Sensex, Nifty end at fresh closing high; IT, realty stocks charge ahead

Stock market updates: Market bulls lifted indices to fresh record highs on Thursday as investors bought realty and IT stocks. The frontline S&P BSE Sensex index ended at new closing peak of 53,159 levels, up 255 points or 0.48 per cent while the Nifty50 index shut shop at 15,924-mark, up 74 points or 0.47 per cent. Earlier in the day, the Sensex scaled new lifetime of 53,266 and the Nifty touched 15,952.

HCL Tech (up over 5 per cent), L&T, Tech M, Hindalco, Wipro, UPL, HDFC Bank, and ITC were the top gainers on the 50-share index while ONGC (down 4 per cent), Eicher Motors, Coal India, Bharti Airtel, and Grasim Industries settled as top laggards.  

In the broader markets, the BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices added 0.3 per cent and 0.4 per cent, respectively. Sectorally, the Nifty Realty index spurted 4.5 per cent, followed by the Nifty IT index, up 1 per cent. 

4:07 PM

CLOSING COMMENTS :: S Ranganathan, Head of Research at LKP Securities

As Global Investors digest inflation data and the FED commentary, Dalal Street Bulls were seen betting on economic recovery as IT stocks continue to power the Indices to new highs. Markets seemed in no mood to oblige investors waiting on the sidelines for a correction as sector rotation played it's part today as Capital Goods made a smart comeback across market capitalisation. The broader market was buzzing with action across Cement, Real Estate & Pharma names.

4:01 PM

MARKET VIEW :: Vinod Nair, Head Of Research at Geojit Financial

Indian indices extended its gains to all-time high supported by positive Asian market and rally in Reality, IT, Financials and Metals stocks, in anticipation of robust Q1 earnings & recovery in demand. Asian markets were positive as China reported better than forecasted economic data and the global market was boosted by the accommodative stance in the Fed official’s statement, reducing risk of change in rates.

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BSE Smallcap index gains 0.43%

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Sector Check :: Realty, IT sectors shine

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Sensex heatmap at close

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CLOSING BELL :: Sensex, Nifty end at record high

Sensex ends at record high of 53,158.85, up 254.80 points or 0.48 per cent. The index had hit all-time high of 53266.12 in intra-day today. Nifty50 settles 70.25 points or 0.44% higher at 15,924.20 after scaling fresh peak of 15,952.35.

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KIMS zooms 61% over IPO price as investors lap up shares post listing

Shares of Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) rose for the fourth straight day, up 6 per cent at Rs 1,325 on the BSE in intra-day trade on Thursday. The stock was trading at its highest level since its listing on July 5, 2021. With a 40 per cent rally thus far in July, KIMS stock has zoomed 61 per cent from its issue price of Rs 825 as institutional investors lapped up the company’s shares post listing. READ MORE

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KIMS zooms 61% over IPO price as investors lap up shares post listing

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