Stock market today: Nifty 50, Sensex end higher; mid, smallcaps outperform; investors earn over ₹6 lakh crore in a day

Nifty 50 opened at 22,455, up 128 points against the previous close of 22,326.90 and rose about 2023 points to hit its fresh record high of 22,529.95 during the session. The index finally closed the day at 22,462, up 135 points, or 0.61 per cent.

Sensex opened 317 points higher at 73,968.62 against its previous close of 73,651.35 and jumped as much as 603 points to hit its fresh all-time high of 74,254.62. The Sensex ended the day with a gain of 363 points, or 0.49 per cent, at 74,014.55.

Shares of HDFC Bank, Larsen & Toubro and Tata Steel ended as the top contributors to the gains in the Sensex index.

Mid and smallcap indices clocked robust gains. The BSE Midcap index rose 1.64 per cent while the Smallcap index jumped 2.98 per cent.

The overall market capitalisation (mcap) of BSE-listed firms rose to nearly ₹393.2 lakh crore from nearly ₹387 lakh crore in the previous session, making investors richer by nearly ₹6.2 lakh crore in a single session.

Nearly 170 stocks, including Larsen & Toubro, Tata Steel, Adani Ports, DLF, Ambuja Cements, IndiGo, ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company and Grasim Industries, hit their fresh 52-week highs in intraday trade on BSE.

Top Nifty 50 gainers today

As many as 31 stocks ended with gains in the Nifty 50 index, with shares of JSW Steel, Tata Steel and Divi’s Laboratories ending as the top gainers.

Top Nifty 50 losers today

Eicher Motors, Titan and Nestle India ended as the top losers in the Nifty 50 pack.

Some 18 stocks ended with losses while one stock – Cipla- ended flat.

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Published: 01 Apr 2024, 03:30 PM IST