The Sensex closed at 44,077.15 points and the Nifty closed at 12926.50 points. The Nifty had fallen 140 points during the day. The day’s low is 12,825 points.

IT, metal and pharma stocks were the major contributors to the day’s gains. The Nifty Metal index was up 1.22 per cent, the Nifty Pharma index was up 1.83 per cent and the Nifty IT index was up 2.79 per cent.

The top five gainers were ONGC, IndusInd Bank, GAIL, Dr Reddy’s Laboratories and Infosys. ONGC rose 6.63 per cent. IndusInd Bank, GAIL, Dr Reddy’s Laboratories and Infosys gained over 3 per cent each.

The majority of Nifty stocks traded higher. Out of the 50 stocks in the Nifty, 36 gained while 14 lost. Shares of IOC, Hero Motors, HCL Tech, TCS and BPCL lost ground. The IOC fell 2.06 per cent.

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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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Similarly, the Nifty rose by 21 points to close at 11,355 points. It was up 11,381 points during trading. The Nifty was gained after falling to 11,252 points in the morning.

Twenty-seven stocks in the Nifty while 23 stocks declined. Infratel, HDFC Life, Dr Reddy’s Laboratories, ITC and Hindustan Unilever were the top five gainers. Infratel was up 5.72% and HDFC Life was up 3.24%. FMCG and IT stocks too gained.

Mahindra & Mahindra, UPL, Bajaj Finance, GAIL and NTPC were the biggest losers in the Nifty. All these stocks lost more than two per cent.

Earlier, the Nifty broke its resistance at 11,377 points. The market went down after breaking this level last week. On September 7, the market fell to 11,250 points. Today, 11,377 points are seen as the market’s pressure level again. The market could not rise above this level. The next support is at 11,100. The market is likely to continue to fluctuate strongly.

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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 is up 225 points and the Nifty 52 points on August 11. The Sensex closed at 38,407 points. The Sensex had gained over 38,556 points during the trading session.
The Nifty closed at 11,322. The stock had touched at 11,373 points during the trade session. The Nifty closed above 11,300 for the first time since the stock market crash in March.

Banks and metals stocks were the main gainers on the day. IDFC First Bank rose 7.49 per cent. Nifty Bank and metal indices gained over one-and-a-half per cent. At the same time, pharma stocks were gaining ground. The Nifty Pharma index was down 1.42 per cent.

The top five gainers were Zee Limited, JSW Steel, Axis Bank, BPCL and IndusInd Bank. Zee Ltd. gained 5.14 per cent.

Sree Cements, Titan, UPL, Cipla and Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories are the top 5 losers in the Nifty. Sree Cement and Titan fell more than 3.5 per cent.

Thirty-three stocks included in the Nifty 33 gained while 17 stocks lost ground.

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