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.
Sensex opened at a record high of 77,543.22, and closed at 77,337.59, up 36.45 points, or 0.05 per cent.
The stock market continued its record run for a second consecutive session on Wednesday, dominated by the media, oil and gas, and banking stocks.
Sensex opened at a record high of 77,543.22, and closed at 77,337.59, up 36.45 points, or 0.05%.
Nifty 50 opened at a record high of 23,629.85, touched another record high at 23,664.00, before fallling into the red as investors booked profit.
Sensex opened at a record high of 77,543.22 and closed at 77,337.59, up 36.45 points, or 0.05%.
