The Sensex ended 15 points higher at 38,854 points. The day’s low was 38,711 points. The Sensex was at 38,978.52 points but could not cross the psychological level of 39,000.

|The Nifty was up 11,493 points at one point but could not rise above the 11,500 point level. It closed at 11,464 points. At one point in the trade, the indices lost ground but ended with gains.

Although the index gained, most of the index-based stocks lost ground. 21 stocks in the Nifty were up while 29 were down. Wipro, SBI, Tech Mahindra, TCS and Hero Motors were the top five gainers in the Nifty. TCS was up 2.81 per cent and SBI was up 2.80 per cent.

IT stocks were the main gainers on the day. The Nifty IT index was up 1.29 per cent.

The biggest losers in the Nifty were Zee Limited, IndusInd Bank, PowerGrid, BPCL and Coal India. Zee Ltd. fell 2.22 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 fell by 52 points to close at 38,365.35 points. The market witnessed sharp fluctuations throughout the trading session. The market was up in the morning but the subsequent fluctuations led to losses.
Similarly, the Nifty ended 37 points lower at 11,317.40. It was up 11,437 points during the trade. But then it fell to 150 points. The Nifty is currently trading at 11,291 points.

Thirteen Nifty stocks rose points while 37 stocks declined. BPCL, HCL Tech, Infosys, Reliance Industries and Wipro are the top five gainers in the Nifty. BPCL rose 2.75 per cent. IT stocks were the biggest gainers on the day. The decline was visible in other areas.

Infratel, Zee Limited, Tata Motors, Hindalco and Tata Steel were the biggest losers in the Nifty. Infratel fell 8.14 per cent. Shares of Zee Limited, Tata Motors, Hindalco and Tata Steel lost more than 3 per cent each.

Metal stocks fell sharply. The Nifty Metal Index lost 3 per cent. Shares of Jindal Steel, SAIL, NMDC and National Aluminum fell more than 40 per cent.

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The Sensex was up 185 points on the day and the Nifty was up 65 points. The Nifty closed at 11,535 points. The Nifty was down over 11,430.40 and climbed more than 100 points during trading. The Sensex closed at 39,086 points. The Sensex had lost 38,736.22 points in the morning trade.

Thirty-seven of Nifty stocks rose while 13 stocks declined. The top five gainers were Zee Limited, Mahindra & Mahindra, Tata Motors, Infratel and Adani Ports. Zee Ltd. rose 7.46 per cent. Mahindra & Mahindra gained over 6 per cent and Tata Motors gained over 5 per cent. Shares of Infratel, Adani Ports and Powergrid gained over 3 per cent.

Automobile and IT metal stocks were the top performers on the day. The Nifty Auto Index was up 1.15 per cent. The Nifty Metal Index gained 1.79 per cent. SAIL advanced about 50 per cent.

Bajaj Auto, Hero Motors, Asian Paints, HDFC and Nestle India were the biggest losers in the Nifty.

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Of the 48 stocks in the Nifty, only two gained. Sun Pharma, Zee Limited, SBI, Cipla and Sree Cements were the top five losers in the Nifty. Sun Pharma fell 7.42 per cent.

The market started from where it left off last week. Although the Nifty touched a low of 11,800 in the morning, the negative news of another clash on the Indo-China border sent the market down. The Nifty fell below 11,400 points. Strong selling pressure was seen in various stocks, including banking.

In the meantime, there are indications that the conflict is escalating, and India is watching cautiously. It is in this context that the stock market witnessed a sharp decline.

The Nifty is down over 400 points. Shares of pharma and banking stocks were under strong selling pressure. The Nifty Pharma index was down 4.67 per cent. The Bank Nifty index, which had gained more than four per cent on Friday, fell 3.14 per cent on August 31. Leading banks like SBI, IndusInd Bank, ICICI Bank and Kotak Mahindra Bank fell more than 5 per cent.

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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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The Sensex ended at 39,073 points on the day. It was up 39,111 points during trading. The day’s low was 38,765 points.

On August 25, the US stock market set a new all-time high. The stock market continues to jump. This was also reflected in the boom in the Indian market. Right now, global indicators are mainly driving the Indian market.

Similarly, the Nifty closed at 11,549 points. The stock ended the day at 11,462 points.
Thirty-two Nifty stocks gained while 18 stocks lost. Tata Motors, Hero Motors, IndusInd Bank, Zee Limited and Kotak Mahindra Bank were the top five gainers in the Nifty. Tata Motors was up 8.81 per cent and Hero Motors was up 6.49 per cent. IndusInd Bank and Zee Limited gained over 5 per cent.

The Nifty Bank Index was up 1.39 per cent and the Nifty Auto Index was up 1.46 per cent. The move to cut GST on two-wheelers has benefited companies in the sector. This is the main reason why Hero Motors jumped.

Bharti Airtel, Ultratech Cements, Asian Paints, Maruti Suzuki and HDFC Life were the top five losers in the Nifty. Bharti Airtel and Ultratech Cement fell more than two 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 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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Sensex rose 419 points on July 16. Sensex, which closed at 36,471 points, had gone up to 36,524 points during trading,
Nifty rose 121 points. At one point Nifty had touched 10,755.30 points and it ended trading at 10,739.95 points.

It was IT shares that helped prop up the market on the day. Infosys was the top Nifty gainer, rising to Rs.955.50 before the stock closed 9.51 per cent higher at Rs.910.
Infosys reported only a 2 per cent decline in the June quarter profit at Rs 4,233 crore on strong operating performance. During the same period last year, the company’s profit was Rs.3,798 crore

Infosys, BPCL, Cipla, Mahindra & Mahindra and Britania were the Nifty shares that registered the highest earnings. BPCL rose 6.9% and Cipla 5.55%.

Infratel, Tech Mahindra, ITC, ZEE Limited and IOC faced huge loses. Infratel saw 7% crash.
The good performance of Infosys helped boost other IT stocks. Nifty IT Index rose 2.83%. Pharma stocks too gained on July 16. The Nifty Pharma Index rose 1.8%.

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