Mumbai, April 21: The Indian stock market experienced significant gains on Tuesday, closing in the green amid mixed signals from global markets due to ongoing conflicts in West Asia. Major benchmarks, the Sensex and Nifty, continued their upward trend for the third consecutive session as investors remained cautiously optimistic about the ongoing peace talks between the U.S. and Iran.
At the close of trading, the 30-share BSE Sensex rose by 753.03 points, or 0.96%, settling at 79,273.33. Meanwhile, the NSE Nifty50 saw an increase of 211.75 points, or 0.87%, trading at 24,576.60.
The Sensex opened at 78,617.16 and reached an intraday high of 79,367.08, gaining nearly 750 points. The Nifty50 opened at 24,374.55 and peaked at 24,601.70, marking a rise of 227 points during the day.
The Bank Nifty index outperformed, gaining 1.39%. In broader markets, the Nifty Midcap 100 index rose by 0.49%, while the Nifty Smallcap 100 index increased by 0.88%.
Sector-wise, Nifty Realty saw a rise of 2.14%, followed by Nifty Private Bank at 1.50%, Nifty Financial Services at 1.01%, Nifty Media at 0.97%, and Nifty PSU Bank at 0.79%. Additionally, gains were noted in Nifty IT, Nifty Auto, and Nifty Metal sectors, while Nifty Pharma lagged behind.
Among the Nifty 50 stocks, notable gainers included Nestlé India, HUL, Trent, Bajaj Finance, Tata Consumer, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, ITC, Axis Bank, Adani Ports, Wipro, and TCS. Conversely, the largest declines were seen in shares of SBI Life, BEL, Jio Financial Services, Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, Titan, Reliance, and NTPC.
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