Domestic benchmark indices settled with strong gains on Wednesday, extending rise for the fifth straight session.
Global stocks were subdued ahead of the release of US inflation data. Barring the Nifty Realty index, all the sectoral indices on the NSE settled in the green. Tata Group stocks surged on back of Rs 7,500 crore TPG funding in Tata Motors.
The 30-share benchmark index ended at 60737.05 up by 452.74 points or by 0.75 % and then NSE Nifty was at 18161.75 up by 169.8 points or by 0.94 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 60836.63 and intraday low of 60452.29 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 18197.8 and intraday low of 18050.75
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 935.55,+5.17%), Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (Rs. 199.90,+3.41%), ITC Ltd. (Rs. 249.35,+3.34%), Larsen & Toubro Ltd. (Rs. 1758.10,+2.34%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 1403.15,+2.09%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. (Rs. 7484.35,-2.71%), Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (Rs. 2646.85,-1.05%), Nestle India Ltd. (Rs. 19290.55,-0.64%), Axis Bank Ltd. (Rs. 794.20,-0.35%), State Bank of India (Rs. 481.60,-0.31%), among others.
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 935.55,+5.17%), Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (Rs. 199.90,+3.41%), ITC Ltd. (Rs. 249.35,+3.34%), Larsen & Toubro Ltd. (Rs. 1758.10,+2.34%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 1403.15,+2.09%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. (Rs. 7484.35,-2.71%), Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (Rs. 2646.85,-1.05%), Nestle India Ltd. (Rs. 19290.55,-0.64%), Axis Bank Ltd. (Rs. 794.20,-0.35%), State Bank of India (Rs. 481.60,-0.31%), among others.
Auto index was at 26623.89 up by 890.18 points or by 3.46%. Tata Motors Ltd. (Rs. 506.75,+20.43%), Ashok Leyland Ltd. (Rs. 146.45,+5.25%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 935.55,+5.17%), Motherson Sumi Systems Ltd. (Rs. 253.65,+3.47%), TVS Motor Company Ltd. (Rs. 576.95,+0.58%),.
Realty index was at 4234.51 down by -6.34 points or by -0.15%. Sobha Ltd. (Rs. 828.35,-3.16%), Prestige Estates Projects Ltd. (Rs. 458.70,-2.64%), Oberoi Realty Ltd. (Rs. 964.40,-1.30%), Indiabulls Real Estate Ltd. (Rs. 151.05,-0.85%), Sunteck Realty Ltd. (Rs. 501.15,-0.54%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 3775 , shares advanced were 1903 while 1698 shares declined and 174 were unchanged.