25 out of 30 Sensex stocks are trading in the red. Kotak Mahindra Bank lost the most was down about 2%, HDFC slipped 1.75%, Bajaj Auto, ICICI Bank and
Benchmark equity indices extended gains for the fourth straight session as healthy buying observed in blue-chip stocks like Sun Pharma, Dr Reddy's Lab
In the previous session, Sensex climbed 256.71 points or 0.52 per cent to finish at 49,206.47, and Nifty rose 98.35 points or 0.67 per cent to 14,823.
28 of 30 Sensex stocks were trading in the green. Dr Reddy's was the top gainers on the Sensex soaring 2.83%, ONGC, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Titan and L&T
The metal and pharma sectors are likely to continue their bull run whereas in the short term, BFSI, FMCG and auto sectors are likely to see some short
The total quantity traded was 95,184 shares with a total delivery percentage of 37%.
Metal stocks were the star of the day as the Nifty Metal ended 4.7% higher with NALCO (up 9.85%), NMDC (up 8.07), SAIL (up 8.04%), Tata Steel (up 7.5%
Data available with National Stock Exchange showed that retail participation through direct investing has surged steadily over the last six years
28 out of 30 Sensex stocks were trading in the green. IndusInd Bank, M&M, SBI, NTPC and Axis Bank rallied as much as 2.5%
Nifty Metal, Nifty IT and Nifty Auto indices soared up to 2.5%