Closing Bell on Friday, June 14, 2024: Benchmark indices were quick to recoup morning losses to end the day higher for a third straight session. The BSE Sensex gained 182 points, or 0.24 per cent, to end at 76,993 levels, while the Nifty50 shut shop 67 points, or 0.29 per cent, higher at 23,466.
The 50-stock index hit a new lifetime high of 23,490.40 in the inteaday trade.
The gains were supported by M&M, Titan, HDFC Bank, Reliance Industries, Tata Motors, JSW Steel, Bajaj Finance, Axis Bank, and Ultratech Cement.
There were, however, strokes of record highs in the broader markets with the BSE MidCap (46,041.73), and the BSE SmallCap (51,259.06) claiming new lifetime highs in the intraday trade. The indices closed over 1 per cent higher each.
Among sectors, the Nifty Auto index gained 1.3 per cent, the Nifty Realty 0.8 per cent, and the Nifty Metal 0.7 per cent.