The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) continued its strong rally on Friday on the first trading day this week. The stock market, which started with gains, has not lost ground at any stage on the day. Eventually the trade ended at the same level as it had started.

The Sensex is up 448 points. The Nifty gained 110 points.

The Sensex closed at 40,431 points. It had gone up to 40,519.48 points. Similarly, the Nifty, which had up to 11,898.25 points closed at 11,873 points.

Bank stocks were the main gainers on the day. The Nifty Bank Index was up 2.96 per cent. HDFC Bank’s strong second quarter results lead to a rise in banking stocks. Shares of Bank of Baroda, Federal Bank and ICICI Bank gained between 5% and 8%.

The upward trend was also seen in metal indices. The Nifty Metal Index was up 1.78 per cent. At the same time, auto, pharma and IT stocks came under selling pressure. The Nifty Pharma index lost 1.67 per cent.

The majority of Nifty stocks traded higher on the day. Out of the 50 stocks in the Nifty, 35 gained while 15 lost. ICICI Bank, Nestle India, Axis Bank, GAIL and SBI are the top five gainers in the Nifty on the day. ICICI Bank gained 5.12 per cent. Shares of Nestle India, Axis Bank, GAIL and SBI gained over 4 per cent.

Divis Lab, Acer Motors, Hero Motors, Cipla and Bajaj Auto were the top five losers in the Nifty. These stocks lost over 2 per cent.

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The Sensex ended at 37,981 points. It rose to 38,035 points during trading but could not close above 38,000. The trade started with a good gain in the morning. The rise in the US market was also reflected in the Indian market.

The Nifty closed above 11,200 on the day. The Nifty, which rose to 11,234 points, closed at 11,227. The Nifty, which dipped below 11,800 last week, rose 450 points from there.

Most of the 50 stocks in the Nifty were gainers on the day. Of the 46 stocks that gained, only four lost. IndusInd Bank, Bajaj Finance, Axis Bank, ONGC and Tata Motors were the top gainers. IndusInd Bank gained 8 per cent. Shares of Bajaj Finance, Axis Bank, ONGC, Tata Motors, Powergrid, Adani Ports and Sun Pharma gained over 4 per cent

Wipro, Hindustan Unilever, Nestle India and Infosys were the only four Nifty stocks to lose ground. These stocks recorded a loss of less than one per cent.

Banks, auto, IT and metal stocks were the top gainers on the day. The Nifty Bank Index was up 3.26 per cent, the Nifty Auto Index was up 3.04 per cent and the Nifty Metal Index was up 2.96 per cent. Banking stocks such as IndusInd Bank, Bandan Bank, Federal Bank, Axis Bank and RBL Bank rose between 5 per cent and 8 per cent. Automobile shares of Balakrishna Industries and TVS Motors gained over 6 per cent.

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The Sensex fell below 37,000 points following a sharp fall. The Sensex ended at 36.553 points. The Nifty closed at 10,805. The market, which opened with a loss, continued to decline sharply since then. The Nifty fell nearly 1,000 points from its highs in August.

Most of the index-based stocks were down on the day. Forty-seven stocks in the Nifty declined while only three stocks rose. Nifty stocks that registered gains were Infratel, Zee Limited and Hindustan Unilever.

IndusInd Bank, Tata Motors, Bajaj Finance, Grasim Industries and TCS were the biggest losers in the Nifty. IndusInd Bank fell 7.45 per cent. Tata Motors, Bajaj Finance, Grasim Industries and TCS were down more than 5 per cent.

IT and metal stocks were the biggest losers. The Nifty IT index was down 4.20 per cent and the Nifty metal index was down 4.24 per cent. Sales pressure was also strong in the banking, auto and pharma sectors. The Nifty Bank Index was down 3.41 per cent, the Nifty Auto Index was down 3.54 per cent and the Nifty IT Index was down 3.04 per cent.

IT stocks TCS and Tech Mahindra fell more than 5 per cent. Metal stocks such as Jindal Steel, NMDC, National Aluminum and SAIL also fell more than 50 per cent. Shares of IndusInd Bank, RBL Bank and Federal Bank also lost over 5 per cent.

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The Sensex was down 214 points and the Nifty 59 points. The Sensex closed at 38,434 points on August 21. The Sensex had gained over 38,579 points in the trading session.

Similarly, the Nifty closed at 11,371 points. The stock had gained 11,418 points during the trading session. The market saw gains in the afternoon. The stock ended near the Nifty’s support level of 11,377.

Thirty stocks in the Nifty gained while 20 stocks lost ground. The top five gainers were NTPC, Powergrid, Asian Paints, HDFC Bank and Hero Motors. Shares of NTPC, Powergrid and Asian Paints rose over 4%.

Banks and energy stocks were the main gainers on the day. Similarly, the Nifty rose by 1.42%. HDFC Bank and Federal Bank gained over 2% each. Energy stocks such as NTPC and PowerGrid rose above 40%. At the same time, metal stocks fell after sustained gains.

Zee Ltd, ONGC, Hindalco, Bharti Airtel and Tata Steel are the top five losers in the Nifty. Zee Limited fell 4%.

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 The Sensex closed at 38,040 points. The Sensex had gained over 38,109 points during trading. The Nifty closed at 11,214 points. It had reached 11,231 points during trading on the day.

The top five gainers were Asian Paints, Bajaj Finance, UPL, Bajaj Finserv and IndusInd Bank. Asian Paints was up 4.65 per cent on the day. Bajaj Finance gained 3.74 per cent and UPL 3.49 per cent.

Titan Industries, HCL Technologies, Infosys, Sun Pharma, Mahindra & Mahindra were the top five losers in the Nifty. Titan Industries lost 2.15 per cent and HCL Technologies lost 2.15 per cent.

Shares of private banks were the main gainers on the day. RBL Bank rose 9.27 per cent. IDFC First Bank gained 6.49 per cent and Federal Bank gained 4.48 per cent on the day.

 Some pharma stocks also gained. Alcom Labs was up 4.44 per cent and Divis Labs was up 2.46 per cent. Shares of Alcom Labs, Divis Lab, Cipla, Dr Reddy’s and Arbindo Pharma hit 52-week highs on August 7.

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