Stock market ends day with gains; IT, automotive and FMCG sectors lead rally

Monday’s Indian indices Sensex and Nifty ended the day in positive territory. The Sensex closed at 79,476.19, up 443 points or 0.56 percent. Similarly, Nifty 50 closed in the green at 24,141.95, up 131.35% or 0.44%.

The Nifty Bank index rose by 232.50 points or 0.44 per cent to close the day at 52,574.75.

Rupee

The Indian rupee closed at 83.44 per US dollar on Monday.

Biggest Winners and Losers – Sensex

Profitable

In today’s trading session, Tech Mahindra was the leader in gains, ending at 1472.25, up 2.94 per cent, followed by UltraTech Cement at 11,913.00, up 2.16 per cent. Bajaj Finance also gained, rising 1.99 per cent to 7257.00. TCS was at 3973.40, up 1.75 per cent. Infosys was at 1589.75, up 1.46 per cent.

Losers

Bajaj Finserv was down marginally by 0.38 per cent at 1,581.70. IndusInd Bank was down 0.45 per cent at 1,457.15. Larsen & Toubro (L&T) was also down with its shares down 0.61 per cent at 3,527.65. State Bank of India (SBI) fell 0.80 per cent to 842.10, while NTPC closed at 369.90, down 2.23 per cent.

(This is a developing story)

Published: Mon Jul 01, 2024 15:52 IST