Tuesday, December 24, 2024 | 07:07 AM ISTEN Hindi

Bull run enters 4th day; Sensex up 456 pts, Nifty tops 18,050; metals lead

CLOSING BELL: Top large-cap gainers were Bajaj Finserv, IndusInd Bank, Bharti Airtel, Tata Consumer Products, L&T, Britannia, Bajaj Finance, SBI Life, and Tata Motors.

SI Reporter New Delhi

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CLOSING BELL

Stock market highlights: Bulls retained control of Dalal Street for fourth straight day on Tuesday amid a broad-based rally. While the benchmark indices cooled off marginally towards the fag end of the session, they ended about 0.75 per cent higher each.

The S&P BSE Sensex climbed 456 points to end at 60,571, while the Nifty reclaimed the 18,000-mark to close at 18,070, up 133 points. The broader 50-pack index touched the 18,000 level after 4 months.

23 of the 30 Sensex stocks, and 34 of the 50 Nifty stocks ended in the green led by Bajaj Finserv, IndusInd Bank, Bharti Airtel, Tata Consumer Products, L&T, Britannia, Bajaj Finance, SBI Life, and Tata Motors. The losers were Shree Cement, Cipla, Eicher Motors, TCS, BPCL, Dr Reddy's, and Bajaj Auto.

In the broader markets underperformed the benchmarks today, rising up to 0.2 per cent. Sectorally, the gains were led by the Nifty Metal index (up 1.3 per cent), the Nifty Financial Services index (up 0.9 per cent), and the Nifty Bank index (up 0.71 per cent).

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MARKET COMMENT: Vinod Nair, Head of Research at Geojit Financial Services

Positive indicators from the domestic economy, such as FII inflow, improving macro-parameters, and decreased inflation, were the key factors for the current surge in the Indian market. However, the global markets have recently joined the rally ahead of the release of US inflation data, as the market expects a further ease in inflation, which would help the Fed take a less hawkish stance. Although the domestic CPI at 7% indicates a rising inflation trend due to increased food prices, core inflation of 5.9% offers some solace. The policy decisions made by the RBI and Fed at their upcoming policy meetings will drive the market going ahead.

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TECHNICAL VIEW: Kunal Shah - Senior Technical & Derivative Analyst at LKP Securities

The Nifty index surpassed the psychological mark of 18,000 and managed to close above it indicating the continuation of the ongoing momentum. The index lower end support stands at the 17,900-17,875 zone and as long as the mentioned support is held it remains in a buy mode. The index immediate resistance on the upside is at 18,100 and once taken out will open the room for 18,400-18,500 on the upside.