Monday, December 23, 2024 | 06:21 PM ISTEN Hindi

Sensex zooms 340 pts, ends near 65,800; Nifty tests 19500; auto stocks lead

Closing Bell on July 6, 2023: This was the Nifty50 index's eighth straight session of gains

SI Reporter New Delhi

Illustration: Binay Sinha

Stock market highlights: Amid a steady climb through the session, key equity indices hit fresh record highs on Thursday. The S&P BSE Sensex, for instance, claimed a new lifetime high of 65,833 intra-day before ending the session at 65,786, up 340 points or 0.52 per cent.

With this, the m-cap of all BSE listed companies touched Rs 302 trillion-mark.

The Nifty50, on the other hand, hit a new peak of 19,512 during the day. It shut shop 99 points, or 0.51 per cent, higher at 19,497 led by M&M (up 5 per cent), Apollo Hospitals, Tata Motors, Reliance Industries, Britannia Ind, BPCL, Axis Bank, NTPC, Cipla, and Hindalco.

In the broader market, the Nifty MidCap100 index scaled new peak of 36,380 ahead of its close at 36,373, up 0.97 per cent. The Nifty SmallCap100 index, too, settled 0.80 per cent higher after hitting a 52-week high of 11,175 during the day.

Among sectors, the Nifty Realty index gained 2.25 per cent, while the Nifty Media index rose 1.7 per cent, and the Nifty Auto index added 1.12 per cent.

Senco Gold IPO

Senco Gold's initial public offer received massive subsription on the final day of the bidding with the total offer being subscribed 59 times till 3:30 PM. This was led by QIBs, whose total bids stood at 137 times the shares on offer; NII at 62 times subscription; and retail investors 14 times. Bidding closes at 5 PM today.

4:18 PM

COMMENT:: FIIs continue to lead markets higher

"Foreign investors continue to provide unwavering support to the domestic market, helping to sustain the ongoing rally despite weak global cues. India's underperformance during the year is expected to reverse moving ahead. The mid- and small-cap segments have outperformed the benchmark index, with realty, oil & gas, power and consumption stocks leading the sectorial rally as provisional & economic data suggest a good Q1FY24 results. However, global markets are displaying a negative trend, influenced by hawkish FOMC minutes and US-China tensions."

- Vinod Nair, Head of Research at Geojit Financial Services

4:17 PM

VIEW:: Breakout above 19,500, can trigger a rally towards 19,725 on the Nifty

"The Nifty reached another all-time high after two days of consolidation, indicating a breakout in the upward direction. The overall trend appears positive as the index comfortably sits above a key short-term moving average (50DMA). The immediate resistance is visible at 19,500; a decisive breakout above 19,500 may take the index towards 19,725. Support on the lower end is pegged at 19,350-19,300."

- Rupak De, Senior Technical Analyst at LKP Securities

4:16 PM

VIEW:: Adopt 'Buy on Dip' strategy for Bank Nifty as long as 45,000 holds

"The Bank Nifty index has shown a resilient performance as the bulls managed to hold the support level of 45,000, which is considered a crucial make-or-break level for the index. The bears have been active around the 45,500 level. However, if the index successfully surpasses this level on a closing basis, it is likely to witness further upward movement toward the 46,000 level. Given the overall bullish undertone, it is advisable to adopt a buy-on-dip approach as long as the mentioned support level of 45,000 is held."

- Kunal Shah, Senior Technical Analyst at LKP Securities

4:12 PM

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4:02 PM

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3:58 PM

Ceat zooms 19% to hit an all-time high; m-cap crosses Rs 10,000 crore-mark

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3:57 PM

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