Delhi, 14 November (H.S.): Indian stock markets closed with modest gains on Friday, the final trading day of the week, navigating volatility spurred by the Bihar assembly election results and negative global cues. The BSE Sensex ended 84 points higher, while the NSE Nifty saw a gain of 31 points.After a session marked by fluctuations, the market managed to recover from early losses to close in positive territory for the fourth consecutive day.
The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) 30-share Sensex rose 84.11 points, or 0.10%, to close at 84,562.78. Similarly, the National Stock Exchange (NSE) Nifty advanced 30.90 points, or 0.12%, to settle at 25,910.05.Earlier in the day, the market opened significantly lower, with the Sensex dropping 449.35 points (0.53%) to 84,029.32, and the Nifty falling 138.35 points (0.53%) to 25,740.80.
However, bargain hunting in blue-chip stocks at lower levels helped the indices pare their losses and push into the green.Among the Sensex-listed companies, major gainers included Eternal, Bharat Electronics, Trent, Axis Bank, State Bank of India, Bajaj Finance, Sun Pharmaceuticals, Asian Paints, Adani Ports, Hindustan Unilever, Reliance Industries, ITC, PowerGrid, and Bajaj Finserv.
In contrast, Infosys, Tata Motors, Tata Steel, ICICI Bank, Tech Mahindra, Titan, UltraTech Cement, Maruti Suzuki India, and Larsen & Toubro finished in the red.On the previous day, the market had also experienced a volatile session, with the Sensex closing with a marginal gain of 12.16 points (0.014%) at 84,478.67, and the Nifty ending 3.35 points (0.013%) higher at 25,879.15.
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Hindusthan Samachar / Jun Sarkar
