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( As on 16/01/2025 17:43)

Post-Session: Sensex up for third day, gains 319 pts; Nifty at 23,312; banks shine

Benchmark equity indices, the BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty50, ended in positive territory for the third consecutive session on Thursday.



The 30-share benchmark index ended at 77042.82 up by 318.74 points or by 0.42 % and then NSE Nifty was at 23311.8 up by 98.6 points or by 0.42 %.



Sensex touched intraday high of 77319.5 and intraday low of 76895.51 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 23391.65 and intraday low of 23272.05



The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd. (Rs. 1151.00,+2.03%), State Bank of India (Rs. 766.40,+1.64%), Bajaj Finserv Ltd. (Rs. 1696.60,+1.47%), Bharti Airtel Ltd. (Rs. 1631.45,+1.46%), Tata Motors Ltd. (Rs. 774.40,+1.43%), among others.



The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were HCL Technologies Ltd. (Rs. 1791.70,-1.87%), Nestle India Ltd. (Rs. 2170.20,-1.38%), Infosys Ltd. (Rs. 1926.20,-1.21%), Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (Rs. 2345.90,-1.15%), ITC Ltd. (Rs. 432.80,-1.01%), among others.



PSU index was at 18249.18 up by 334.83 points or by 1.87%. Ircon International Ltd. (Rs. 220.40,+16.03%), Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation Ltd. (Rs. 326.75,+11.71%), Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd. (Rs. 411.00,+10.51%), Punjab & Sind Bank (Rs. 49.46,+6.80%), Bharat Dynamics Ltd. (Rs. 1201.10,+5.95%),.



IT index was at 42809.97 down by -267.14 points or by -0.62%. Newgen Software Technologies Ltd. (Rs. 1632.05,-6.94%), Oracle Financial Services Software Ltd. (Rs. 10191.10,-3.53%), Nelco Ltd. (Rs. 1138.10,-2.48%), HCL Technologies Ltd. (Rs. 1791.70,-1.87%), Wipro Ltd. (Rs. 288.05,-1.54%),.



The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 4279 , shares advanced were 2890 while 1263 shares declined and 126 were unchanged.