New Delhi, June 27 (H.S.): The domestic stock market exhibited volatility before closing strong today. Initially, trading began with a slight gain but experienced a decline due to early selling pressure. However, increased buying interest shortly after led the market upward. The Sensex crossed the 84,000 mark for the first time since October 2024, closing at 84,058.90 points, a gain of 0.36%, while the Nifty increased by 0.35% to settle at 25,637.80 points.
Notably, significant buying occurred in the oil and gas, infrastructure, and energy sectors. Additionally, public sector enterprises, banking, pharmaceuticals, automobiles, capital goods, consumer durables, and metals also ended positively. Conversely, the IT, realty, and tech indices faced declines.
The broader market showed strength as the BSE midcap index rose by 0.38% and the small-cap index gained 0.54%. The overall market dynamics resulted in over ₹2.5 lakh crore added to investors’ wealth, bringing the total market capitalization on BSE to ₹460.13 lakh crore, up from ₹457.52 lakh crore the previous day, reflecting a profit of approximately ₹2.61 lakh crore.
During the trading session, 4,165 shares were actively traded on the BSE, with 2,257 shares gaining, 1,752 declining, and 156 remaining unchanged. On the NSE, 2,610 shares saw activity, where 1,448 closed with gains and 1,162 experienced losses. Among the Sensex stocks, 18 out of 30 closed positive, while 26 out of 50 stocks in the Nifty performed well.
The BSE Sensex opened with an 18.58-point gain at 83,774.45 points but dipped to 83,645.41 points within the first 15 minutes due to selling pressure. However, through active buying, it reached a high of 84,089.35 points before settling near the close. The Nifty similarly opened at 25,576.65 points, fell initially, but later climbed significantly.
Top gainers today included Jio Financial (3.50%), Asian Paints (3.01%), and Apollo Hospital (2.91%). In contrast, Tata Consumer Products (-1.84%) and Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories (-1.55%) represented the top losses.
Hindusthan Samachar / Jun Sarkar
