Stock market closes higher a day before Union Budget
Stock market closed higher on Friday, a day before the announcement of Budget, for the fourth consecutive session.
Stock market closed higher on Friday, a day before the announcement of Budget, for the fourth consecutive session.
At close, Sensex was up 654 points or 0.9 per cent at 76,555 and Nifty was up 206 points or 0.9 per cent at 23,163.
The stock market on Tuesday snapped two-day losing streak and gained 0.5 per cent supported by auto, realty and financials after the RBI announced liquidity-boosting measures.
At close, Sensex was down 824 points or 1 per cent at 75,366, and the Nifty was down 275 points or 1.2 per cent at 22,817.
At the close, the Sensex rose 566 points (0.75%) to 76,404, while the Nifty gained 130 points (0.57%) to finish at 23,155. Market breadth remained weak, with 1,110 stocks advancing, 2,677 declining, and 107 remaining unchanged.
The indices, however, recovered most of their losses during the session, thanks to gains in shares of Reliance Industries, Hindustan Unilever, and Asian Paints.
Indian equity indices closed flat on Tuesday amid mixed global signals and the absence of significant new catalysts.
At close, the Sensex was down 4.40 points or 0.01% at 82,555.44, and the Nifty was up 1.10 points at 25,279.80.
At close, the Sensex was up 194.07 points or 0.24% at 82,559.84, and the Nifty was up 42.80 points or 0.17% at 25,278.70.
Indian equity indices witnessed a stellar rally this week. Due to strong domestic and global cues, Nifty and Sensex posted around 1.6 per cent gains between August 26 and August 30.
