New Delhi, Aug 25 (HS): Backed by strong global cues, Indian equity benchmarks ended Monday’s session with modest gains, adding over ₹1.34 lakh crore to investors’ wealth. After a firm start, indices briefly slipped into the red on early profit-taking but recovered steadily on sustained buying in IT, metal, realty and pharma stocks.
At close, the BSE Sensex rose 329.06 points or 0.40% to settle at 81,635.91, while the NSE Nifty ended 97.65 points higher at 24,967.75, up 0.39%. During the day, the Sensex touched an intraday high of 81,799.06 and low of 81,364.86, while the Nifty swung between 24,894.35 and 25,021.55.
The rally lifted BSE-listed companies’ market capitalization to ₹454.99 lakh crore (provisional), compared to Friday’s ₹453.65 lakh crore — translating into a one-day gain of about ₹1.34 lakh crore for investors.
Sectorally, IT stocks led the advance, with Infosys jumping 3%, TCS up 2.84%, HCL Tech 2.58%, Wipro 2.09% and Hindalco 1.65% — the day’s top gainers. In contrast, Adani Enterprises (-0.95%), Apollo Hospitals (-0.90%), Nestle (-0.85%), Bharat Electronics (-0.75%) and SBI Life (-0.66%) were among the major laggards.
Broader markets remained mixed, with the BSE Midcap index edging up 0.10% while the Smallcap index slipped 0.02%. Overall breadth was weak: out of 4,386 traded stocks on the BSE, 1,947 advanced, 2,239 declined, and 200 ended flat. On NSE, 1,298 shares gained while 1,493 closed lower.
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Hindusthan Samachar / Jun Sarkar
