The market was showing strong volatility. The market was at a loss most of the time following the negative global signals. At the same time, the stocks surged in the afternoon.

The Nifty’s resistance at 11,600 continues to be an obstacle. If the Nifty breaks through the 11,600 resistance, the next resistance is at 14,000 points. However, it is supported at 13,200 points and 13,000 points. The fluctuation is likely to continue in the coming days.

Bajaj Finance was the top gainer in Nifty stocks. Shares of Bajaj Finance hit an all-time high today. Shares of Bajaj Finance were up 4.5 per cent. The biggest loser was Hindustan Unilever. Financial and metal stocks gained while public sector banks reported losses.

The Nifty Metal Index was up 0.77 per cent. Meanwhile, the Nifty PSU Bank Index fell 1.46 per cent.

The majority of Nifty stocks traded higher. Of the 50 stocks in the Nifty, 26 gained while 24 lost. Bajaj Finance, Bajaj Finserv, Eicher Motors, JSW Steel and Sree Cements were the top five gainers. Shares of Bajaj Finance, Bajaj Finserv and Eicher Motors gained over 3 per cent.

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The Sensex ended at 44259.74 points and the Nifty closed at 12987.00 points. The Nifty was down 225 points during the day. The day’s low was 12,790 points.

Banks, metals and pharma stocks were the major contributors to the day’s gains. Similarly, Nifty rose by 3.85 per cent, the Nifty Pharma index by 1.43 per cent and the Nifty Bank index by 1.21 per cent.

The top five gainers were JSW Steel, Tata Steel, Grasim Industries, Bajaj Finance and Sree Cements. JSW Steel rose 7.02 percent. Shares of Tata Steel, Grasim Industries, Bajaj Finance and Shree Cement gained over 3 per cent each.

The majority of Nifty stocks traded higher today. Of the 50 stocks in the Nifty, 42 gained while 8 lost. Shares of Eicher Motors, Maruti Suzuki, BPCL, HDFC Life and ONGC lost.

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The stock market, which has been steadily rising, set a new record. Banks, auto and pharma stocks were the main contributors to the stock market’s rise to new heights. The Nifty Bank Index was up 2.46 per cent, the Nifty Pharma Index was up 1.22 per cent and the Nifty Auto Index was up 1.71 per cent.

The Sensex closed above 44,500 and the Nifty closed above 13,000. The Nifty set a new record of 13,079. The Sensex was up by 445.87 points and the Nifty by 128.70 points.

The Sensex closed at 44,523.02 points and the Nifty at 13055.20 points. The Nifty traded down 200 points during the day. The day’s low was 12,978 points.

Adani Ports, Axis Bank, HDFC Bank, Eicher Motors and Hindalco were the top five gainers. Shares of Axis Bank, HDFC Bank, Aysher Motors and Hindalco gained over 3 per cent.

Most of the stocks in the Nifty gained. Out of the 50 stocks in the Nifty, 38 gained while 12 lost. Shares of Titan, HDFC, BPCL, Nestle India and GAIL lost ground.

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The Sensex closed at 44180.05 points and the Nifty closed at 12938.30 points. The Nifty was down about 130 points during the day. The day’s low was 12,819 points. The Nifty had gone up to 12,948 points during the day.

Auto and bank stocks were the major contributors to the day’s gains. The Nifty Bank Index was up 1.95 per cent and the Nifty Auto Index was up 3.10 per cent.

Mahindra & Mahindra, Tata Motors, Bajaj Finserv, L&T and IndusInd Bank were the top five gainers. Mahindra & Mahindra gained 10.65 per cent and Tata Motors gained 9.30 per cent. Shares of Bajaj Finserv, L&T and IndusInd Bank gained over 6 per cent.

Mahindra & Mahindra, Adani Ports, Eicher Motors, Hindalco, HDFC Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Divis Lab, Grasim Industries, Ultratech Bank and HDFC Life were at the year’s highest during the day.

The majority of Nifty stocks traded higher. Of the 50 stocks in the Nifty, 26 gained while 24 lost. IT and pharma stocks fell. BPCL, Hindustan Unilever, Dr Reddy’s Laboratories, Titan and TCS were among the losers.

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After a one-day hiatus, the stock market is back on the uptrend on November 13. The Sensex was up 85 points and the Nifty 29 points. High-level booking of profits led the market to lower in the morning, but then rebounded.

