Business

Equity Benchmark Indices Rise In Early Trading; Sensex Soars 242 Points

The equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty rose in early trade on Wednesday, extending their winning streak to the fourth day in a row, amid a rally in global equities.

In early trade, the 30-share BSE Sensex soared 242.49 points to 73,980.94, while The NSE Nifty moved up 63 points to 22,431.

HAL, Jindal Steel & Power, Cholamandalam Invest, Cipla, JSW Steel, Hindalco, Godrej Consumer, and Havells India were the top gainers.

Among the laggards were Tata Consumer, Zydus, ICICI Prudential, Zomato, JIO Financial Serv., Bosch, and Infosys.

In Asian markets, Tokyo, Taiwan, Malaysia, Hong Kong, South Korea, and Shanghai were all trading in positive territory.

US markets concluded with gains on Tuesday.

Brent crude gained 0.02 percent to USD 88.44 per barrel.

According to exchange data, Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) sold securities worth Rs 3,044.54 crore on Tuesday.

On Tuesday, the Sensex climbed 89.83 points or 0.12 percent to 73,738.45, while the Nifty jumped 31.60 points or 0.14 percent to 22,368.

Also read: Equities Soar For 3rd Day On Strong Global Trends

Spriha Rai

Recent Posts

Shreyas Iyer Looks To Strengthen India’s Combination Ahead Of Asian Games

India T20I captain Shreyas Iyer says the Asian Games will give India an opportunity to…

53 mins ago

Amit Shah Says ABVP’s DUSU Result Shows Youth Support For ‘Nation First’

Union Home Minister Amit Shah welcomed the ABVP’s performance in the Delhi University Students’ Union…

2 hours ago

Samrat Choudhary Donates One Month’s Salary To Support Bihar Flood Victims

Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary has donated one month’s salary to the Chief Minister’s Relief…

2 hours ago

India-China Ties Need Pragmatic Approach For Stability

India and China need pragmatic engagement, stronger economic capabilities and sustained dialogue to manage strategic…

2 hours ago

Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis Hosts Hanuman Ansh Team, Hails Their Work

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis met director Vishal Chaturvedi and the Hanuman Ansh team at…

2 hours ago

Congress Rules Out Trinamool Alliance Despite Backing Mamata Faction During Symbol Dispute

Congress backs Mamata Banerjee’s faction over the symbol dispute but rules out an electoral alliance…

3 hours ago