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 was down 676.51 points or 0.84% at 79,825.57 while the Nifty was down 234.50 points or 0.96% at 24,274.80 at noon.
Nifty 50 closed the day with a loss of 270 points, or 1.09%, at 24,530.90, while the Sensex ended at 80,604.65, down 739 points, or 0.91%.
Nifty 50 settled at a fresh closing high of 24,502.15, having jumped 186 points, or 0.77%. Sensex settled at its fresh closing high of 80,519.34 with a gain of 622 points, or 0.78%. Nifty 50 hit a fresh all-time high of 24,592.20, while the Sensex reached 80,893.51 during the session.
The market was influenced by price cuts from a major automaker and anticipation surrounding the upcoming earnings season.
Several automobile stocks, including Maruti Suzuki and Mahindra and Mahindra (M&M), clocked healthy gains.
