Benchmark domestic equity indices rebounded today and closed around half a per cent higher. The BSE Sensex rose 383 points to close at 74 thousand 650. The NSE Nifty gained 101 points to settle at 23 thousand and 484.
The broader market at the National Stock Exchange also ended in positive zone. The Midcap 100 index added 0.2 per cent, and the Smallcap 100 index climbed 0.4 per cent. Earlier today, markets opened with a gap-down amid geopolitical tensions in West Asia. However, both indices recovered from early losses in the second half of the session, supported by value buying and easing crude oil prices.
In the Sensex pack, shares of 20 out of 30 companies registered gains. Among the top performers, TCS jumped over 6.5 per cent, Infosys climbed nearly 5.7 per cent, and HCL Tech advanced almost 4.1 per cent. In contrast, NTPC tanked 2.9 per cent, Axis Bank dropped more than 1.7 per cent, and PowerGrid lost 1.4 per cent.
In the sectoral indices at the BSE, 19 out of 25 sectors ended with gains. The IT sector emerged as the standout performer, rising 4.4 per cent, followed by Focused IT, which climbed more than 3.8 per cent. Consumer Durables also gained over 1.2 per cent. Among the under performers, Power as well as Utilities led the losses with declines of 0.6 per cent each. Healthcare slipped 0.4 per cent, while Oil and Gas and Financial Services shed nearly 0.2 per cent.
The overall market breadth at the BSE was positive, as shares of 2 thousand 301 companies advanced, 1 thousand 904 declined, and 172 remained unchanged.
The broader market at the National Stock Exchange also ended in positive zone. The Midcap 100 index added 0.2 per cent, and the Smallcap 100 index climbed 0.4 per cent. Earlier today, markets opened with a gap-down amid geopolitical tensions in West Asia. However, both indices recovered from early losses in the second half of the session, supported by value buying and easing crude oil prices.
In the Sensex pack, shares of 20 out of 30 companies registered gains. Among the top performers, TCS jumped over 6.5 per cent, Infosys climbed nearly 5.7 per cent, and HCL Tech advanced almost 4.1 per cent. In contrast, NTPC tanked 2.9 per cent, Axis Bank dropped more than 1.7 per cent, and PowerGrid lost 1.4 per cent.
In the sectoral indices at the BSE, 19 out of 25 sectors ended with gains. The IT sector emerged as the standout performer, rising 4.4 per cent, followed by Focused IT, which climbed more than 3.8 per cent. Consumer Durables also gained over 1.2 per cent. Among the under performers, Power as well as Utilities led the losses with declines of 0.6 per cent each. Healthcare slipped 0.4 per cent, while Oil and Gas and Financial Services shed nearly 0.2 per cent.
The overall market breadth at the BSE was positive, as shares of 2 thousand 301 companies advanced, 1 thousand 904 declined, and 172 remained unchanged.
