Indian benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended higher on Monday, extending their winning streak to a fourth consecutive session. The rally was driven by strong buying in heavyweight banking stocks, while lower crude oil prices and sustained investor optimism further supported market sentiment.
The 30-share benchmark index ended at 78285.07 up by 521.16 points or by 0.67 % and then NSE Nifty was at 24430.35 up by 159.5 points or by 0.66 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 78398.06 and intraday low of 77879.7 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 24458.65 and intraday low of 24287.1
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were HDFC Bank Ltd. (Rs. 829.75,+3.59%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 3201.15,+2.02%), Bharat Electronics Ltd. (Rs. 425.50,+1.79%), Reliance Industries Ltd. (Rs. 1321.40,+1.31%), ICICI Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1426.05,+1.12%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. (Rs. 381.25,-3.89%), Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (Rs. 2057.50,-1.68%), Bajaj Finserv Ltd. (Rs. 1876.90,-0.99%), Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (Rs. 285.40,-0.89%), Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd. (Rs. 1863.95,-0.55%), among others.
Realty index was at 7077.59 up by 126.51 points or by 1.82%. Lodha Developers Ltd. (Rs. 1095.80,+3.66%), Brigade Enterprises Ltd. (Rs. 533.00,+3.65%), Phoenix Mills Ltd. (Rs. 2107.80,+2.88%), Godrej Industries Ltd. (Rs. 2049.00,+2.68%), Prestige Estates Projects Ltd. (Rs. 1703.90,+2.17%),.
IT index was at 26574.6 down by -155.86 points or by -0.58%. Zensar Technologies Ltd. (Rs. 477.70,-7.47%), Innovana Thinklabs Ltd. (Rs. 309.70,-5.45%), Network People Services Technologies Ltd. (Rs. 1663.85,-4.53%), Orient Technologies Ltd. (Rs. 255.35,-3.22%), VL e-Governance & IT Solutions Ltd. (Rs. 11.02,-2.91%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 4826 , shares advanced were 2159 while 2421 shares declined and 246 were unchanged.