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 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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The Sensex was up 94 points and the Nifty was up 25 points. At the end of the day, the Sensex was trading above 38,000 points. The Sensex closed at 38,068 points. The Sensex had gained 38,236 points during the trading session. The stock had a low of 37,828.11 points at one point and then rebounded.

The Nifty was seen trading in the range of 11,200 to 11,300. It fell to 11,185 points and rose to 11,295 points. The Nifty closed at 11,247.

Most of the 50 stocks in the Nifty were down. Twenty-nine stocks lost while only 21 stocks gained. Grasim Industries, Tech Mahindra, Titan Industries, Nestle India and Dr. Reddy’s Lab were the top gainers. Grasim Industries, Tech Mahindra and Titan Industries gained over 2 per cent each.

BPCL, Bharti Airtel, Tata Steel, JSW Steel and IndusInd Bank were the top five gainers in the Nifty. BPCL fell 9 percent. Shares of Bharti Airtel, Tata Steel and JSW Steel lost over 3% each.

Metal stocks fell while FMCG stocks gained. The Nifty FMCG index gained 1.34 per cent. At the same time, the Nifty metal index fell by 2.14 per cent.

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The Sensex ended at 37,388 points. It had dropped to 36,730.52 points in the morning session but gained since then. The Nifty was back up above 11,000 points. Similarly, the Nifty closed at 11,050 points. The Nifty fell to 10,854 points in the morning session and advanced 200 points.

Most of the 50 stocks in the Nifty gained on the day. Forty-seven stocks gained while three stocks lost. Bajaj Finserv, HCL Tech, Cipla, Bharti Airtel and L&T were the top gainers on the day. Bajaj Finserv gained 6.60 per cent. Shares of HCL Tech, Cipla, Bharti Airtel, L&T, IndusInd Bank, Grasim Industries and Adani Ports gained over 4 per cent.

SBI Life, BPCL and UPL were the only three Nifty stocks to lose ground. Zee Ltd lost 6.60 per cent.

Auto and IT stocks were the top gainers on the day. The Nifty Auto Index gained 3.38 per cent and the Nifty IT Index gained 3.46 per cent. Bank, FMCG and pharma stocks also gained.

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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 ended 171 points lower at 38,194 points. Similarly, Nifty declined by 39 points to close at 11,278 points. The Nifty was down by 11,185 points during the day.

The Indian stock market started with a loss following the fall in the US stock market on September 8. At no point in the trade did the indices returned a profit.

Whiles 25 shares in Nifty were up 24 shares were down. There was no change in the share price. Tata Steel, Zee Limited, Cipla, Reliance Industries and Grasim Industries were the top five gainers in the Nifty. Tata Steel rose 3.57 per cent. Pharma and metal stocks were the main gainers of the day. The decline was visible in other areas. Bank stocks fell sharply.

SBI, GAIL, Bajaj Finserv, Axis Bank and IOC were the biggest losers in the Nifty. SBI fell 4.90 per cent. Shares of GAIL, Bajaj Finserv, Axis Bank and IOC lost more than 2 per cent each.

The Nifty Bank Index lost 2.1 per cent. The market is mainly looking at a petition before the Supreme Court seeking a waiver of interest during the moratorium period. Concerns over whether the verdict in the case would be adverse led to a fall in bank shares.

The Nifty Pharma Index gained 1.9 per cent. Shares of Biocon, Cipla, Arbindo Pharma, Lupine and Torrent Pharma gained more than 2 per cent each.

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The Sensex closed at 39,113 points on the day. The stock had gained 39,326.98 points during the trade session. The day’s low was 39,046.94 points. Similarly, Nifty closed at 11,559 points.

The US stock market has been steadily rising for the past few days. This was also reflected in the boom in the Indian market. Mainly global indicators are driving the Indian market right now.

Twenty-three Nifty stocks gained while 27 stocks lost ground. IndusInd Bank, Mahindra & Mahindra, Tata Motors, SBI and Grasim Industries are the top five gainers in the Nifty. IndusInd Bank was up 6.83 per cent. Shares of Mahindra & Mahindra and Tata Motors rose over 4 per cent.

Real estate stocks rose sharply on the day. The Nifty Realty Index is up 6.40 per cent in a single day. Shares of DLF (9.47 per cent), Prestige (8.19 per cent) and Oberoi Realty (7.06 per cent) surged. The Maharashtra government has reduced the stamp duty on housing from 5 per cent to 2 per cent to boost the real estate sector, which has pushed up real estate stocks.

Automobile stocks performed well. The Nifty Auto Index has risen 12 per cent in the last one month. Demand for this specialty has grown significantly as a result of recent corporate scandals.

ONGC, Reliance Industries, Bajaj Auto, Zee Limited and Coal India are the top five losers in the Nifty on August 27.

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At the close of trading, the Sensex was up 558 points. The Sensex, which had gained over 38,554 points during trading session, closed at 38,492 points.

Similarly, the wide-based National Stock Exchange Index Nifty closed 168 points higher at 11,300 points. The Nifty was up by 11,317.75 points.

Ultratech Cement, TCS, Tata Motors, Grasim Industries and Kotak Mahindra Bank were the top gainers. Ultratech Cement gained 7.07 per cent.
Auto stocks led the market on the day. Similarly, the Nifty rose by 3.37 per cent. Mahindra & Mahindra gained 5.26%. This stock hit a 52-week high on the day.

IT stocks helped the market with strong gains. TCS rose 4.57 per cent. HCL Tech and Infosys hit 52-week highs today. The Nifty IT index was up 2.51 per cent.

The top five losers in the Nifty were Infratel, Nestle India, ICICI Bank, ONGC and Asian Paints.

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