Muhurat Trading Highlights, November 1, 2024: Indian equity benchmark indices ended Samvat 2081's first trading session on a positive note, with both the BSE Sensex and Nifty 50 closing with gains to usher in the new Samvat.
At closing bell, the BSE Sensex was up 335.06 points, or 0.42 per cent, at 79,724.12, and the Nifty 50 was at 24,299.55, up 94.20 points, or 0.39 per cent.
The trading session saw 2,247 stocks ending with gains, and 436 closing lower, while 63 remained unchanged. 75 stocks hit a new 52-week high, while 11 dropped to their 52-week low.
On the BSE Sensex, HCLTech, Tech Mahindra, Asian Paint, and ICICI Bank, were the only stocks out of the 30 on the BSE Sensex that closed with losses of up to 0.57 per cent.
On the flip side, among the top gainers were Mahindra & Mahindra, that climbed 3.54 per cent, followed by Adani Ports & SEZ, Tata Motors, NTPC, and Axis Bank.
Meanwhile, on the Nifty 50, gains were led by Mahindra & Mahindra (up 3.59 per cent), followed by ONGC, Adani Ports & SEZ, BEL, and Tata Motors, while losses were capped by Dr Reddy's (down 0.96 per cent), followed by HCLTech, Britannia, Tech Mahindra and Adani Enterprises.
Across Sectors, the Auto index was the top gainer, climbing 1.24 per cent, followed by the Realty, Consumer Durables, Oil & Gas, and PSU Bank Indices.
All the rest of the sectoral indices also closed in the green, with the Nifty Bank closing with gains of 0.39 per cent, and the Financial Services index closing with gains of 0.26 per cent.
The broader markets ended in the green, too, on the first trading session of Samvat 2081, with the Nifty Midcap 100 climbing 0.68 per cent, and the Nifty Smallcap 00 gaining 1.03 per cent.
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