Similarly, the NSE Nifty50 settled at 24,276.05, up 144.95 points or 0.6 per cent higher from its previous close. Nifty50 traded in the range of 24,301.70-24,008.65 today.
31 out of the 50 constituent stocks ended in green, with the gainers led by UltraTech Cement, Apollo Hospitals, Grasim, JSW Steel, and Shriram Finance with gains of up to 3.82 per cent. Conversely, HDFC Life, NTPC, Cipla, SBI Life, and Hindustan Unilever were among the top laggards of Nifty50 constituent stocks, with losses extending up to 2.67 per cent.
Notably, mid and small-cap stocks outperformed the benchmark on Monday, with Nifty Midcap100 and Nifty Smallcap100 indices settling with gains of 1.08 per cent and 1.04 per cent, respectively. All sectoral indices settled in green, barring Nifty FMCG and PSU Bank. Realty stocks stole the show among the sectors, as the Nifty Realty index ended higher by 3 per cent. This was followed by consumer durables stocks, with the Nifty Consumer Durables index heading higher by 2 per cent. Among others, the Nifty Healthcare, Media, and Metal indices ended higher by over 1 per cent, while Auto, IT, and Pharma also ended higher by nearly 1 per cent.
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