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 Sensex jumped 1,292.92 points, or 1.62%, to settle at 81,332.72. During the day, it soared 1,387.38 points, or 1.73%, to reach 81,427.18.
Sensex closed 109 points, or 0.14%, lower at 80,039.80, while the Nifty 50 ended at 24,406.10, down 7 points, or 0.03%.
A day after the presentation of the Union Budget, the Sensex closed at 80,148.88, down 280.16 points or 0.35% while the Nifty was down 65.50 points or 0.27% at 24,413.50.
Indian Benchmark indices opened in negative territory as the Union budget proved to be a non-event to the market participants.
At close, the Sensex was down 73.04 points or 0.09 per cent at 80,429.04, and the Nifty was down 30.20 points or 0.12 per cent at 24,479.
