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Taking Stock: Markets end in red amid volatility, but Nifty holds above 24,000
On the sectoral front, auto, FMCG, power, pharma, and telecom indices edged higher by around 0.5% each, while the realty index declined 1.4%, consumer durable down 1% and the private banking index slipped 0.5%.
Market hits one-month high on easing crude prices, DII support
Sectorally, Nifty Pharma index added 2 percent, Nifty Realty index rose 1.7 percent, Nifty Private Bank and Nifty Auto indices added 1.5 percent each. On the other hand, Nifty Metal index was the worst hit, down 4.4 percent, Nifty Consumer Durables down 2.4 percent, Nifty Capital Market and Energy indices shed 2.2 percent each.
Taking Stock: Nifty tops 24,300, Sensex surges 941 pts on US-Iran peace hopes
Except power, FMCG, energy, all other sectoral indices ended in the green with auto, media, private bank, PSU Bank, realty, metal, pharma up 1-2%.
Closing Bell: Sensex, Nifty end flat amid volatility; pharma, oil & gas gain, media falls
Bharat Electronics, Adani Ports, Sun Pharma, Bharti Airtel, Maruti Suzuki were among major gainers on the Sensex, while losers were Power Grid Corporation, Trent, Bajaj Finserv, HDFC Bank and Eternal. Among sectors, auto, pharma, oil & gas, PSU Bank telecom, metal added 0.4-1%, while media index shed 0.7%. Nifty Midcap index rose 0.6%, while smallcap index ended flat.
Markets Erase Gains as Metals Drag; IDBI Bank Bid Race Heats Up | Closing Bell
Markets surrendered early gains as metal stocks dragged benchmarks lower, with the Nifty hovering near 24,100 despite strength in auto counters. ONGC, Hindalco and Power Grid led the losers, while InterGlobe Aviation, M&M and Maruti Suzuki outperformed. In corporate news, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy met PM Narendra Modi and announced an additional $13 billion investment in India, taking Amazon's planned investment to $48 billion through 2030. Fairfax is reportedly back with a fresh bid for IDBI Bank, valuing the lender at ₹77 per share and potentially unlocking a ₹50,000 crore divestment for the government and LIC. Meanwhile, uncertainty continues around Tata Sons as RBI is yet to decide on its NBFC deregistration request, keeping the possibility of a future listing alive. Catch all the key market moves, corporate developments and top business headlines in this edition of Closing Bell.