New Delhi, 06 April (H.S.):
Domestic markets staged a sharp recovery amid Gulf peace proposal reports, reversing early losses. Sensex leapt over 1,478 points from intraday lows, while Nifty jumped 455+ points. Both indices closed higher: Sensex +1.07%, Nifty +1.12%.
Post-initial dip, afternoon buying fueled gains across banking, financials, realty, IT, auto, capital goods, consumer durables, FMCG, healthcare, metals, PSEs, and tech indices. Oil & gas fell 1.03% under selling pressure. Midcap (+1.52%) and smallcap (+1.29%) indices outperformed.
Market cap of BSE-listed firms hit ₹427.41 lakh crore (provisional), up ₹5.04 lakh crore from Thursday's ₹422.37 lakh crore—translating to massive paper profits.
BSE saw 4,544 active stocks: 3,202 advanced, 1,153 declined, 189 unchanged. NSE: 3,001 traded (2,375 up, 626 down). Sensex's 30 stocks: 27 gained, 3 lost; Nifty 50: 45 up, 5 down.
Sensex opened +157.98 at 73,477.53, plunged 590.89 to 72,728.66 on selling, recovered 1,478.80 to peak near 74,207 before settling +787.30 at 74,106.85. Nifty opened +67.20 at 22,780.30, hit 22,542.95 (-237.35), surged 455.40 to 22,998.35, closed +255.15 at 22,968.25.
Top Gainers & Laggards
Top 5 gainers: Trent Ltd (+7.97%), Shriram Finance (+4.08%), Axis Bank (+3.96%), Adani Enterprises (+3.71%), Titan (+3.63%).
Top 5 losers: Reliance Industries (-3.39%), ONGC (-1.86%), Max Healthcare (-1.38%), Eicher Motors (-0.80%), JSW Steel (-0.67%).
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Hindusthan Samachar / Jun Sarkar
