Stock Market Highlights, Tuesday, Decemer 24, 2024: Benchmark equity indices, BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty50, ended flat on Tuesday. After scaling the day's high of 78,877.36, the 30-share Sensex took a retreat and settled at 78,472.87, down 67.30 points or 0.09 per cent from its previous close. The NSE Nifty50 ended at 23,727.65, down merely 25.80 points or 0.11 per cent from its previous close. The index traded in the range of 23,867.65-23,709.65 today.
Notably, the stock exchanges will remain closed tomorrow, December 25, 2024, on account of Christmas festivities. Among the broader markets, small-cap shares eked out some gains, with the Nifty Smallcap100 ending higher by 0.24 per cent. The Nifty Midcap 100 index, on the other hand, ended down by 0.06 per cent. 28 out of 50 constituent stocks of Nifty50 ended lower, dragged by Power Grid Corporation, JSW Steel, SBI Life, Titan, and Infosys, which ended lower by 1.68 per cent. Conversely, Tata Motors, Adani Enterprises, Eicher Motors, BPCL, and Nestle India were among the 22 constituent stocks of Nifty50 that ended higher, with gains of up to 1.79 per cent.
Among sectors, only Nifty FMCG, Auto, and OMC indices ended higher, with gains of up to 0.57 per cent, while Nifty Private Bank and Healthcare indices ended on a flat note with marginal gains. Other sectoral indices ended in the negative territory on Tuesday, with losses extending up to 0.83 per cent.
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