The Sensex closed at 43,443 points and the Nifty closed at 12,720 points. The Nifty was down by 125 points during the day. The Nifty was down to 12,607 points. The Nifty had gone to by 12,735 points on November 13.

Metal and pharma stocks were the major contributors to the day’s gains. Banking stocks were strongly volatile.

The top five gainers were Eicher Motors, Bajaj Finserv, Coal India, Tata Steel and Divis Lab. Asher Motors rose 7.46 per cent. Shares of Bajaj Finserv, Coal India and Tata Steel gained over 3 per cent.

The majority of Nifty stocks traded higher on the day. Of the 50 stocks in the Nifty, 26 gained while 24 lost. Tata Motors, L&T, HDFC, HDFC Bank and UPL lost ground.

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The market ended with a loss after strong fluctuations. The morning trade started with gains but later moved towards losses.

The Sensex fell below the support level of 40,000 points. The Sensex closed at 39,922 points. It was up 40,664 points. The day’s low was 39,774 points.

The Nifty fell below the 11,800-point mark. It was up 11,929 points but lost 160 points on strong volatility. Similarly, the Nifty fell by 11,685 points to close at 11,730 points.

Most of the Nifty stocks lost ground. Out of the 50 stocks in the Nifty, 41 stocks lost while only nine stocks gained. Bharti Airtel, UPL, Mahindra & Mahindra, Eicher Motors and Hero Motors were the top five gainers in the Nifty. Bharti Airtel gained 3.38 per cent. Indications are that Bharti Airtel is on the upswing, which has led to a rise in share prices. The upgrade of the company by various brokerages has also been a positive factor for the move.

Bank stocks were the biggest losers. The Nifty Bank Index lost 2.17 per cent. No sector registered gains. HDFC, IndusInd Bank, ICICI Bank, Adani Ports and Dr Reddy’s Lab were the top five losers in the Nifty. These stocks fell more than 3 per cent.

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The Sensex ended at 38,050 points on August 17. The Sensex ended lower at 37,734 points. The Sensex rose more than 300 points from a low.

The Nifty closed at 11,247 points. The Nifty traded lower by 11,144 points and then rose by more than 100 points. The Nifty is currently trading at a high of 11,267 points.

Thirty-nine stocks in the Nifty gained while 11 stocks lost. The top five gainers were NTPC, Eicher Motors, Zee Limited, Hindalco and Bajaj Auto. NTPC gained 7.47%. Eicher Motors, Zee Limited, Hindalco, Bajaj Auto and Hero Motors gained over four per cent.

SBI, Bharti Airtel, BPCL, Reliance and Tata Motors were the top five losers in the Nifty. SBI fell 1.55 per cent.

Automobile and metal stocks were the main gainers of the day. Similarly, the National Stock Exchange index Nifty gained 2.43 per cent. Of the 15 stocks in the Nifty Auto Index, 12 gained.

Similarly, the Nifty metal index rose by 2.51 per cent. The last few days have seen a steady rise in metal stocks. Jindal Steel was up 5.16 per cent and Hindalco was up 4.46 per cent.

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The Nifty was down 122 points on August 14. Nifty closed at 11,178.40. It traded higher at 11,366.25 points, after which it fell by more than 250 points. The Nifty is currently trading at its lowest level of 11,111.45.

Nifty 37 stocks lost ground while 13 stocks gained. The top five gainers were JSW Steel, Coal India, Sun Pharma, Cipla and NTPC. JSW Steel and Coal India gained over 2 per cent.

Eicher Motors, Tata Motors, Mahindra & Mahindra, Axis Bank and Bajaj Finance were the top five losers in the Nifty. Eicher Motors fell more than 7 per cent. Shares of Tata Motors fell 4.80 per cent. Mahindra & Mahindra reported a loss of 3.27 per cent. Axis Bank and Bajaj Finance fell more than two per cent.

Automobile and bank stocks were the main losers on the day. The Nifty Auto Index gained 2.56 per cent. All 14 stocks except Ashok Leyland, which is listed on the Nifty Auto Index, declined.

The Nifty Bank Index ended with a loss of 2.33 per cent. Bank of Baroda, RBL Bank, IDAFC First Bank and Punjab National Bank lost three to four per cent each.

