Nifty settles near 21,750, Sensex soars over 71,900; Reliance hits 52-week high
Business | January 29, 2024 16:19 ISTReliance Industries shares extended gains and rose 5.30 per cent to Rs 2,850.
Reliance Industries shares extended gains and rose 5.30 per cent to Rs 2,850.
Nova AgriTech raised about Rs 143.81 crore through its primary route, including a fresh share sale of Rs 112 crore and an offer-for-sale of up to 77.58 lakh equity shares.
Republic Day 2024: On Tuesday, the stock markets witnessed a bloodbath, with the Sensex falling over 1,000 points due to a host of reasons, including high valuations, foreign portfolio investors lately pulling out funds from India, and a mild profit booking.
The indices recovered from the market decline on Tuesday, where the BSE index had fallen over 1000 points.
In the early trade, the 30-share BSE Sensex fell 316.75 points to 70,053.80 in early trade. Meanwhile, the Nifty declined 51.15 points to 21,187.65.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will be presenting her sixth budget on February 1, 2024.
Sun Pharma, Bharti Airtel, and Power Grid were the major gainers on the Sensex, while HDFC Bank, Asian Paints, and HUL were among the laggards.
India's stock market value surpassed the USD 4 trillion mark for the first time on December 5, 2023, with significant growth observed in the past four years.
Ayodhya has secured an investment of Rs 49,000 crore at the 2023 Global Investor Summit held in Uttar Pradesh, signalling a new era of economic prosperity for the region.
Foreign portfolio investors made a net investment of Rs 13,047 crore in equities from January 1 to January 19, according to data from the depositories.
January 22 will be a trading holiday after the Maharashtra government declared a holiday for the consecration of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya. The stock markets will also remain closed on Friday for Republic Day.
Reliance Industries, Tata Consultancy Services, HDFC Bank, Hindustan Unilever, and State Bank of India's market valuations declined among the top 10 companies.
The trading hours for the RBI-regulated markets will be from 2:30 pm to 5 pm on Monday, January 22.
Hindustan Unilever's revenue from operations stood at Rs 15,567 crore, 0.2 per cent lower than Rs 15,597 crore in the third quarter of FY23.
The BSE Sensex was 496.37 points higher, while the Nifty rose 160.15 points to 21,622.40.
The special session will be held to facilitate the transition from the primary trading site to the disaster recovery site.
The BSE Sensex rose 657.45 points to 71,844.31, while the Nifty climbed 194.75 points to 21,657.
NTPC, Asian Paints, PowerGrid, IndusInd Bank, Titan Company, Maruti Suzuki, Bajaj Finance, JSW Steel, and Nestle India were the top laggards in the Sensex.
The company's growth was due to consistently low raw material prices, resulting in the highest gross margin in the last 11 quarters, reaching 43.6 per cent.
The bank's American Depository Receipts fell over 15 per cent in the last two days, resulting in a more than 10 per cent slump in the domestic HDFC Bank stock.
Top News
Latest News
