New Delhi, 21 April (H.S.):
Domestic equities rallied sharply Tuesday amid expectations of second-round US-Iran talks and softening crude prices, propelling markets to six-week peaks. Investor wealth jumped ₹2.97 lakh crore as BSE market cap hit ₹468.66 lakh crore (provisional).
Sensex closed up 753.03 points (0.96%) at 79,273.33 after touching 79,367.08 intraday; Nifty gained 211.75 points (0.87%) at 24,576.60, peaking at 24,601.70. FMCG, banking, realty led advances alongside IT, auto, consumer durables, metals, oil & gas, tech indices.
Midcap (+0.49%) and smallcap (+0.88%) indices also advanced. Of 4,453 BSE stocks traded, 2,531 gained vs 1,760 declines; NSE saw 1,875 gainers among 2,984 active stocks.
Sectoral Winners and Losers
Top gainers: Nestle (+7.27%), HUL (+3.55%), Trent (+3.48%), ICICI Bank (+2.37%), Bajaj Finance (+2.30%).
Laggards included SBI Life (-3.58%), BEL (-1.32%), Jio Financial (-1.01%), Dr Reddy's (-0.97%), Titan (-0.74%). Sensex had 23/30 advances; Nifty 36/50 gainers despite intermittent profit-taking.
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Hindusthan Samachar / Jun Sarkar