At the same time, metal stocks gained on the day. Metal stocks have been steadily gaining over the past few days. August 14 was also a day of gains for pharma stocks. Lupine was up 8.97 per cent.

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The Sensex was down 37 points and the Nifty was down 14 points on August 11. The Sensex closed at 38,369 points. The Sensex had lost 38,125 points during trading. The Nifty closed at 11,308. It had lost close to 11,242 points during the trading session.

While 23 stocks in the Nifty gained, 27 stocks declined. The top five gainers were HCL Tech, SBI, Tech Mahindra, Eicher Motors and Tata Motors. HCL Tech gained 4.66%.

Shares of public sector banks were the main gainers on the day. The Nifty PSU Bank Index gained 2.70%. Shares of SBI rose 4.33%. Shares of Indian Overseas and Punjab National Bank also gained over 3%.

At the same time, profit booking was seen among pharma stocks. The Nifty Pharma index was down 1.55%. Profit booking on high price caused pharma stocks to fall.

Kotak Mahindra Bank, Sun Pharma, Cipla, Britannia and Dr Reddy’s Laboratories were the top five losers in the Nifty. Shares of Kotak Mahindra Bank, Sun Pharma and Cipla fell more than 2%.

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The Sensex closed at 38,212 points on August 10. The Sensex had gained over 38,430 points during trading. The Nifty closed at 11,270. It had touched 11,337 points during the trade. Profit booking did not allow the Nifty to remain above 11,300.

Pharma stocks were the main gainers on the day. Cipla’s quarterly results released on August 7 led to a rise in pharma stocks. Shares of Cipla rose 9.5 per cent on August 10.

Similarly, Nifty rose by 5.5 per cent on the day. Shares of Divis Lab, Cipla, Lupine, Sun Pharma, Aurobindo Pharma and Dr Reddy’s Lab all hit 52-week highs on August 10.

Automobile stocks also gained today. Cipla, Mahindra & Mahindra, L&T, Tata Motors and Sun Pharma were the top five gainers in the Nifty. Mahindra & Mahindra hit a 52-week high.

The top five losers in the Nifty were Eicher Motors, Asian Paints, Maruti, BPCL and Reliance Industries. Eicher Motors lost 2.19 per cent and Asian Paints 1.23 per cent.

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The Sensex, which had touched a high of 37,897.78 in the morning trade, fell to 37,431.68. It closed at 37,606.89 points.

Similarly, the Nifty ended trade 29 points lower at 11,073. The Nifty was up by 11,150.40 points during trading. It fell to 11,026.65 at one point. The Nifty is under strong pressure at 11,300. It’s not able to cross that as booking of profits was seen.
Pharma stocks were the main gainers today. The top five gainers on the Nifty were Sun Pharma, Cipla, JSW Steel, Grasim and UPL. Sun Pharma gained 5.46%. The stock hit a 52-week high, setting a new record.

Similarly, the Nifty Pharma Index gained 3.56% on the day. Torrent Pharma gained 9.18%, Aurbindo Pharma 6.67% and Cadila Healthcare 6.66 %.

The top five losers in the Nifty were Eicher Motors, Reliance Industries, HDFC Bank, Bajaj Auto and Kotak Mahindra Bank.

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The Nifty closed at 11,150 points. The Nifty, which had surged 140 points, ended trading at 11,162 points. Nifty had climbed till 11,179.55 points during trading.

Energy stocks aided the surge in the market on the day. Three of the five stocks that registered gains were energy stocks. Powergrid, IOC and BPCL registered gains of more than 5%. The Nifty Energy Index rose 3.5% on the day.

Powergrid, IOC, BPCL Eicher Motors and HDFC were the five shares that registered gains on the day. Powergrid rose 6.42%.

Even IT stocks surged on July 21. HCL Tech and Wipro registered their highest price on the day. Reliance Industries, which had faced losses after the AGM last week, on July 21 returned to the path of gain. Reliance registered 2.79% gain. Thirty-two of the 51 of the Nifty shares gained at the markets on the day.

Bank shares too made good gains. The share of ICICI Bank climbed 4.34%. Nifty Banking Index registered 2% gain on the day. Bajaj Finance, Bajaj Finserv, Britannia, Asian Paints and Infratel were the Nifty stocks that registered much losses on the day. Bajaj Finance faced 4% loss.

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