231, up 0.41%. India VIX, a gauge of volatility in the Nifty was at 13.81 at close, up 1.41%. Source: Freepik

S&P BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty50 achieved new lifetime highs on closing and intraday basis for the third time this week. Sensex ended at 63,099.65, gaining 417.81 points or 0.67 per cent while Nifty50 closed at 18,758.35, up 140.30 points or 0.75 per cent. The intraday highs were 63,303.01 and 18,816.05 respectively. It was seventh straight positive ending for benchmark indices.

Nifty Bank settled at 43,231, up 0.41 per cent. India VIX, a gauge of volatility in the Nifty was at 13.81 at close, up 1.41 per cent.

In the 50-stock Nifty, 46 stocks advanced while 4 declined. The The top gainers were Mahindra & Mahindra, Hindalco Industries, Grasim Industries, SBI Life and Ultratech Cement Company while the top losers were Indusind Bank, State Bank of India (SBI) and HCL Technologies.

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Out of 15 Nifty sectoral indices, 14 ended in the green. The top performing indices were Nifty Auto, Nifty FMCG, Nifty Realty and Nifty Metal, each gaining over 1 per cent. Nifty PSU bank was the lone loser and fell 1.4 per cent.

Top action was witnessed in broader markets as well with Nifty Mid Cap 100 closing at 32,037.90, up 1.14 per cent while Nifty Small Cap 100 settling at 9,976.05, up 0.61 per cent. Varun Beverages was up 14 per cent in the mid cap space while Punjab National Bank (PNB) was top loser with declines of 2 per cent. Suzlon was the top small cap stock while Easy My Trip worst performer in this space.

Out of 3,602 stocks that traded on BSE, advances were in 2,058 stocks while declines in 1,438. 106 stocks remained unchanged. 138 stocks hit their 52-week highs while 31 hit their 52-week lows.

Singapore-based SGX Nifty, which is an early indicator of movement in Nifty50, was trading flat, albeit with negative bias at 18,916.5, up 158 points or 0.84 per cent recovering from early morning losses. Dow Futures were trading at 33,851.80, flat albeit down by 0.70 per cent.

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