Stock Market Closing Highlights: Sensex rings-in 2025 with 368 pts gain; Nifty ends atop 23,742
Markets Today Highlights:Broader markets also mirrored the benchmarks to settle higher, with Nifty Midcap100 and Nifty Smallcap100 ending with gains of 0.44 per cent and 1.02 per cent respectively
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Stock Market Highlights, Wednesday, January 1, 2025: Benchmark equity indices, BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty50, ended the current year's first trading session on a higher note. The 30-share Sensex added 368.40 points, or 0.47 per cent, to settle at 78,507.41 on Wednesday. The index traded in the range of 78,756.49 - 77,898.30 today.
Similarly, NSE Nifty50 settled at 23,742.90, up 98.10 points, or 0.41 per cent, from its previous close. Nifty50 was seen at the day's high of 23,822.80, while the day's low was 23,562.80.
As many as 37 out of 50 constituent stocks of Nifty50 ended in the green, with the gains led by Maruti Suzuki India, Mahindra & Mahindra, Bajaj Finance, Larsen & Toubro, and Tata Motors, with gains of up to 3.01 per cent. Conversely, Dr Reddy's Labs, Hindalco, Adani Ports, ONGC, and Tata Steel were among 13 constituent stocks of Nifty50 that ended in the red with losses extending up to 1.40 per cent.
Broader markets also mirrored the benchmarks to settle higher, with Nifty Midcap100 and Nifty Smallcap100 ending with gains of 0.44 per cent and 1.02 per cent respectively.
All the sectoral indices on the NSE also ended in green, barring Nifty Realty and Pharma. Auto shares outperformed others, with Nifty Auto index ending higher by 1.34 per cent.
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Stock Market Highlights LIVE Updates: Market experienced broad-based recovery
The market started on a positive note on the first day of 2025. The recovery was broad-based, while the sustainability of the trend will depend on the earnings growth in Q3, where the expectation is positive on a QoQ basis. An uptick in core sector data and prospect of ramp-up in capex spending by the government in the remaining part of the fiscal aided sectors like capital goods, industrials, auto, and power.
(View by: Vinod Nair, Head of Research, Geojit Financial Services.)
(View by: Vinod Nair, Head of Research, Geojit Financial Services.)
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Stock Market Highlights LIVE Updates: Nifty Auto, Financials, Bank lead among sectors
Nifty Auto, Financials, and Banking stocks led among sectors.
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Stock Market Highlights LIVE Updates: Broader indices outperform, SmallCap index rises 1%
The BSE SmallCap index soared 1.03 per cent, while the BSE MidCap index surged 0.50 per cent.
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Stock Market Highlights LIVE Updates: Hindalco, Dr Reddy Labs, Adani Ports lead on NSE
Hindalco, Dr Reddy Labs, and Adani Ports were the top gainers on NSE.
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Stock Market Highlights LIVE Updates: Heatmap check
23 out of 30 stocks end in green on the BSE Sensex, with Maruti, M&M and L&T as the top gainers.
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Stock Market Highlights LIVE Updates: Nifty50 closes above 23,700 level
Nifty50 closed at 23,742 level, up 98 points 0.41 per cent.
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Stock Market Highlights LIVE Updates: Sensex ends over 350 pts higher
The BSE Sensex closed 368 points or 0.47 per cent higher at 78,507 level.
3:14 PM
Stock Market LIVE Updates: Suzlon, RInfra, GMR Power, Sequent among 317 stocks locked at upper circuit
Shares of Suzlon Energy, Reliance Infrastructure (RInfra), GMR Power & Urban Infra, Sequent Scientific and Reliance Power were among a total of 317 stocks locked at their respective upper circuits on the BSE in Wednesday’s intra-day trade.
63 Moons Technologies, Shilchar Technologies, Mercury Ev-Tech, Axiscades Technologies, JSW Holdings, Indo Tech Transformers, Zaggle Prepaid Ocean Services, Motisons Jewellers, Sunflag Iron & Steel Company, EPACK Durable and Coffee Day Enterprises from the BSE Smallcap index were locked at the 5 per cent upper circuit, the exchange data shows. Read more
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At 3 PM, the BSE Sensex was higher by 357.47 points, or 0.46 per cent, at 78,496.48, while the Nifty50 was at 23,742.30, ahead by 97.50 points, or 0.41 per cent.
Stock Market LIVE Updates: 3 PM market update - Sensex, Nifty trade higher
Stock Market LIVE Updates: Indian benchmark equity indices BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty50 were trading higher on Wednesday, amid muted global cues.
At 3 PM, the BSE Sensex was higher by 357.47 points, or 0.46 per cent, at 78,496.48, while the Nifty50 was at 23,742.30, ahead by 97.50 points, or 0.41 per cent.
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THe company, in an exchange filing, said, "This repayment will bolster Sasan Power’s debt coverage metrics, improve liquidity, and enhance its credit rating".
Stock Market LIVE Updates: Reliance Power arm Sasan Power repays $150 million debt to IIFCL, UK
Stock Market LIVE Updates: Reliance Power today informed that its subsidiary, Sasan Power has made a bullet payment of $150 million to IIFCL, UK, fulfilling its debt obligation on December 31, 2024.
THe company, in an exchange filing, said, "This repayment will bolster Sasan Power’s debt coverage metrics, improve liquidity, and enhance its credit rating".
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First Published: Jan 01 2025 | 7:39 AM IST