Stock Market Highlights today, Monday, August 19, 2024: After clocking a strong start, benchmarks -- BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty50 -- ended flat on Monday amid tepid trade across sectors.
The BSE Sensex ended at 80,425, down 12 points or 0.02 per cent. Similarly, the NSE Nifty50 ended at 24,573, up 31.5 points or 0.13 per cent.
The gains on the benchmarks were led by Hindalco, BPCL, Shriram Finance, Tata Steel, LTIMIndtree, Coal India, ONGC, and Dr Reddy's Labs. These stocks gained in the range of 1.8 per cent to 4 per cent.
On the downside, M&M, IndusInd Bank, Bajaj Auto, Axis Bank, SBI Life, and Tata Motors fell up to 2.5 per cent.
The broader markets, however, maintained their sheen with the BSE MidCap adding 0.53 per cent and the BSE SmallCap rising over 1.13 per cent.
Among sectors, the Nifty Auto index fell 0.9 per cent, followed by the Nifty Private Bank index (down 0.5 per cent). On the upside, the Nifty Metal, and PSU Bank indices edged 1.87 per cent and 1.2 per cent higher, respectively.
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