New Delhi, June 4(HS): After a three-day decline, the domestic stock market closed positively today, starting with a slight uptick before briefly falling into the red due to selling pressure. However, buying support returned, allowing the Sensex and Nifty indices to recover. The Sensex rose by 0.34 percent, and the Nifty increased by 0.32 percent by the end of trading. Notable consistent buying was observed across the oil and gas, metal, and energy sectors, alongside gains in banking, IT, automobile, capital goods, consumer durables, FMCG, healthcare, public sector enterprises, and tech indices. Conversely, the real estate sector experienced selling pressure.

BSE's mid-cap index closed up by 0.76 percent, while the small-cap index gained 0.58 percent, contributing to a market capitalization increase to approximately ₹445.15 lakh crore, up from ₹443.16 lakh crore the previous day. This translates to a wealth increase of around ₹1.99 lakh crore for stock market investors. During the trading session, 4,155 shares were actively traded on the BSE, with 2,076 shares closing in the green, 1,931 in the red, and 148 unchanged. On the NSE, 2,581 shares were traded, with 1,470 gaining and 1,111 losing.

Opening at 80,777.65 points, the BSE's Sensex initially rose to 80,967.68 points, then fell to 80,705.18 points before bouncing back to a peak of 81,087.29 points around 3 PM. It ultimately closed at 80,998.25 points, up 260.74 points. Similarly, the NSE's Nifty started at 24,560.45 points, reaching 24,612.75 points before dipping to 24,530.45 points, then climbing to 24,644.25 points and settling at 24,620.20 points, a gain of 77.70 points.

Top performers included Eternal (up 3.36%), Jio Financial (2.27%), Bharti Airtel (1.85%), IndusInd Bank (1.69%), and Reliance Industries (1.28%). In contrast, top losers were Bajaj Finserv (down 1.80%), Trent Limited (1.49%), Shriram Finance (1.09%), Axis Bank (0.89%), and TCS (0.71%).

Hindusthan Samachar / Jun Sarkar