The Nifty PSU Bank and Bank indices shed 0.8 per cent and 0.6 per cent, respectively today while the Nifty Private Bank and Financial Services indices slipped 0.6 per cent and 0.3 per cent
The Sensex index gained 460 points, or 0.9 per cent, to end at 49,662 levels while the Nifty index closed at 14,819 levels, up 135 points
Banking and financial stocks outperformed on Wednesday with the Nifty Bank, Private Bank, and PSU Bank indices settling higher in the range of 1.5 per cent to 2 per cent.
Indices pared gained and ended mildly higher soon after the Delhi government imposed night curfew in the city till April 30 with immediate effect in the wake of rising coronavirus cases
The broader markets, however, braved the volatility and settled higher. The S&P BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices added 1 per cent and 0.8 per cent, respectively by close.
BSE Sensex dropped 1,449 points in the intra-day deals to hit a low of 48,581 amid heavy selling in banking, financial services, and realty counters
The overall market breadth on the BSE was in the ratio of 1:2 with two stocks falling against every stock that rose, as against a 1:4 ratio on the 30-share index
BSE Sensex reclaimed the 50,000-mark on a closing basis and ended at 50,030, after advancing 521 points or 1.05 per cent
The overall market breadth was in the ratio of 1:3 in the favour of advances
BSE Sensex settled the day at 49,509 levels, down 627 points or 1.25 per cent
The S&P BSE Sensex and Nifty50 have rallied 68 per cent and 70.8 per cent, respectively in FY21
In FY21, the S&P BSE Sensex and Nifty50 have rallied 68 per cent and 71 per cent, respectively
The Sensex index settled above the 50,000-mark for the first time since March 23 at 50,136 levels, up 1,128 points or 2.33 per cent
The Sensex index settled above the 50,000-mark for the first time since March 23
S&P BSE Sensex closed with gains of 568 pts, or 1.17 per cent, at 49,008 level. Broader Nifty reclaimed the 14,500-mark on a closing basis and settled at 14,507 level, up 182.4 pts or 1.27 per cent
Bajaj Finserv, Asian Paints, HUL, Titan Company, Bajaj Auto, and HDFC were leading the list of gainers on the Sensex, up between 2.7 per cent and 4.4 per cent
Even though bulls tried to wrestle back and took the benchmark Sensex 647 points higher from the day's low, bears had the last laugh.
Even though bulls tried to wrestle back and took the benchmark Sensex 647 points higher from the day's low, bears had the last laugh.
This was the indices' biggest 1-year drop in a monthly series
Sensex closed at 49,180 level with a cut of 871 points. Weightage-wise, Reliance Industries, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, HDFC, Infosys, Axis Bank, ITC, and SBI were responsible for 600 points cut in Sensex