Friday, December 20, 2024 | 08:30 PM ISTEN Hindi

Sensex leaps 1,181 pts, Nifty holds 18350 amid global rally; HDFC duo up 6%

CLOSING BELL: Barring minor downtick in the Nifty Auto, FMCG, and PSU Bank indices, all other sectoral indices advanced on the bourses. The Nifty IT index led from the front with around 4% surge

SI Reporter New Delhi

Sensex leaps 1,181 pts, Nifty holds 18350 amid global rally; HDFC duo up 6%

CLOSING BELL

Stock market highlights: Indian equities rose in tandem with global peers after the release of US inflation data in October raised investor hopes that inflation has peaked. Barring minor downtick in the Nifty Auto, FMCG, and PSU Bank indices, all other sectoral indices advanced on the bourses. The Nifty IT index led from the front with around 4 per cent surge.

Meanwhile, HDFC twins, information technology (IT), and other heavyweighs including Reliance Industries, Tata Steel, L&T, and Bajaj twins propelled the S&P BSE Sensex to a fresh 52-week high of 61,841, while the Nifty50 touched 18,362.

The indices, eventually, ended at 61,795, and 18,350 levels, up 1,181 points and 322 points, respectively.

In the broader markets, the BSE MidCap, and the BSE SmallCap indices added 0.15 per cent, and 0.33 per cent, respectively, as against the frontline indices' 2-per cent gain.

Globally, the Nikkei 225 in Japan closed up 2.98 per cent, and the Topix closed higher at 2.12 per cent. The Kospi in South Korea ended up 3.37 per cent, and the S&P/ASX 200 in Australia climbed 2.79 per cent.

Further, the Hang Seng index jumped 7.74 per cent, and the Hang Seng Tech index surged 10.05 per cent as Chinese state media reported Covid measures for travel will be eased. In mainland China, the Shenzhen Component added 2.120 per cent, while the Shanghai Composite Index gained 1.69 per cent.

On Wall Street, futures linked to main indices indicated firm start later tonight, with Nasdaq Futures up 0.7 per cent.

Stellar listing
Shares of DCX Systems (DCX) made a strong market debut, with its equity shares listed at Rs 287, a 39 per cent premium to its issue price of Rs 207 per share on the NSE. The shares hit a high of Rs 320 during the day, and closed at Rs 307 per share, up 48.3 per cent over its issue price. READ MORE

4:10 PM

COMMENT:: Markets cheered lower-than-expected US inflation data

"The domestic market joined the global run as markets across the world cheered the lower-than-expected US inflation data. The US dollar slumped along with treasury yields as investors evaluated the likelihood of a less hawkish rate hike by the Fed. Reduced treasury yields will aid to improve FII inflows. The rally of domestic market was led by IT stocks as recession fears reduced and HDFC twins after merger overhang."

- Vinod Nair, Head of Research at Geojit Financial Services

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Rupee ends stronger at 80.81/$, gains 1.2%

Source: Bloomberg.com

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